He Kokonga Ngākau, Speaker Series: Te Reo o Te Waiata

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Tahangawari Tangitu-Huata: Ngāti Pikiao, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Awa, Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau, Ngāti Ranginui, Kahungunu whānui.

Kai te ora ahau mā te ao Māori, mā te mahi haka mā tōku reo ohoho. Kei te tōkia ki ngā waiwhakaika hei whakapakari ake i tōku ao Māori. Ko te ahurea Māori te pūmanawa o tōku oranga. Ko te tikanga te pūaha o Hirikapo hei kaiārahi nei i te ara whaiwhainga. Ko te reo te kākahu o te whakaaro Māori.

Te Reo o Te Waiata:
Kia ruku tātou ki te reo waiata hei nuka reo. Arā noa atu ngā waiata tawhito e hāpai i te tini rau kōrero o tuauki. Kei roto tonu i ēnei waiata ngā kura huna, ngā kīanga, whakatauākī, kōrero paki anō hoki. Ka noho tonu ēnei waiata hei matapihi ki te ao o nehe, ki ngā tuāhuatanga o tā te māori titiro ki te ao, tae noa nei ki ēnei rā, ka noho tonu te waiata hei kaikawe kaupapa, hei kauwaka hoki ki te whakatenatena i te whakarauora i te reo Māori.

Tukuna te reo kia rere, tukuna te reo waiata kia rangona!