Te Rangiura o Wairarapa are a Ngāti Kahungunu rohe-based kapa haka established in 2015. Their constituent hapū are from the Wairarapa centering around Te Oreore, Hauariki, Papawai, Hurunuiorangi and Te Rangimārie, affiliating to Ngāti Kahungunu and Rangitāne iwi.
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Their kaupapa are encapsulated in the prophetic words of the late tupuna Paora Potangaroa:
“Ka ngaro te reo i Wairarapa engari ka hoki mai i ngā tamariki mokopuna.
The language will be lost in Wairarapa but it will return with the younger generations.”
Kikorangi (blue), mā (white) and pango (black) are the kapa’s colours found on their kākahu. Included in their kākahu design is a tapatoru (triangle) which symbolises Te Aho Matua, while the poutama pattern represents their commitment to their kaupapa of having the reo with the younger generations.
Their manukura tāne is Te Korou Whangataua with Irihapeti Roberts as manukura wahine, who also serves as the kapa’s leader.
You can catch their full performance here.
Individual items
Waiata Tira (choral) He mātauranga ora
Whakaeke (entrance) He Whatutoto
Mōteatea (traditional chant) Ko Te Aho Matua Te Tāhuhu o Tōku Whare
Waiata ā-ringa (action song) Moana ē
Poi Nau Mai, E Moko
Haka Āmine Atu Ana
Whakawātea (exit) E Aku Raukura
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