Ka ārahi atu te kaitaunaki reo ki te whakahoki anō i te tihi haka o te ao

Tuesday, 23 July 2024

E hiahia ana te taiopenga haka nui rawa nei ki te tō mai i ngā tāngata e 10,000 ki a Eden Park i te 29 o Hepetema, me ngā rēhitatanga kia tūwhera i te Tūrei.

I hopua te tihi ā-ao e Wīwī i te 2014 me ngā tāngata e 4028 e whai wāhi ana.

Mā te kōkiri ki te tihi o te ao e āwhina ki te kohi moni mō te Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre.

Kua whakamāoritia tēnei pūrongo e tētahi hinengaro rorohiko, ā, kua hihiratia e te kaiwhakamāori a Puna, ko Joel Maxwell, nāna te pūrongo i whakapai hoki i mua i te whakaputa hei pūrongo reorua. Nā Straker me Microsoft te hinengaro rorohiko i whakawhanake.

This story, originally in English only, was translated into reo Māori by an AI tool then checked and edited by Stuff kaiwhakamāori Joel Maxwell before publication as a bilingual news story. The AI tool was developed by Straker and Microsoft.

I te waiatatanga a Hinewehi Mohi i te ngaringari a te motu o Aotearoa i te reo i te tākaro tūwhera o te Whakataetae Whutuporo o te Ao 1999, he huringa pū tērā mō te āhukahuka i te reo Māori.

When Hinewehi Mohi sang the New Zealand national anthem in te reo at the opening game of the 1999 Rugby World Cup, it was a turning point for the recognition of the Māori language.

Ināianei e 25 tau i muri iho, e whakarite ana te kaiwaiata, te kaiwhakaputa me te kaitaunaki reo mō tētahi atu wā ahurea: e whakahoki ana i te tihi mō te haka nui rawa o te ao.

Now 25 years later the singer, producer and te reo Māori advocate is bracing for another cultural moment: reclaiming the record for the world’s largest haka.

Read this story in English here.

I hopua te tihi ā-ao e Wīwī i te 2014 me ngā tāngata e 4028 e whai wāhi ana.

The existing record was set by France in 2014 with 4028 people taking part.

'I taku kitenga tuatahi i puritia e te Wīwī te tihi mō te haka nui rawa, kāore i taea e au te whakapono… he pēhea tēnā,' hei tā te kaiwaiata, e 59 tau.

“When I first discovered that the French held the record for the largest haka, I kind of couldn’t believe it… how bizarre that was,” the 59-year-old said.

'Koinei tōnā wāhi tuatahi… kāore e kore he wāhanga hira o tātou, he taonga tō tātou hoki.'

“This is where it’s from… it is very much a part of us, and undeniably ours.”

Ko te whakaritenga a Mohi mō te ngaringari a te motu i Twickenham Stadium, ko Ingarangi te wā tuatahi i waiatatia i roto i te reo Māori.

Mohi’s rendition of the national anthem in Twickenham Stadium, England was the first time it was sung in te reo Māori.

He nui te amuamu ki tāna mahi i taua wā, engari hei tāna, nō muri mai i tērā wā kua tipu mai tā Aotearoa whakaae me tana whakanui i te ahurea Māori.

She received a backlash at the time, but said Aotearoa New Zealand has since come a long way towards accepting and celebrating Māori culture.

'He aranga whakamīharo tēnei, ā, kei te whai wāhi ngā tāngata katoa o te whenua ki ngā akoranga reo,' te kī a Mohi.

“It’s been an incredible resurgence and people all over the country are taking classes to learn the language,” Mohi said.

'Ahakoa he aha tō rātou ahurea, tō rātou iwi rānei, i te tuku ihotanga rānei, e hiahia ana rātou kia noho hei wāhanga o te hākaritanga o tō tātou tuku iho ā iwi mā te reo.'

“No matter what their culture background or ethnicity or heritage is, they want to be able to be a part of the celebration of our cultural heritage through the language.”

Hei tā Mohi he tikanga tino pai te haka ki te uru ki te reo Māori.

Mohi said haka is a great way of accessing the language of te reo Māori.

'Ahakoa kāore tātou i te mārama katoa, ka taea e tātou te ako mō ngā pūrākau i kōrerotia… ka tīmata ki te whiwhi mōhiotanga pai ake ki te reo pērā,' tana kī.

