Te Tapuae Tōrea

Kaitito / Composer – Hana O’Regan
Rohe – Kāi Tahu whānui

Whakamārama / Explanation

I titoa tēnei waiata i te mateka o Aunty Becky Clayton, ā, i waiatahia tuatahitia e Te Waka Reo i Kaikōura.

Composed for Aunty Becky Clayton at her passing and sung for the first time by Te Waka Reo unit of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu at Kaikōura.

Ka tikaka whakamahi mō te waiata nei / Notes on appropriate usage of this waiata

He waiata taki tēnei. E tika ana hei waiata, hai poroporoakī hoki i kā takiauē me kā wā e whakamōmori ana ki tētahi kua riro ki tua o Paerau.

A waiata taki – appropriate as a waiata at takiaue / funerals, or at times to recognise the grieving of someone no longer with us