Pasifika Sasa

To help the Pasifika sasa rehearsal we have added their beat to our blog  

Kapa Haka 2015

Kia ora katoa and welcome to Kapa Haka 2015,

The first term of this year has been a bit messy with me being away with knee injuries and also school camp. However, the programme is now up and running and going full steam ahead. The 3 waiata that we have been learning are now up on the blog and available for everyone to have a look at. It is my intention that we will perform one of the songs during the last full school assembly of this term.

Please remember to return your notice committing yourself  to kapa haka for the year. It is important that Matua Maka and myself know who will be around so we can plan how to perform the waiata.

nga mihi kotou
Mr Withers

2015 Waiata-a-ringa – Kakitea

Kakitea Toru, Wha

Kakitea ki te tonga

Ko taku Raukura he iti Kahurangi e

Papaki kau ana ki runga te Maunga

Aoraki e koro e

Tu ana ki te rangi heke ana ki te papa

Ko taku turanga e

Ko te Waipounamu ko

Tahu Potiki taku tupuna e

Haere mai

Hi, Hi, Hi ha

E Nga Waka

Toia mai

Toia mai ki runga Waitaha e 

2015 Waiata Poi –Tihore Mai

Tihore mai te rangi

Tihore mai te rangi

Tihore mai maomao ma te ua

Whiti mai te ra

Maomao ma te ua

Whiti mai te ra

E rere Kotare

E rere Kotare ki runga

Puwharawhara

Ruru parehau ka mate i te ua

Ruru parehau ka mate i te ua

Eie

Eie Whiti mai te ra

Eie

Eie Whiti mai te ra 

2015 Waiata Tira – Tenei te ruru

Tenei te ruru te kaukau mai nei

 Kihai matukutuki

Kihai marakaraka

Te upoko nui o te ruru

Terekau, terekau

He po, he po,

He ao, he ao

Ka awatea 

Pasifika Practice Videos

Hi everyone,
                      I have attached the 2 Tongan videos below. Remember we have less then 2 weeks to get this to performance level, so let's have heaps of practising.

thanks
Mr Withers

Hi everyone,
                   just a short note to let you know I have included a link to at the bottom of "Te Hokinga Mai" to a Youtube video clip. It is of St Joseph's Maori Girls College singing Te Hokinga Mai as part of a performance. It has great harmony and shows you what you can achieve when you practise. Especially look how all their movements are in time and mirror each other.

Ka kite ano
Mr Withers

P.S. Keep having a great holiday and remember to help out around the house, your parents need a break too.