Reclaiming the Power of Pūrākau: Māui, Hine-Nui-Te-Po, Tīrairaka

Ānei te kōrero o Robert Pouwhare, nō Ngai Tūhoe. Ahakoa he ngāhau, he hōhonu. Robert talks about the risks of bowdlerism on storytelling using the legend of Māui and Hine-Nui-Te-Po as example. He then‌ presents the story as it was told to him by his koroua.

Here are the kupu to the waiata at the end.

Kingi Gilbert

Kingi Gilbert

Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Whakaue. Producer. Lived in UK, Spain, Hawaii and Aotearoa. Married & father of two.