Our Kapa Haka

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Ashbrook School has been involved in a lot of Kapa Haka Festivals throughout the years.
We stood at the very first Delamere Cup Competition (held locally for the district schools) in 1961 and have been performing ever since.
It has been one of the biggest highlights in our schools history to perform at this festival as we get to showcase our Cultural talent in front of our Mataatua Rohe.

We have also experienced Mana Kuratahi Kapa Haka Nationals, where it has taken us around the motu to compete against the best Primary/Intermediate in Aotearoa.

School Haka   Kaea: Ko wai ra Ko wai ra Roopu: Ko Papatewhai e ngunguru nei i au au aue haa Ko Papatewhai e tangi nei i au au aue ha i a haha Ka titiro au ki taku maunga teitei Maungarangi e tū nei Ka rere atu ngā Roimata ki te awa Ōtara e Ka tae ki te Wharekaahu ki Ōhui ki Ōama Ki te Kura o Papatewhai Te Whenua Hauora o te Iwi Ka puta ki te moana ki te motu Whakaari e I au au aue ha Hi

School Haka   Leader:  Who is this who is this? Group: It is Papatewhai who prances sprightly. It is Papatewhai echo cries I gaze toward my erect Mountain Maungarangi stand aloft Your tears flow like the Otara River Arriving in the valley of Wharekaahu, to Ohui, to Oama Then to Ashbrook Through the land of the people, rich in medicinal foliage Finally to merge in the great ocean toward Whakaari.

 

Composed by R & RR Mitai for the Tamariki of Ashbrook School Papatewhai

Papatewhai: The original name given by local tribes for the area before preconstabulary settlement took place. The area was rich in medicine trees and plants.
Maungarangi: A mountain peak in the back of Te Waiti/Tutaetoko belonging to the people of Ngātingāhere.
Wharekaahu: the Ōtara valley
Ōhui and Ōama: The lower end of the calley near Magpie Park near Terere Marae.
Whakaari: Far-reaching to White Island.

Researched History as told by Hate Pirihi to Teriaki Amoamo, Pere Williams.