Established in 2017, Ngā Uri Taniwha are a pan-tribal group based in the Te Whanganui-a-Tara rohe and affiliate with Te Kākano o te Aroha marae. It was formerly known as Te Rau Taiohi Young Māori Club and it serves as a haven for urban Māori.
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The kaupapa of Ngā Uri Taniwha is to create space for urban whānau so they can have a tūrangawaewae away from their haukāinga (home).
Ngā Uri Taniwha explain that performing arts, kapa haka, is a means to enable transfer of Māori language and cultural knowledge.
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"Ko te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori he mea poipoia e Ngā Uri Taniwha mā roto i ngā akoranga o Te Whare Rēhia.
"Ko tētahi o ngā whāinga o te kapa, kia akona, kia wānangahia, kia kawea hoki ngā kōrero takiwā o Te Whanganui-a-Tara ki ngā ahurewa katoa."
The group's colours are green, grey, black and white and their kākahu sports designs representing Ngake and Whātaitai and the formation of the Wellington coastline.
Te Rangiua Temara is the group's manukura tāne, while Rahera Davies serves as the group's manukura wahine. Rahera Davies, Hamiora Toia and Pitau Hitaua are the group's leaders.
You can catch their full performance here.
Individual items
Waiata Tira (choral) N/A
Whakaeke (entrance) Moe Ara Rā
Mōteatea (traditional chant) Ka Ihi Nei Au
Waiata ā-ringa (action song) Ngā Manu Kōrero
Haka E Te Ahorangi E Tā
Whakawātea (exit) Ngā Taumata Haka
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