Kapa haka group Te Rōpū Manutaki performs at the Auckland Arts Festival's 'Pūmanawa'.
Presented by Shannon Haunui-Thompson.
Photo: Reproduced with permission of the artist via Auckland Arts Festival
Te Rōpū Manutaki has been electrifying audiences for over 50 years and were winners at Te Matatini in 1975 and 1990.
They are associated with Hoani Waititi Marae in West Auckland and they acknowledge and pay tribute to the legacy and support of Sir Peter Sharples, who formed the group in 1968. Sir Peter was a special and honoured guest at Pūmanawa.
Music Details
Te Rōpū Manutaki –
Waiata tira: ‘He puna i kō’ (composer: Kaharau Keogh)
Whakaeke: ‘Tērā te weriweri’ (Te Moana Kershaw & Jonathan Whaikawa)
Mōteatea: ‘E noho ana āu’ (Pāpā Sir Pita Sharples)
Waiata -ā-ringa: ‘Whakatū Kura Kaupapa Māori’ (Pāpā Sir Pita Sharples)
Poi: 'Puāwaitanga' (Pāpā Sir Pita Sharples)
Haka: ‘Tāne’ (Pāpā Sir Pita Sharples)
Whakawātea: 'Debacle Medley' (Pāpā Sir Pita Sharples and others)
Te Rōpū Manutaki, Tūwhitia Kia Angitu, Te Iti Kahurangi & Ngā Tūmanako, combined -
‘Waerea’ (Mahanga Pihama)
‘E noho Tuheitia’ (Te Puea Herangi)
Recorded by RNZ Concert in Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, 21 March 2021
Recording and mixing engineer: Adrian Hollay
Producer: Tim Dodd
