Waerenga-a-Hika
Composer: Tuirina Wehi
Arranged by: Robert Wiremu
Waerenga-a-Hika is a Maori waiata-a-ringa (action song) written for Te Manu Huia in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
The siege at Waerenga-a-Hika lasted for seven days in November 1865 at the Pai Marire settlement, near modern day Gisborne. Pai Marire casualties included 100 dead and 100 wounded; the militia 11 dead and 20 injured. No memorial stands for the fallen Pai Marire. This waiata reminds descendants of the valour and sacrifice of those lost at Waerenga-a-Hika.
3 окт 2024