I am Samoan and I love love love my culture and dancing but my passion is for the Maori dancing especially the internalization it requires to perform the dances correctly. Haka is my passion and absolutely am infatuated with great Maori group singing and dancing..live in Arizona but passionate about Maori culture and wish I knew more..

This is still my favorite Waiata-A-Ringa ever. The melodies and harmonies... just stunning. Much love from the states from a Tongan American!

I effing LOVE Maori. I love their culture, I love their rituals, I love their people. ...and I live in seattle. heh. Seriously beautiful culture.

I am not Maori, in fact I'm Jewish, and have fallen in love with Maori music. My love affair with this music started when as I kid I saw Dame Kiri Te Kanawa singing Maori songs in concert in London. It's unique, beautiful, stunning... but really no adjectives make justice to their voices.

the beauty, power and grace of my culture moves me in a way that is beyond the realm of the simplistic term of music, it's a spiritual reckoning that envelopes the soul.

In Alaska, we have this Sealaska Celebration that we have every two years (mostly Southeast Alaska Natives). Back in 2006, we had a Maori group visit and it was amazing. I hope another groups visits soon.

This song is a tribute to one of the most respected Maori weaponry specialists Irirangi Te Pou Ō Uruika Tiakiawa or Irirangi Tiakiawa. This performance was performed in his hometown of Rotorua. Still love this song after 19 years.

This is an oldie but a goodie! Irirangi - moe mai ra e koro... Te Waka Huia ROCKS!!!

Aroha mai whanau mo te weriweri i pehu mai i taku waha, na te kaikiri o te porohewa ra au i riri ai. Kua hoha nei au i nga kaikutu penei na. Otira tena ano tatau e kaha nei te tautoko i enei rangatira o te Wakahuia e waiata ana i wa ratau wai ataahua. No reira kia ora mai tatau.

I get Goosebumps everytime I hear this, Living on a Wee Scottish Island with a Kiwi Lassie, she introduced this to me !!

Love you old man❤❤miss you everyday!

Cultura envidiable por el contenido y la historia de Nueva Zelanda. Eso es amor por las tradiciones!

Kapa Haka was much better in the 70's,80's and 90's in my opinion. Like this fabulous performance from '96, sends shivers up your spine.

amazinggg.sends shivers up my spine and the my arms are tingling.Maori chorus singing at its Best.I'm homesick listenin'

Hey torquieingshit, remember this?? "I've been working in the bush for a few days and came accross a Maori guy operating a digger. Stood and watched him when I could and couldn't believe my eyes. The best I've seen, smooth talented and pretty to watch. His talent however didn't compare with his nature. After knowing him for half an hour, I could see the great character and kindness in him, then I thought about my comments on Maoris in general and I realised how wrong I was." (torqueingshit)

I remember 1996 (when i was 9) was my first nationals I went to go and watch....and 14 years later it's always great to go back and watch performances like these. wow

Te Ahorangi is the name of this waiata a ringa dedicated to Irirangi Tiakiawa who passed away in 1995

my gawd, I had this whole competition on tape, and I had it on my fridge and someone accidentally bumped the fridge and it fell off and smashed all over the floor, I was so gutted, it had Ngati Rangiwewehi performance on it and I loved them soo much.

I spent four wonderful months in NZ back in 2004. Every time I hear Maori songs, I get homesick ... *sigh*

Oh how this makes me long for the Commonwealth games in 1996 in Victoria BC Canada. When I met this group at the airport in Victoria where I was commercial supervisor at the time. Absolutely beautiful people!!!!

I love this song....I wish someone would upload their whole bracket....I love Te Waka Huia...their performances touch me even though I don't understand te reo...I'm a Cook Islander who loves Kapa haka

So far from home, this reminds me of bein' back home with tha Whanau... good times. Peace!

the name is irirangi and it is dedicated to my grandfather irirangi teakiawa

I wish people would not generalize about people of any race. I was born in England but my parents moved to NZ was I was 4. I grew up in NZ & Iwill tell you this - ALL of my best mates ARE Maori or polynesian and they are the best mates anyone could have. They also say to me if you eva need somewhere to stay or if times r bad WE ARE THERE FOR YOU BRO!

