00.00 - 00.49: Theme...Welcome again to your Māori programme...kia ora huihui mai ano tatou katoa...
00.49 - 03.11: Wiremu Parker: The death last week of Kepa Hamuera Anaha Ehau signalled the end of an epoch in the world of Māori oratory, customs and folklore. Kepa Ehau was nurtured in the deep Māori traditions of the past enabling him to assist Sir Apirana Ngata with the Arawa side of Nga Moteatea, and later that same knowledge he had acquired in early life, he was able to use successfully during a lifetime of attending hui, tangi and meetings of importance to the Māori people. Therefore it wasn't surprising when Kepa Ehau's body lay in state at Tunohopu Marae from Wednesday of last week till Friday, representatives of nearly all the major tribes came to pay their respects.
03.11- 07.09: Kai-kōrero tuatahi [no Waikato?] He kōrero mo te ahua tautoko o Kepa mo te kuini o Waikato.
07.14 - 09.02: Waiata tangi: "Papa te whatitiri, ka hiko te uira..."
09.09 - 13.48: Kai-kōrero tuatoru: brief whakapapa to Houmaitawhiti and Ngatoroirangi.
13.48 - 15.20: Wiremu Parker: The tributes you've just heard are only a cross-section of the numerous Māori ceremonial rites performed during Kepa Ehau's tangi. He was born 86 years ago at Rotorua and married a niece of Te Heuheu, paramount chief of Ngāti Tuwharetoa. He was one of the foremost leaders of the Te Arawa canoe and was a leading authority on Māori folklore, culture, genealogy and other aspects of Māori customs, traditions and protocol. He was renowned throughout the length and breadth of New Zealand as an orator of considerable ability in both languages. Kepa Ehau was a member of the Mokoia Island Trust Board and patron of the Te Arawa Returned Services League. During the First World War, Kepa was a commissioned officer, a Lieutenant Temporary Captain - having served in France and Belgium. His education began at Rotorua and later he went to St Stephens and Te Aute College where he passed matriculation with honours. He was a licensed interpreteer attached to a legal firm and later took a position with the Māori Affairs Department in Rotorua. After several years there he branched out on his own accord as Māori agent. However, at this juncture, let's listen to some of the recordings Kepa Ehau left behind. We begin with an introductory chant with explanations to follow.
115.22 - 17.42: Tauparapara - "Kia hiwa ra, kia hiwa ra..."; Pohuatau - "Te Arawa e...", Mihi whakatau; Pohiri - "Utaina..."; Pohiri - "Toia mai..."
17.42 - 19.10: Explanation of above chants by Kepa Ehau, outlines definition of the role of "pioi" as an upholder of the marae kawa.
19.10 - 19.24: To end this tape, here once again is the late Kepa Ehau reciting a eulogy from his hospital bed in honour of a lifelong friend, Dan Kingi, who passed away last June [1969]
19.24 - 26.36: Kepa's eulogy to Dan Kingi, Gallipoli war veteran 16/172 N.Z Expeditionary Forces WWI. Born 18 May 1894 on Mokoia Island. One of the trustees for the island. Educated at Te Aute College. Foundation member and first secretary of the Arawa Trust Board.
26.36 - 27.27: Wiremu Parker: mihi whakamutunga.