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Kaupapa
Short explanation of the waiata, where it is used, or what it means.
Kupu
Hui e, Taiki e... Toia mai Toia mai te waka nei Kumea Kumea mai te waka nei Ki te tako Ki te takotorangai Takoto ai Tiriti Tiriti te mana motuhake Te tangi a te manu e Pipiwharauroa Pipiwharauroa Kui, kui, kui! Whiti, whiti ora! Toia mai Toia mai te waka nei Kumea Kumea mai te waka nei Ki te tako Ki te takotorangai Takoto ai Tiriti Tiriti te mana motuhake Te tangi a te manu e Pipiwharauroa Pipiwharauroa Kui, kui, kui! Whiti, whiti ora! Hui e, Taiki e Hui e, Taiki e!
Meaning
Haul this canoe
drag the canoe up here
to its resting place;
the Treaty gives us our autonomy.
May the cry of the bird,
the shining cuckoo
- Quee! Quee! Quee! -
signal a change for the better.
Draw together, become intertwined!
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