About the event
Come along to Waitangi Day Festival
'10 - a free family event rich in tradition, culture, food, art and live entertainment.
The day's events will start with the arrival of dignitaries on traditional sailing yachts and a waka
- a re-enactment of Governor Hobson's 1841 landing at Okahu Bay.
This will be followed by a traditional welcome from Ngati Whatua o Orakei, and all members of the public are encouraged to be a part of this event.
Following the official welcome, the festival will feature live entertainment by House of Shem, Opensouls, Tahuna Breaks, Herbs and Sons of Zion, traditional food, art, stalls, farm animals and children's rides.
This is a zero waste, alcohol, drug and smoke free family event.
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| DATE: |
Saturday, 6 February 2010 |
| PLACE: |
Okahu Bay, Orakei |
| TIME: |
From 8.30am |
| AGES: |
All |
Waiata
The waiata (song) played in the background when this page loaded is a short
clip from the song 'He aha te Hau', performed by Prince Davis. This version is
from the album 'Whare Purongo'.
The chant is a well-known prophecy amongst the Ngati Whatua people and
foretells the arrival of a new way of life into the shores of the Waitemata.
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Click play to hear the full version of this waiata (1.4MB) in wma format
Title: 'He aha te Hau'
Artist: Prince Davis
Album: 'Whare Purongo' |
Here are the words and English translation:
He aha te hau e wawara mai
He tiu, he raaki
Nāna i
ā mai te pūpūtarakihi
ki uta
E tikina atu e au ki te kōtiu
Kukume mai ai?
Koia te pou whakairo ka tū
ki Waitematā
I aku wairangi e.
What is the wind roars
It comes from the North
That casts a paper nautilus shell ashore (symbol of a new way of life)
Which I plucked from the north wind
And thus claimed?
It is the carved pillar that stands in the Waitematā
Harbour
That I see in my distressed state.