Te Waka Huia have always been known for their strong singing voices...some would say (myself included) best vocal group ever...I'm not downing their performance this year, but they have had better vocals in previous years. I have always been a fan of Te Waka Huia, and will continue to be

dang!! can't get enough of this song, sounds sooo good to my ears

The bratha Malcolm, hard on the pouwaru my bratha....Ka mau te wehi!!!

this is beyond uplifting this is really remarkable thank you ever so for this post.

love this song. taped this festival on vid and have lost it since. takes me back every time

I cant even find the right word... stunning. Seriously very beautiful

Watching this brings tears of pride to my eyes.

BEAUTIFUL!!!

culture is defined as 'a way of life for an entire society'.... now, in that culture, there are codes of dress; manners; language; food; religion and rituals. this ritual is part of the Maori Culture.

i reokon this would have to be 1 of waka huias best brakets to date

just gotta say, this is my whanau. so awesome.

Just got tingles 😊😊😊

The hand movements are physical expressions (telling a story with our hands) for example at 3:42, they bring their arms together and bow their heads singing Sleep Well/Rest in Peace (then the name of the person they are acknowledging. The shaking of the hands is different for everyone, butthe main consensus is our connection to nature, the leaves. the water, the wind.

someone just mistook me for being maori the other day [which is why i looked it up here on youtube]. and i can honestly say, after watching this, i'm honored that someone thought i was maori! so moving.

Beautiful and haunting at the same time. Moe mai ra ...

im from new Zealand and it is really beautiful

Dear God, I love this. Does anybody anybody have lyrics?

pure nectar for the ears

This is is a modern day apakura (lament)for a revered tohunga (spirtual and technical elitist) who had recently passed away at the time. Irirangi Tiakiawa was a keeper of traditions and knowledge to do with weaponry, genealogy, and oratory some of which dated back to before the Maori came to NZ. That's way the expressions on the performers' face aren't the usual happy ones.

So very very Homesick even though im only a few hrs away,I love this song.

Malcolm Kerehoma! You da man bro!

Just respect each other's differences and get on with it, geeeeeez wayne!

really nice song or whatever it is

In the day when kapa haka was rocking 💗

Living on a Wee Scottish Island, This always moves me

Cheers for adding this, like many Ive always admired their waiata ringa, actually the whole thing. If someone could post the lyrics on here that would be awesome. Over the years I think about this waiata & the circle of life whakaeke.. If anyone has the whakaeke for Te Roopu Ngati Rangiwewehi 1996 reginals put that up - another fav of mine Ka mau te wehi

the quote below was an e-mail torqueingshit sent me a couple of days ago.

Do you have the waiata tribute to John Rangihau

Oh wow... where can I go to research about your grandfather? He must be an important man to have such a beautiful body of work dedicated to him!

Does anyone have the 96 haka - kāri tango moni? and if so, can you put it up please?

Yes VERY PROUD. :] @AMBON911

kia ora bro sup ma nicca? yo dis festival is kapai

dewd this was an awsome performance! do u have any clips of Ngati Rangiwewehi at this compition from the same year? I think it was the year they won it. if u do could u upload them please? thanx dewd and thanx 4 uploading this clip =)

Mean Uncle Melkz!!

kia ora what is the name of this atahua waiata so ataahua and does anyone know the words

Chow ligga I didn't swear!!

maori song

Shizz! Didn't mean to comment that, not sure how to delete it either, was supposed to put it in search bar, haha.

Aye

has anyone got their entry from the same year? please post it if you can. i would love to see it again. some body stole my tape years ago

what's the name of this waita-a-ringa?

