Ngā Rauemi: Bilingual Resources

He Waiata Whakataukī

by Priya Gain and Sean O’Connor

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Te Koha a Tāne

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Te Reo Māori Version: Te Koha a Tāne

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Supplementary Activities for Te Koha a Tāne

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Aruaru ki Tawhiti

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Kupe me te Wheke a Muturangi hei whakaakoranga puoro – kanikani hoki

Chase Across the Waves

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Kupe and the Giant Wheke through Music and Movement

Images of NZ Native Plants for Te Koha a Tāne: Click cover to download

Images of rau (leaves) of Aotearoa NZ flora for manawataki rākau activity, Episode 3.

Rauemi Tautoko: Resource Support Material


He Waiata Whakataukī: Hei ngohe korikori, kōrero, tākarokaro hoki – Whakataukī as waiata with movement, speech, and play activities. This workshop with Sean O’Connor was filmed in Wellington in 2023.


Video of Māori immersion kura engaging with the Te Koha a Tāne resource, recorded in 2023


Te Koha a Tāne movement video resource with Liz Melchior, filmed live at a workshop in Wellington in 2023.


Te Koha a Tāne: Purutia te Mouri: Waiata Lyric Video


Te Koha a Tāne: Support Material for Episodes 1 and 2

In this video:

  • Example of a collective mapping
  • Exploration of sound motifs for Episode 1
  • Visual and sound motifs for Episode 1 combined as a graphic score for ‘The Forest Waking Up’
  • Example of Hakuturi-Awhiawhi Rhythm Play for Episode 2

Te Koha a Tāne: Support Material for Episodes 3, 6, and 8

In this video:

  • Example of rhythmic word patterns for manawataki rākau activity Episode 3
  • Chant spoken and sung for manawataki rākau activity Episode 3
  • Kupu and movement examples for Episode 6
  • Karakia Te Koha a Tāne

Aruaru ki Tawhiti: Wheke Tere: Speech and Rhythmic Support Material

In this video:

  • Poem spoken aloud
  • Poem spoken over steady beat with examples of varied body percussion patterns
  • Poem spoken over Part B of poem as a body percussion ostinato
  • Poem transferred to hand drum body percussion patterns and then on to hand drums
  • Poem on hand drums with Parts A and B layered and with Part A shown also as a rhythmic canon (round)

Aruaru ki Tawhiti: Wheke Tere: Melodic Support Material

In this video:

  • Instrumental arrangement with a layered entry
  • Alto xylophone shown with a Pentatonic set up to support improvisation work (F and B bars removed)
  • Instrumental arrangement with improvisation in Part B (Using a rondo form)

Aruaru ki Tawhiti: Kaikaiā Paddling Chant: Speech and Rhythmic Support Material

In this video:

  • Poem spoken aloud
  • Poem spoken over steady beat with examples of varied body percussion patterns
  • Rhythm put on to un-tuned percussion instruments, with and without words
  • Varied body percussion paddling patterns to accompany poem and support creative work

Aruaru ki Tawhiti: Kaikaiā Paddling Chant: Poem in 2 Parts and Using Tī Rākau

In this video:

  • Kaikaiā in 2 parts on untuned percussion, with and without words
  • Kaikaiā using tī rākau

Links to support further cross curricular learning of Kupe me Te Wheke a Muturangi