2018
Radio Single
Mā te Aroha
Rehua Selwyn
with Te Aumihi Hapeta, Arapeta Paea, Tehae Clayton and Kihoro Hohepa.
Mā te Aroha
REHUA SELWYN
Ngāti Whakaue, Tūwharetoa, Tūhoe
2018 Winner of the Howard Morrison Most Outstanding Youth Performer of the Year Award
2018 J19 Elite Mens Crew Representative
2017 Te Arawa Rangatahi of the Year
2017 Head Prefect, Rotorua Boys High School
2016 Te Arawa Young Achievers Award
2016 Secondary School Kapa Haka National Champ
Currently studying at Waikato University
“Ki au nei mehemea e aroha ana koe ki a koe ano, ka whai koe te ara reo Māori, nā reira ki au nei mā te reo Maori tātou e whakakotahi mai i reira ka puta ngā kupu o te waiata “ka puāwai te wairua o te iwi”. Nā reira, ma te whai i te ao Māori, te reo Māori, nga hītori Māori, ngā whakapapa Māori, ka puta te aroha kātahi ka rewa anō tā tātou reo, ōtirā tā tātou ao Māori. Ko taku whakataukī, ko au ko koe, ko koe ko au, ko au ko te reo, ko te reo ko tātou. Ko tāku kī ai he nui ngā momo āhuatanga i roto i te tangata, koira noa iho taku āhuatanga; kei a ia kē tēnā, kei a ia kē tēnā, engari ko taku āhuatanga ko taku ao toku reo Māori. Nō reira kāore e kore ka tukuna ko taku reo Māori ki te
tuatahi o ōku tutukinga, ōku wawata ki a whai”.
Rehua Selwyn, Kaiwaiata
“KA PUTA TE AROHA”
TE AUMIHI HAPETA
Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Awa
2018 Student, SIT, Invercargill
2015 Te Arawa Young Achievers Award
2014 Finalist Maori Music Awards Radio Play – Tirama
2014 National Secondary Schools Kapa haka 2014 -2nd Place (Raukura)
ARAPETA PAEA
Ngātai, Te Aitanga a Hauiti
2017 Student, University of Waikato
2016 Head Boy at Rotorua Boys Highschool
2016 Secondary School Kapa Haka National Champ
TEHAE CLAYTON
Ngāti Pikiao
2016 Secondary School Kapa Haka National Champ
KIHORO HOHEPA
Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti
Hinekura
2017-2018 Student – Toi Haukura
2016 Secondary School Kapa Haka National Champ
MĀ TE AROHA
Tōu ātaahua, karanga e
Ki te aroha i tō manawa Tīrama atu
Whiti mai, whakaorangia
Te mamae e pōuri ai
Tō ngākau
Kia mau ki tō aroha
Tohatoha ki ētahi atu
Kia tipu ai
Mā te aroha pūmau e
Nō tō manawa
Nō tōku manawa
Ka ora te iwi
Ka puāwai te wairua o te iwi e
Ētahi rā, he taumaha
Ēnei ngā wā mā ngā iwi katoa Ko te ara tika kia eke ngā hiringa Piki ake ki te tihi
Kake ake rā
Kia mau ki tō aroha
Tohatoha ki ētahi atu
Kia tipu ai
Mā te aroha pūmau e
Nō tō manawa
Nō tōku manawa
Ka ora te iwi
Ka pūawai te wairua o te iwi e
Kua pēhia pea tō wairua
Kua mamae pea tō manawa
Tū ake ki te Atua
Ko ia te aroha
Ko ia te orange
Artists – Rehua Selwyn, Te Aumihi Hapeta, Arapeta Paea, Tehae Clayton, Kihoro Hohepa
Chorus – Ipo Umuhiri, Manaea Anderson
Music Producer – Rodger Cunningham, Kanohi Studio
Music Director – Maraea Davies / Rodger Cunningham
Lyrics and Composition – Maraea Davies, RJ Kerswell
Composition & Arrangement – Rodger Cunningham
Te Reo Māori Assurance – Tamati Waaka
Te Reo Māori Consultation – Wiremu Huta Martin
Exec Producer – Maraea Davies / Hei Tiki Creatives
Funded by – Te Māngai Pāho
NGĀ MIHI
Thanks to:
All our amazing kaiwaiata
Carl, Rochelle and the team at Te Mangai Pāho
Tūmeke FM 96.9 and all our reo irirangi
Kahi Stevens, Tim Woodley, Jarrod Dodd, Waitangi Black