2 much whanau

do you know quando crawford?

That was beautiful harmonizing. Did they win?

Can someone please post the lyrics?

does anyone remember what year this festival was and where i can find more clips of rangiwewehi

Ooops, Proud previous text

Is there a copy of Waka Huia's whakaeke where they sing 'Te Timatanga'? I think it's this same year. I have been looking for it for ages since my half-pie cuzin taped over my copy! Either way MEAN MAORI MEAN!

i'm half filipino, half brazilian.

Kia ora? Kei whea koe?

thanx mate, torqueingshit wants to show courtesy in the way I speak to him after he rubbishes one of the greatest kapahaka teams to ever walk the face of this earth. He can get effed!! and you're right, troqueing shit expects the same courtesy, and yet rubbishes a group he knows nothing about. A lot of the people in Wakahuia are lawyers, teachers, business people with letters to back them up, i.e. LLBs, LLMs BEds, BBComs, MBAs etc!!

MANA

@MsCharlee10 I am not Maori... I just love their beautiful music. But your question could be answered as follows. How can so many descendants of people who have been killed or forcibly converted by other religions actually practice such faiths? We Jews stay away from proselytizing so you can be Maori, or anything really as long as you decide to join us in our faith... though by judging the world, I wouldn't recommend it.

Nah bro, I'm pretty sure that ain't Tomeka, I'm sure that Tomeka is the one with the Tewhatewha at 2:12 standing next to the kaiwero

AAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA neat all right kare LMFAO

i think torqueingheads justs loves to argue with Maori. iv debated with him before and read a few debates from him....... so why, if he has an insulting opinion against Maori, why do i always see him insulting on these beautiful Maori videos? why would he watch them if he insults them?

yeah, gotta hate when sum b*stard steals them. now u gotta keep security tags on them lmao

Umm the 10,000 white guys who mined it and your house your living in were built by maori workers in less than 10 months, with their bare hands.

'torqueingheads' you say you are white in another post, so like, what culture is that??? white is just a skin colour. there are dozens of white races in the world, from many countries. what country are you originally from and do you truly know your culture like the Maori knows theirs?

Ohh OK, do you cannibals have an etiquette when eating people?? Like do you exclude eating your own children, and family?? What do you like eating people with, just salt, or other things? I heard that Jack the Ripper liked eating womens' kidneys with sage and onion.

then you should be respecting the native people of the land and stop degrading, bad mouthing and insulting Maori like you have been. because, if it wasnt for the Maori ancestors, YOU WOULDNT have a home here, neither would your family. if this is your home, your land, your future, YOU HAVE TO RESPECT THE TANGATA WHENUA. SIMPLE.

thats very well. so.... now maybe you can either respect the Maori heritage as much as your own (as you are in NZ, where Maori are native) or you can go back and try get some of your ancestry land back in England or Germany.... oh thats right, they dont have the same rights as Maori does with their land, do they? at least, no matter where in the world Maori live, we, AND our next generations can always have land back home to settle on....

That was mean!!

Excuse mee that argument goin on there, this waiata(song ) was made for irirangi who past away the year before the festival, how dear u insult out maori heritage how dear u, white people as u called your self express thier own feelings in songs dont they so they write about them, this was a song for a well knowen man who unfortuntly cannot be with us here today, shut your mouth and go mock another culture cause we maori respect ne thing and everything about our mana and land and if u hava prob

HEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!!! torqueinghit!!! YOU LOOSE!!!!

Hi there, Torque, its Will1325 here, the Maori boy you have unsuccessfully been able to put into your box of stereotypes. Bro (a term im sure u also use), I cant believe you would bring this shit into here aswell (a tribute to an ancestor, a father, a grand father). Shame on you. Move on Torque, and move on Horifurrah, why dont you attack each other, ot each others heritage.

what's the name of this waita-a-ringa?

what's the name of this waita-a-ringa?

what's the name of this waita-a-ringa?