<p><strong>'Te reo o Taiporutu' performed by the Taiporutu Maori Club from Rotorua at Uepohatu marae in 1947. </strong><strong>The Club was founded in 1944 by Henry Taiporutu Mitchell to revive the language, customs and performing arts of Te Arawa. Members also contributed to the community; visiting hospitals and performing for distinguished visitors including members of the Royal family and Eleanor Roosevelt.<a name="ftnref1"></a>[<a href="http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/#ftn1">1</a>]</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. </p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><p><strong>Footnotes<br /></strong><a id="_ftn1" title="" name="ftn1" href="http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/#_ftnref1"></a>[<a href="http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/#ftnref1">1</a>] Programme for the Taiporutu Club, 1947. MSX-4248. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/" target="_blank">Alexander Turnbull Library</a></p><p>Site editors note: some static throughout.</p><p> </p>
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<p><strong>'To atu te marama' from a concert held at the opening of Uepohatu Marae in 1947. Possibly performed by the Taiporutu Maori Club from Ohinemutu.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. </p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
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<p><strong>Tuhoe</strong> <strong>group perform a number of items at Uepohatu in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. </p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>A group from Hinerupe perform an item at Uepohatu marae in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. </p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><h2>Transcription</h2><p>Kaea: E te Kawana e<br />Ko rongo tutuki ana i Waiapu<br />Katoa: A Ha Ha<br />Kaea: Oreore kau ana! Oreore kau ana!</p><p>Katoa: Oreore kau ana! Oreore kau ana!</p><p>Hi aue hi!</p><p>Kaea: E ko Hinerupe e ngunguru nei!</p><p>Katoa: Au au aue ha!</p><p>Kaea: E ko Hinerupe e ngunguru nei!</p><p>Katoa: Au au aue ha!</p><p>Kaea: A Ha Ha!</p><p>Katoa: Haramai ara kia whakataiara</p><p>Te kauae o Hinerupe ki runga ka ea</p><p>Hi aue, au au aue!</p><p> </p><p>Kaea: Torona kei waho!</p><p>E te Kawana e o rongo tukituki ana i Waiapu!</p><p>Katoa: A ha ha!</p><p>Kaea: Takahia rawatia nga rori e takoto nei</p><p>whakaheke kau taku haere ki Ruatorea</p><p>Tenei huakina!</p><p>Katoa: Huakina!</p><p>Kaea: Tenei wherahia!</p><p>Katoa: Wherahia! A Ha Ha!</p><p>E tauhina ko te ra</p><p>i haere ai a Hinerupe, a ha ha!</p><p>e tata te kawenga tuki nga waho</p><p>nga tapu e hamama tonu nei</p><p>te taea te ueue</p><p>Aue aue aue taukuri e! Hi!</p><p>Kaea: Torona titaha! Haramai tonu ra nga iwi i runga i te upoko hau, i te pa marangai i te puehutanga mai o te aroha!Katoa: Ahaha! U whakarauiri ki Waiapu. Ka kii te whare ki te hoia uhia mai. Uhia mai to kanohi ki te rau o te aroha. A ha ha! Hi aue hi!</p><p>Kaea: Ko nga iwi katoa e kanga mai ra<br /> Katoa: Taku upoko<br /> Kaea: He tapu<br /> Katoa: Taku upoko<br /> Kaea: Ko Tuainuku<br /> Katoa: Taku upoko<br /> Kaea: Ko Tuairangi<br /> Katoa: Taku upoko<br /> Kaea: I ahaha<br /> Katoa: He koia he koia ha<br /> Hai kai mahau te whetu<br /> Hai kai mahau te marama <br /> Tuku tonu heke tonu te ika ki Te Reinga Whio.</p><p>Kaea: Torona titaha<br /> Rangitukia ra te pariha i tukua atu ai nga Kaiwhakaako tokowha.<br /> Ruka ki Reporua<br /> Hohepa ki te Paripari<br /> Kawhia ki Whangakareao<br /> Apakura ki Whangapirita e!<br /> Katoa: E i aha tera<br /> E haramai tonu koe ki roto ki Waiapu kia kite koe<br /> I Tawa Mapua e te paripari Tihei Taruke<br /> I kiia nei e Rerekohu<br /> ‘Hoatu karia ana kauae<br /> Purari paka, kaura mokai! Hei</p><p>Kaea: Torona kei waho!<br /> Rangitukia ra te pariha i tukua atu ai nga Kaiwhakaako tokowha<br /> Ruka ki Reporua<br /> Hohepa ki te Paripari<br /> Kawhia ki Whangakareao<br /> Apakura ki Whangapirita e!<br /> Katoa: E i aha tera<br /> E haramai tonu koe ki roto ki Waiapu kia kite koe<br /> I Tawa Mapua e te paripari Tihei Taruke<br /> I kiia nei e Rerekohu<br /> ‘Hoatu karia ana kauae’<br /> Purari paka, kaura mokai, Hei</p><p>Kaea: Ara ra ko te ra kei runga ko nga mana katoa kei raro ra!<br /> Katoa: Oreore kau ana! Oreore kau ana!<br /> Oreore kau ana! Oreore kau ana!</p><p>I aue! Hei!</p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>Haka peformed by an unidentified group at Uepohatu marae in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. </p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;
