Te Hokinga Mai

[criticee101]

my absolute favourite song. absolute favourite version. i get goosebumps just listening to it! and its awesome seeing the whanau in the audience gettin into it. teary n homesik now. TUMEKE RAWA ATU!! shoutouts 2 aunty Gaygay (spotted!!) n everywun from PAKI, B.PA, HAV, T.H and some...

[4310hortee]

OMG my nann taped this when i was young, me n ma kuhzzies forever watched this over n over agen, a beautiful song performed by Paki paki school great memories and whanau i think yu can jus see Nanna Harai on the right!

[narhz1]

I remember my mum taping this and i used to watch this before i went to bed every night, im now 28 years old with a son of my own and now i sing this waiata to him, he absolutely loves it... i wonder where the tamariki in this performance are now?

[tonibarnett01]

this was so touchn wen it was 1st sung bak then,by pakipaki kura its still my favrit version of this waiata,its heart warmin n touchn....

[G76TommyH]

awe...ka tika...i kitea mai nga kanohi e hoki ki nga whakaaro...kei whea mai. a strong enduring message....a strong re enforced statement of ownership...no reira maumahara ra... kia ratou ma...kua wehi atu ra...hokia mai te mana o nga tupuna...tihei mauriora....

[whitedove886]

i agree good one....loved this....

[PoisonIvy771]

My school is performing this waiata for Kapa Haka. Apparently it'll be the first time it has been performed in the Wairarapa in about ten years.

[inalilahi]

I'm crying, and the silly thing is it always happen when I watch this...oh GOD, the most beautyful song man ever wrote...

[JWR57]

how much? too much!! how meke? TOO MEKE!!!

[lilhokichik]

Nawhhhh makes me cry Papa Tom Higgins nd Nanny (Rau ) Rauhina our tupuna Nanny Jane Wainohu, Whaea Ripeka Wiki no te kura tuarua o Pakipaki

[WellyzGurl]

That's my Aunty Gay Gay!!! 3:19.. My cuzzie's Tiare and Desire are in this.

[MsLoyal13]

@WellyzGurl Ahahahaha Aunty Gay Gay!! mwah mwah mwah Bubba and Desree

[criticee101]

@MsLoyal13 lolz she my auntii 2!! neat alright.

[takeemylifee]

tu meke whanau, thank you for uploading this special waiata, special because to me and my whanau because this waiata is a part of our history. aunty viki and uncle gary crawford, nanny lu, u will 4 ever b remembered.....

[AniBaHnNi]

WHOAZAZ!! Haven't seen this video in years... TOO MEAN!!

[eveykeefe]

My cousin Moana Hancy was the MANTIS!!!!!! Gooooo LUCKY!!!! WOOHOO!!!! Patty!! Barbs!!!!!

[pukka43]

just love this song home sweet home

[kapahaka100]

I will always love this waiata as it was a inspiration to nga tamariki me nga tangata o Pakipaki

[phyllisnz]

this song always reminds me of my grandfather who raised me with my nan.. miss him so much rip poppy love ya always

[iroamgurl272]

I remember watching this with my grandparents at their house and when this song was sung all i could hear was the wailing from my nan. This song brought out alot of emotions especially for the old ppl. I was 6 at the time and remember my koro had dubbed it on the video. We always use to watch it over and over. Watching it now and understanding its true meanings makes me proud of being a maori. MAURI ORA!!!!!!

[higginshearty]

Naww aunties are in this vid n mah Koro x0x he was da tutor @ tha tym he made this song famous....we all did this song @ PakiPaki....good memories!!! x0x0x

[03ritalee]

i dont what it is about this song bring tears to my eyes everytime

[phyllisnz]

@03ritalee yeap it does to me to, brings back alot of memories

[pukka43]

they say your never too strong too cry and listen too this song i always cry and feel the love

[legalis1]

songs like this makes me happy to be MOARI

[teaniwa]

beautiful heartrendering waiata...kia ngawari kia kaha arohanui tonu.

[maorisoulja95]

It was with awe that I watched my nieces & nephews perform that wonderful waiata,thankyou to everyone involved for your time & effort that was put in.I watch this clip & still get goose bumps.I see whanau on this clip who have passed on,I think to myself we all thought we where immortal,only to be proven that we are mere mortals,but as for our waiatat,this is truly immortal....Kia Ora

[thelma2520]

tumeke tonu te waiata nei

[pukka43]

chur pakipaki school how too being tears to me eyes love this song cant wait to go home too see all the family

[wairakei]

my old school

but wayyyy before my time lol :D

[mathewbrown021]

Kia Ora he waiata tino pai ataahua

[raunabona]

Brought back memories....and tears

[DonBlackmore]

Wow man that's totally awesome.

