Tauranga Moana : The Waiata of our People

"Tauranga Moana" is a beautiful waiata, the waiata of the people of the area, the iwi of Ngati Ranginui and Ngai Te Rangi.

You may be familiar with this waiata from your childhood or from your own children singing it at school.  This would be a wonderful waiata for our centres to learn and to unite us as our anthem.

Enjoy a short rendition by Stan Walker below.

Here is the waiata:

Tauranga moana

Mauao o maunga
Ngati Ranginui a he

Ngai-Te Rangi

E mihi nei e tau nei

Rapua e tau nei

Puritia e hine
Nga waawatatanga a nga tuupuna
I roto i tenei Ao hou

Puritia kia mau kia mau
Nga taonga

Maori e Maori e