New waiata Gifted to All Blacks from Te Matatini
(Words by Lucy Schrader Manuera - She/her - Te Aupōuri)
Te Matatini has gifted a new trilingual waiata to New Zealand Rugby. The new waiata 'Kia Kino Nei Hoki' was gifted at the last All Blacks game that commenced in Dunedin. The waiata was released on the 11th of August, also coinciding with its support of Te Marama Pūoru Waiata Māori - Maori Music Month.
Tā Selwyn Parata, Chairperson of Te Matatini, said the waiata would help normalise the use of te reo Māori. The combined forces of Rob Ruha, Ria Hall and 2023 National Te Matatini champions Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui have created the song in Māori, French, and English. Transcending language barriers, this waiata will be prominent for NZ rugby as they head into the Men's Rugby World Cup. Ruha said they were trying to capture the feeling of what it might be like to be a professional in the moments just before the game starts, the tension, the pressure, the game plan and the adrenaline. Similar to the feeling that kaihaka feel prior to hitting the Matatini stage, and the ihi, wehi and wana that is expressed in te Ao Kapa Haka.
If you want to give it a listen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdmqnQQ6yw4
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Kua kohaina e Te Matatini, tētehi waiata reo toru ki a New Zealand Rugby. I kohaina te waiata hou nei, ko ‘Kia Kino Nei Hoki’ te ingoa, ki te tīma Ōpango i tō rātou kēmu ki Otepoti. I whakarewahia te waiata nei i te 11 o Ākuhata, kia whakahāngai anō hoki ki ngā whakatairanga mo Te Marama Pūoro Māori. Ko tā Selwyn Parata, te tiamana o Te Matatini, mā te waiata nei e whakamāori i te whakamahinga i te reo Māori. Nā te mahi tahi a Rob Ruha rātou ko Ria Hall, ko ngā toa whakaihuwaka o Te Matatini 2023 Te Kapa Haka o Te Whānau a Apanui, tēnei waiata i tuhi ki te reo Māori, te reo Wīwī, me te reo Māori. E turaki nei te waiata i ngā tauāraitanga o te reo kotahi. Ka whakamahia te waiata nei e NZ Rugby i a rātou ka haere ki te whakataetae whutupaoro o te ao. Ko tā Ruha, i te ngana rātou ki te whakapuaki i ngā āhuatanga ka rongo ai te kaitākaro i mua tata i te kēmu, ara i te manawa pā, te pēhanga me te ihi. He pērā i ngā āhuatanga ka rongo ai te kaihaka i mua tata i te ekenga ki te pae o Te Matatini, ki te ihi, te wehi, me te wana ka rāngona i te ao kapa haka.
Ki te pirangi te whakarongo atu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdmqnQQ6yw4