AOTEAROA

Kia ora,

We've been practicing this song for quite some time. But we still really need to learn these lyrics. Give it a go, practise this at home.

Thanks,

Mr Pouniu

LYRIC VIDEO

ACTIONS VIDEO

Try to make your actions tight. You've really got to work on being STRONG and focus on TIMING your actions. Don't use floppy hands or arms.

LEARN YOUR LYRICS

Nō tawhiti, nō tata

nō te whenua o te Atua tātou

ahakoa nō hea mai koe

ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu

VERSE 1- STAN WALKER

Ko au tō maunga, tū tonu

ko te moana pari mai koe

ko koe te awa i taku remu, ko tāua anō tāua

nō te one i Kurawaka, hei tiaki i te whenua nei

BRIDGE (TROY KINGI)

Aotearoa, he iwi kaha tātou,

he mana tuku iho mai anō

whenua haumako

wairua ora

whāia tō ara

ki te mutunga

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE 2 (RIA HALL)

He kōrero tō te whenua, heke mai ki a tātou

he toa au mōna e oke nei e

e kore au e hinga

he uri nō te roimata

te toto o ngā tūpuna

e kore au e wehi ē

BRIDGE (TROY KINGI)

Kia kaha tātou ki tāu i pai ai

Whakatinana, kaua e ngutu noa

Whenua haumako, wairua ora

whāia tō ara ki te mutunga

REPEAT CHORUS

(NZ NATIONAL ANTHEM -- MAISEY RIKA)

E Ihowa atua

o ngā iwi mātou rā

āta whakarongona

me aroha noa

kia hua ko te pai

kia tau tō atawhai

manaakitia mai

Aotearoa!

REPEAT CHORUS

Nō tawhiti, nō tata

nō te whenua o te Atua tātou

ahakoa nō hea mai koe

ka whawhai tonu mātou mōu