“Even if we don’t fully understand it, we can learn about the stories told… and begin to get a better understanding of the language in that way,” she said.

'Engari māna hoki tātou e āwhina kia āhei tātou ki te waiata ngātahi, kia noho hoki hei wāhi o te ātaahua o te reo.'

“But also it helps us to be able to sing a long and be a part of the beauty of the language.”

Mā te whai i te tihi o te ao nei e āwhina ki te kohi moni mō te Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre.

The world record haka attempt will help raise funds for the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre.

I whakaohoohotia a Mohi ki te tīmata i te pūtahi i te 2004 e tāna tamāhine ko Hineraukatauri, he mate roro tuarongo tōna.

Mohi was inspired to start the centre in 2004 by her daughter Hineraukatauri who has cerebral palsy.

'Kāore e taea e ia te kōrero, kāore e taea e ia te haere, engari i ngā wā katoa ka urupare, ka tūhono ki te pūoro, ā, kātahi anō ka tino pai tōna rongo,' tana kī.

“She can’t speak, she can’t walk, but she absolutely always responded and connected to music, and it just made her feel wonderful,” she said.

'I tino waimarie mātou i te kitenga i te tangata kua whakahokia e te haumanu puoro tētahi āhuatanga tūhononga ki ētahi atu.“

“We’ve been so privileged to see how people have found that music therapy has really returned a sense of connection with others.”

Hei tā Mohi ka taea e te haumanu puoro te āwhina i te tangata kia kitea he āhuatanga tūhononga ki ētahi atu.

Mohi said music therapy can help people find a sense of connection with others.

'Ahakoa i whānau mai he tamaiti me tētahi āhuatanga, ka tīmata rānei te pā mai a te korongenge i tētahi pēperekou, i tētahi āhuatanga rānei pēnei i te mate paiori, i te pā mai te takiwātanga ki te taitama rānei, tērā pea, ka hangaia e ēnei mea katoa he uaua nui i roto i te oranga o te tangata,' tana kī.

“Whether a child is born with a condition or an elderly person starts to suffer memory loss, or a condition like Parkinson’s, or a young person might have autism, all these things create significant challenges in a person’s life,” she said.

'Ko te haumanu pūoro he tikanga āwhina ki te whakawhiti kōrero me te whakamihi ki te whakapuakitanga me te tūhono ki ētahi atu.

“Music therapy is a way of helping to bridge communication and appreciation for how we can express ourselves, how we can connect with others.

'Ka tīmata te memeha i te taratahitanga i waihangatia i roto i ēnei wheako mā te haumanu pūoro.'

“The sense of isolation that’s created starts to be dissolved in these experiences through music therapy.”

E whai ana te taiopenga haka nui rawa nei ki te tō mai i ngā tāngata e 10,000 ki Eden Park i te 29 o Hepetema, me ngā rēhitatanga kia tūwhera i te Tūrei.

The world haka attempt aims to draw 10,000 people to Eden Park on September 29, with registrations to take part opening on Tuesday.

Ka whakawāteatia tikatia e Guinness World Record, ā, ka mahia e ngā kaiuru Ka Mate, te haka i titoa e Ngāti Toa rangatira Te Rauparaha i a ia e karo ana i tētahi iwi hoa kakari. Kua mōhiotia te haka e te Kapa Ōpango.

It will be officially adjudicated by Guinness World Records and participants will perform Ka Mate, the haka composed by Ngāti Toa rangatira Te Rauparaha while evading a rival Iwi. The haka has been popularised by the All Blacks.

'Ko tēnei tētahi mea e tino whakakotahi ana i a tātou, e tū tahi ana i a tātou i runga i te whakahī mō tō tātou taonga tuku iho me tō tātou tuakiri ahurea,' te kī a Mohi.

“This is going to be something that really unites us and stands us together in pride for our cultural heritage and cultural identity,” Mohi said.

'E tino hiahiatia ana e mātou kia huihui mai te iwi, ā, he wā tēnei i roto i te hītori e kore rawa tātou e wareware.'

“We really need the nation to come together and this will be a moment in time, a moment in history that we’ll never forget.”

This is a Public Interest Journalism-funded translation through NZ On Air