Ngapo wehi biography of george

Ngapo and Pemia Wehi..

KA MAU TE WEHI...

Speaks with Timoti Karetu, Ngapo Wehi and George and Tangiwai Ria, about the current standard and development of kapa haka and Te Reo.

Ngapo Bub Wehi about his foray into kapa haka that was helped along as a young fella courting his wife, Pimia Nen Wehi ( - ) Audio.

Ngapo and Pemia Wehi.

She continued her learning under Te Waka Huia tutors Ngapo and Pimia Wehi and has returned to that group after a long stint in Te Tai Rāwhiti with Tū Te Manawa.

Ngapo Wehi, who is a lecturer at The University of Auckland, and who founded Te Waka Huia with his wife Dr. Pimia Wehi.

THE WERO

CONGRATULATION TO UNCLE NGAPO (BUB) WEHI... his book "Ka Mau Te Wehi" has just been voted as the best biography 2013... An awesome read with some very interesting korero about Muriwai (home sweet home). This was taken from the book...

page 99-101... enjoy

The 1968 centennial celebrations of the Ringatu faith were held on the Ngai Tamanuhiri pa at Muriwai. While I had the sanction of the elders and the fortitude to perform the wero, I’d have to admit in hindsight that while physically I was up to the task, I was not as fully prepared mentally as I thought.

He was not Ngati Manaia or Ngatiwai; he was born at Whangaparaoa in the Mahurangi.

The ritual quickly crept up on me. Just seconds prior to running out on to the marae I realized I had no taki to lay down before the manuhiri. This ruffled my feathers a bit and I had to quickly improvise. I stripped some bark from the trunk of a tree close by and tied it in a knot.

When the time came, I went through the motions of the wero and ran out onto the open stage of the marae which w