Ka Haea te Ata

This Ngāi Tahu waiata takes us on a journey across the rohe pōtae of Ngāi Tahu. Commencing at the northern boundary, travelling across the plains, past Aoraki, down to the southern waters and then back up the western side of Te Waipounamu.
The waiata was written by the tauira ako reo i Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu in 2010 and the tune composed by Sheree Waitoa.
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LYRICS:
Ka haea te ata
Hāro ana te kāhu
I te Parinui o Whiti
Rere tōu rā
Ki Kā Pākihi Whakatekateka o Waitaha
Ka poupou te rā ki ruka Aoraki
Topa tou atu taku manu
ki te Ara whenewhene a Kiwa

Ka ura te raki
Tau atu ki Te Tai o Poutini
Ka tāepaepa kā waewae o te rā
Te whenua tapatapahia
E taku tīpuna
Tahu Potiki
Ka tau, ka tau au ki kōnei e
Ka tau, ka tau au ki kōnei e
Taku manu ka tau, tau hā e hi!