<p><strong>Song 'Nohou ra e Ngata' peformed by an unidentified group at Uepohatu marae in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. </p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><h2>Transcription</h2><p>Nohou ra e Ngata te powhiri</p><p>Kia whakamene mai nga hapu e</p><p>Tu mokemoke to i tenei ra</p><p>Kua ngaro nei ra</p><p>Nga morehu (nga morehu)</p><p>Tenei te rangatahi (Hi!)</p><p>Kua tae mai nei</p><p>Ki runga Ruatorea, tena ra e</p><p>Ki te whakatutuki to kupu e</p><p>I waiho ake ra e, nga ngakau e</p><p> </p><p>Nga iwi e pae nei kia ora ra</p><p>He whare whakairo tukutuku</p><p>He rangi e mo nga hau e wha</p><p>Numinumi kau au ki te hapai o te whare</p><p>Me pewhea ra e mauru ai</p><p>Kati nei ki ahau ko te ara maikuku</p><p>Tatau taitamariki kia kaha ra! (Hi! Hi! Hi!)</p><p>Horahia te marino i nga wa katoa</p><p>Aue Hi!</p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;
<p><strong>Well known song ‘Hoki hoki’ performed by an unidentified group at Uepohatu in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.</p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><p> </p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>
<p><strong>The haka 'Tika tonu' performed by an unidentified group at Uepohatu marae in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.</p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong>'Uia mai koia’ sung to the tune of the classic ‘Paikea’ at Uepohatu in 1947. The revised song words in this version hail support of England and point out Hitler as the great enemy.</strong></p><p>The <acronym title=" open space or courtyard where people gather, generally in front of a main building or meeting house; forum of social life; modern meaning: the complex of buildings surrounding the courtyard and the courtyard itself">marae </acronym><em></em>hosted events held on the 12th and 13th of September that included cultural competitions with local school children, the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. </p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;
<p><strong>Song ‘Haere mai ra’ performed by the local Waiapu group at Uepohatu in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.</p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><h2>Transcription</h2><p>(Recording begins part way through Kaea part)</p><p>Kaea: Haere mai ra</p><p>Torona kei waho!</p><p> </p><p>Katoa: Haere haere mai ra</p><p>E nga hapu katoa</p><p>Ki roto o Waiapu</p><p>Ki te Karauna a Koro e</p><p> </p><p>Ka hutia aku mihi ki waho ia e</p><p>Nga morehu a te mate</p><p>Kia ora koutou haere mai!</p><p> </p><p>Huia mai nga whakaaro</p><p>Me te aroha e</p><p>Nau mai e te Kawana</p><p>Me nga Upoko Ariki e</p><p> </p><p>Tena Uepohatu</p><p>Pohiritia ra</p><p>Nga iwi, whanaunga hoki</p><p>Ki te marae</p><p>Haere mai! Hi!</p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Tukutuku panels for the Uepohatu Hall, Ruatoria - Photograph taken by Owen Johnson. Mackrell, Brent :Photographs relating to Poverty Bay. Ref: PA1-o-1038-20. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. <a href="http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23108856">http://natlib.govt.nz/records/2…;
<p><strong>The <acronym title="chant">patere</acronym> 'Tera koia ko tioreore ra' is performed by the Taiporutu Club at Uepohatu marae in 1947. </strong></p><p>T<span>he events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars. </span></p><p><span>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</span></p><p><span>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</span></p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>
<p><strong>Song ‘Home Sweet Home' performed an unidentified singer at Uepohatu in 1947.</strong></p><p>The events held at Uepohatu on the 12th and 13th of September included cultural competitions with local school children, a reunion of ex-service people (including members of the Maori Battalion), a concert and the opening of the Uepohatu War Memorial Hall. The hall was built to commemorate East Coast soldiers who died during the two World Wars.</p><p>At an investiture ceremony held on the second day, seventeen decorations were presented to servicemen and women who had served abroad and on the home front.</p><p>The gathering was an important one, attended by thousands including the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, the Leader of the Opposition Sidney Holland and other members of Parliament. Sir Bernard Freyberg, the Governor General opened the hall and unveiled two memorial tablets inside.</p><p> </p>
<p><strong>Sound file</strong> from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, ref: <a href="https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/collections/catalogue/catalogue-item?recor…;. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright.</p><p><strong>Image </strong>Nga Taonga a Nga Tama Toa Trust</p>