Po-Nehu

Ngāti Toa



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    Traditional

  • "Ra Te Ao-Uru Ka Tauhere/Behold The Western Clouds That Hang [First Line]." Journal of the Polynesian Society 18 (1909): 73-74. Rpt in History And Traditions Of The Māoris Of The West Coast, North Island Of New Zealand, Prior To 1840. S. Percy Smith. New Plymouth, N.Z: Printed for the Society by Thomas Avery, 1910. Rpt. as "He Tangi Mo Te Mahuetanga O Kawhia/A Lament On Leaving Kawhia." Nga Moteatea: He Maramara Rere No Nga Waka Maha. The Songs: Scattered Pieces From Many Canoe Areas. Comp. A. T. Ngata. Trans. Pei Te Hurinui. Pt. 3. Wellington, N.Z.: Polynesian Soc., 1970. 412-413.
  • Ponehu mourns the parting from the Ngāti Toa tribal home of Kawhia when departing with Te Rauparaha on his heke and migration to the Kapiti Coastline.