TAHU PŌTIKI Nā R u a h i n e C ro f t s
Ta h u Pō t i k i t ā k u t u p u n a Ho k i w a i r u a m a i a ro h a i n a e K i ō u r i e k a ra n g a a k e rā A ra t a k i n a t ō i w i a u ē
C h o r u s A o ra k i te m a u n g a a r i k i He i w h a k a m a r u te i w i k e i ra ro Tā k i t i m u w a k a w h a k a i ro Ho e a h o e a rā te m o a n a A u ē e k o ro e
Te w h a k a m ā ra m a T h i s w a i a t a w a s w r i t t e n fo r t h e N g ā i Tū ā h u r i r i c u l t u re g ro u p t o i d e n t i f y o u r s e l v e s a s u r i o f Ta h u Pō t i k i f ro m w h o m our tribal lineage stems and to acknowledge our link to our s a c re d m o u n t a i n , A o ra k i , a n d o u r a n c e s t ra l c a n o e , Tā k i t i m u . The waiata was used as a w h a k a e k e ( e n t ra n c e ) a t t h e S o u t h I s l a n d c u l t u ra l competitions held in Blenheim in the early 1980s. Nā J o h n n o & R u a h i n e C ro f t s
He i w h a k a m a h a n a K o re raw a k o e e w a re w a re t i a H u a k i n a m a i rā k i ō t a m a r i k i Ngā tikanga o ngā mātua tīpuna
C h o r u s A o ra k i te m a u n g a a r i k i He i w h a k a m a r u te i w i k e i ra ro Tā k i t i m u w a k a w h a k a i ro Ho e a h o e a rā te m o a n a N g ā i Ta h u t e i w i k i Te Wa i p o u n a m u M a ra n g a m a i
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