Ngā Waiata o Te Rarawa
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Ahakoa ngā hua a Papatūānuku
Ki te Puna i te Ao Mārama
Tū te mana o ngā hau e whā
Hokianga ki te pae o Warawara
Tū te mana o ngā hau e whā
Ki te iwi ki te ahikā roa
Tū te mana o ngā hau e whā
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Regardless of the bounty of Papatūānuku
Kupe still desired to return to Hawaiki
He left behind Tuputupu-Whenua
At Te Puna i te Ao Mārama
Leave the old net to the side
While the new net goes fishing
Let the four winds be strong
Let Te Rarawa be so
Self-determining our way forward
Let the four winds be strong
Search for the main support post
Return to the foundation of Te Rarawa
Hokianga and the steeps of Warawara
Give freely your knowledge and wisdom
To the people, to the eternal home fires
Sweep on, scatter (when perilous)
Bring the hapū together (to unite as one front)
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This waiata tautoko was written at a Te Rarawa waiata project wānanga at Waihou Marae in 2009 by Kim Campbell and Jasmine Pirini of Te Uri o Tai, Georgina Martin of Te Tao Māui, Wayne Te Tai of Ngāti Te Reinga and Wendy Henwood of Ngāi Tūpoto. Arranged by Wayne Te Tai, it captures the journey of Kupe to Aotearoa. He and his people were blessed to have found such a bountiful taonga, yet with all the hopes and dreams realised on this whenua, his desire to return to Hawaiki was even stronger. The situation is similar today where our people reap the fruits of their mahi away from te hau kāinga, yet often the pull to return home is greater. The ahikā or home people are here as a beacon to guide their whānau home to re-energise, re-connect and find solace, giving back their knowledge and skills to keep te hau kāinga strong and forever a place of inspiration.