Ngā Wai o Puhipuhi
Version: Nā Whakapara Marae Taumata, 2022
Kaitito: Whakapara Marae Whānau, 2004
Composed by Whakapara Marae whānau to be used at pōwhiri, hui mate and other occasions where you maybe reciting your whakapapa.
Kupu Waiata
Ngā wai o Puhipuhi
Whakapara te awa
Waima ki te taha o te marae e
Te Waiariki kei waenganui
Taumata okiokinga
Waiotu he wai o ngā
Tangata memeha
Ki a tū
Huruiki te maunga
Puhipuhi te whenua
Kahukuri te tangata e
Hautakowera tōna matua
Ngāti Hau te hapū
Ngāpuhi nui tonu e
Ngā kaiwaiata: Charles Kauwhata, Dale Shelford Van Engelen, Ngauia Notton, Maree Dunn, Maria Nepia, Maryanne Vogt, Merilene Kake-Horseford, Tepora Kauwhata, Paula Wetere.
Whakapara te marae
Ngāti Hau te hapū
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