The death of Rereahu rangatira, Phillip Crown QSM, who passed away at his home in Te Kūiti on July 6, 2013, was a huge cultural loss for the tribe.
Here Ngāti Kotiti, haka waiata group, celebrates his life with songs July 9 on the evening of his poroporoaki, at Tē Tokanganui-a-noho mare, Te Kūiti.
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Ngā kupu mō te waiata nei.
Haere mai ki ahau ki Maniapoto e
Haere mai i Ngāherenga ki te moenga Pukeroa, ko taku rourou iti ā-haere maringi kai whenua
Ko taku rourou iti ā-haere maringi kai moana, haere mai ki ahau ki Maniapoto e
Haere mai i Ngāherenga ki te moenga Pukeroa, ko taku rourou iti ā-haere maringi kai whenua
Ko taku rourou iti ā-haere maringi kai moana, haere mai ki ahau ki Maniapoto e
Te Torohanga
Te torohanga o te whenua, te torohanga o ngā ringa, ka whakahua mai i ngāku rūruhi, i ngāku koroheke, mai i te awa whakarite ki Tongariro, Te Nehenehenui ē, haere mai ki ahau ki Maniapoto e
Te Torohanga
Te torohanga o te whenua, te torohanga o ngā ringa, ka whakahua mai i ngāku rūruhi, i aku koroheke, mai i te awa whakarite ki Tongariro, Te Nehenehenui ē, haere mai ki ahau ki Maniapoto e
Haere mai ki ahau ki Maniapoto e...Hī!
Ka mutu....
Ngā mihi arohanui ki te whānau Crown me ōna karangaranga.
15 июл 2013
