Rendition of the waiata E te Hokowhitu a Tū

Tokomaru Bay whānau sing Tuini’s classic E Te Hokowhitu a Tū.

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E te Hokowhitu-a-Tū kia kaha rā

Kāti rā te hingahinga ki raro rā

Mā ngā whakaaro kei runga rawa rā

Hei ārahi i te ara e tika ai

Whirinaki, whirinaki tātou katoa

Kia kotahi rā (x2)

Ngā marae e tū noa nei

Ngā maunga e tū noa nei

Aue rā e tama mā

Te mamae te pōuri nui

E patu nei i ahau inā

Ngārimu auē

Anei ō hoa e

E rurutu nei

E te ope tuatahi

o te rōpū Māori e

Haere mai ki te hui o Ngārimu e (x2)

I te wā o te oranga

Kei te piri tahi e

I te matenga ka mokemoke e

Ka ara mai nei i tuinihia

Ko te tohu nui ko te wikitōria

Kei te whiti pāmamao tō tinana e tama

Ko te wairua kei runga Aotearoa (x2)

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