Sunday, 19 December 2010
19 December 2010
"Kia hora te marino, Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana, kia tere te Kārohirohi i mua i tōu huarahi."
"May be the calm be widespread May the ocean glisten as greenstone May the shimmer of light ever dance across your pathway."
Tēna koutou e te iwi, koinei te mihi ki a koutou katoa e tautoko ana i te hōtaka nei a Te Ahi Kaa mo tēnei tau o 2010. Nga mihi ano mo tēnei wa o te Kirihimete me nga mihi o te tau hou e haere ake nei. Anei ra te hōtaka whakamutunga mo tēnei tau, nā Maraea Rakuraku māua ko Justine Murray.
Earlier this week, Maraea Rakuraku was lucky enough to spend some quality time with members of the 28th Māori Battalion. As well as asking Matt Love and Henry Norton about their respective enlisting stories, they talk about Christmas's spent in Egypt and Italy during the Second World War.
When Katchafire debuted their sound back in 1997 their catchy tune 'Giddy Up' quickly caught on and rated high on music playlists in Iwi radio. Based in Hamilton, Katchafire have launched their 6th Album On the Road Again. Justine Murray and Maraea Rakuraku catch up withmembers Jamey Fergusson nō Ngati Kahungunu, Leon Davey nō Ngati Kahungunu and Logan Bell nō Tainui, during some downtime between gigs.
At this year's Kai in the Bay Wild food festival in Napier, Justine Murray has a chat with Chefs Anne Thorp and Rex Morgan about the type of kai making it to their Hākari table come Christmas morning.
Waiata featured:
He Tāonga as performed by Whirimako Black from the album Shrouded in the Mist / Hinepukohurangi (1999), On the road again and Love Letter as recorded on 261110 performed by Jamey Fergusson, Leon Davey and Logan Bell at the RNZ studios; Christmas Day 1942 as spoken by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Bennett from the album Ake Ake Kia Kaha E! Songs of the New Zealand 28 Māori Battalion (2006), Waiata as recorded at the 28 Māori Battalion Hui, Taupo 14th and 15th December (2010), Piano playing by Haare Nuku Te Ratana as recorded at 28 Māori Battalion Hui, Taupo 14th and 15th December (2010).