I'm not Maori but makes me proud to be a kiwi. Thanks for sharing

Kia Ora

[zaneluvztikiz]

Mauri ora katoa kia kaha..!

[whanau1960]

This is awesome, been looking for this for years as my video has deteriorated. thanks very much for memories. I to wish TVNZ would bring it out on DVD. AWESOME

[ronaldmarsh]

This is so awesomwe to hear after all these yrs, thank you so much for posting, at least here it wont get lost and will be here for all to view and listen to in yrs to come. Much AROHA 2u.

[banazel]

tenei te mihi atu kia tatou nga tangata maori o nga hau e wha mo o koutou whakaaro o koutou aroha mo tenei wai. man its gud to see heaps of positive comments from our awesome people kia ora ra

[klmozzie]

Sang this song at my dad's unveiling

[Attraente]

Tuturu Whaka Maui Ae Kia Teina

Haumi E Hui E Taiki E

[iSiNK09]

We sang this when they closed my uncle , at his tangi . To this day , this song always reminds me of when that happen . :( ..

[braiderno1]

we sang this when my nan died 2 years ago..i still cry..:-(

[Soulbratha007]

Mean Maori Mean...

[FiLLeaPz]

This video always reminds me how much i love beng Maori...TUMEKE whanau..

One Love (=

[mohaagurlnz]

farr awesome i remember watching this when i was 10 and ive been looking around for this video i couldnt find it Too much!

[luvmykai]

This was a TV presentation shown back in 1986? 1988? if memory serves me correctly, called Te Maori - The Return Home, most kiwis recorded this on their videos at the time and probably have copies like this somewhere, I know I do but mine is damaged from old age and mould. There were also other performers like Bunny Walters (singing a song called Tekoteko), Cara Pewhairangi, and Dalvanius and Patea Maori Club to name a few. It was a great show and I hope TVNZ release it on DVD one day.

[rotavegas13]

Ow Fuckin massiv heaps mean my tangata!

[WayStrong07]

Omqq ii love thiis sonqq and iit makes me cry, so proud to me maorii. No matter where you are iin the world, Maoti Pride will be wiith you always..

[upokorehe]

Te tangi a te ruru - this waiata is sung so beautifully by Pakipaki Primary School, i can listen to it over and over

[pukka43]

this song just breaks my heart and makes me cry and i am proud to be ngati porou and maori thank you pakipaki school for the memories of home

[shiresrest]

i have been trying to find this song for ages! reminds me of Te Akoranga Reo Rua...mau te kawenata

[MIZZMEMORY]

no matter how many times i watch this clip it still bring back tears it really shows how powerful our culture really is very meaningful KIA KAHA from melb.... AUS

[shozzey]

There's Maii Mum....

Emma Tania!!!

Mean Hair Do Mama...

lol

[manea8]

Kia ora this waiata still makes me cry,I went to this concert in Auckland with my mum and her sisters and brothers and alot of them have passed since then.Thanx for sharing arohanui Kingi whanau.

[iLyYess]

I go to the SCHOOL who COMPOSED this SONG were LIKE FAMOUSE AS! Te Hokinga Mais NUMBER #01! * Yeah ..

[BubbrKAT]

Tumeke...Kia ora..

[luvmykai]

I LOVE this song, thank you for uploading it.

[modo2507]

oooh yeah, this is the best song. i love it.

thanks 4 the post :) kia ora :)

[akuapiata]

This brings back many memories,Shada pekepo, Joseph Mareikura. Aunty Gaygay howling her eyes out. too much Pakipaki

[ANDGEakaTAADOW]

awesome just finish downloading it 56 k lol..dang man the memories of this are beautiful fiully enjoyed this hard to get waiata thanks so much,another one i found hard to get was the 1990 auckland kapahaka opening performance..still looking for it.

[BigMaoriBoyz]

56k? Daaang alright lol, hei ano it was worth the download to see these Memories again :D

[hemskeesupatuba]

This is my nanny's song, that all her tamarikis remember from her tangi..!!! I MISS U SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH NANNY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tanditimoti]

these children bring tears too my eyes also makes me really homesick rhank you for posting it

[myssticalnz]

hmmmmm.. uncle bossy isn't on the guitar hes on bass

[waimaria35]

An awesum performance neva 2 4get

[AnGeLiCnZ]

Tumeke, i have been looking for this vid for ages! Thanks for posting :)

[Jahminyk]

my uncle Bossy is on the guitar