Music and Entertainment
Object ID:
2006.730.01
Date:
2021
Object Name:
File, Digital
Description:
Digital photo of Whakatupuranga Rua Mano students singing the waiata 'Poia atu taku poi' at the Cathedral of St Paul, Wellington.

The occasion is the launch of the book 'The Survival of Maori as a People' by Professor Whatarangi (Whata) Winiata (Ngati Raukawa) and Daphne Luke (Rongomaiwahine, Ngati Kahungunu).
The waiata was written by Erenora Taratoa, a tupuna (ancestor) of Whatarangi.<br/><br/>

See OHJ vol.43 p.58
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WRM students sing a waiataWRM students sing a waiata