Kapa Haka - MANAWANUI

CHRISTCHURCH CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2016

Ka Pioio

Ko Manawanui mātou te kapa haka o te Kura o Rangiora.

E rua ngā kapa, ko te kapa tēina (ngā tau 1-4) me te kapa tuākana (ngā tau 5-8).

Kā Matakura o Ruataniwha 2015

  

 

Kapa haka wānanga for seniors - overnight stay in Ngā Rākau e Rua

 

"It felt like a whānau." Tamati

  

"It felt safe." Kiri

 

"I enjoyed seeing the Māori way of doing things." Emily

 

"We got to know each other through the different activities. 

It wasn't just about kapa haka." Aleysha

"We should do it again." Everyone

Kahurangi Dance Group came to help Manawanui. 

Here they are performing the poi to the waiata "Moe Mai Rā."

This waiata is dedicated to Izy Dawber and her family. Izy was a student of Ngā Rākau e Rua but died suddenly earlier this year. Izy suffered from a rare debilitating condition for the 14 years of her life and will be dearly missed by all kaiako and tamariki.

This song speaks of Izy as the beautiful flower and her freedom from the things that once restricted her here on earth. It is a reassuring message of love for her and her whānau. Moe mai rā!

MOE MAI RA

E te putiputi ko Izy

Te tino taonga koe

Haere haere haere atu ra

Anei matou o hoa kura e mihi atu nei ki a koe

He mihi aroha e Izy

Moe mai, moe mai, moe mai ra

E te putiputi, te puawai

Moe mai ra

Haere ki te rangi ki runga rawa

Moe mai ra

E kore te mamae, kore te roimata

Kore here noho mo ake tonu e

Ko tenei te kupu aroha

Moe mai ra

E te puawai kua wehe atu e

Moe mai, moe mai, moe mai e

Aroharoha ki te whanau e

Kia kaha, kia toa, kia maia e

He oranga kore here noa e

Karawhiua, karawhiua, karawhiua e

E hine te tino taonga e

Tu maro, tu kaha, tu tonu e

Moe mai ra

Tuakana teina - our senior kapa haka teaching our juniors. Ka pai koutou!