M Y E R S P A R K
Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland Council

 

From Friday 28th June, a new mana whenua Māori artwork called Waimahara will be open in Myers Park, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland CBD). Like the Te Waihorotiu stream, the artwork is alive. It responds to the environment and to visitors’ participation. Below, you can learn the Waimahara/Waiora waiata – specifically composed for this artwork – and then sing the waiata onsite to activate light & sound responses.

 
 

L E A R N T H E W A I A T A

 
 

  • Ua pūnehunehu
    Māturuturu
    Wai nui
    Wai roa
    Māreparepa
    Ka momotu ki tawhiti
    rā...e...i!

 
 

  • Tā mau a tia
    Tāmauatia
    Ki ngā mahara...

    Ua
    Te tukutukutia o te rangi i runga
    Māturuturu whakapapa o te ao
    Nā ngā atua i whakatō ki roto ki te waiora
    Ngā tukutukutanga o te puna roimata...

    Ua
    Tāwhia kia mau
    Tāwhia kia ita, kia ū
    Tāwhia, kia mau
    Tāwhia kia ita

    Te tukutukutia o te rangi I runga
    Māturuturu whakapapa o te ao
    Nā ngā atua I whakatō ki roto I te waiora
    Ngā tukutukutanga o te puna roimata...

    Ua
    Tāmauatia

 

R E C O R D I N G W A I M A H A R A
Behind the scenes at Roundhead Studios

 

In April of 2023, composers Taru mai-i-tawhiti Kerehoma-Hoani, Tuirina Wehi and Moeahi Kerehoma assembled a talented group of vocalists to record the two waiata that would become the key to unlocking the audio and visual responses of the Waimahara artwork. Recorded at Auckland’s ROUNDHEAD STUDIOS owned by Neil Finn (Split Enz / Crowded House) and produced by Justyn Pilbrow, click play below to catch a glimpse behind the scenes at how Waimahara was recorded.

 

C R E D I T S

  • Te ringatoi matua o te ariā: Graham Tipene

  • Ngā kaitito waiata : Tuirina Wehi, Moeahi Kerehoma & Taru mai-i-tawhiti Kerehoma-Hoani.

    Ngā kaiwaiata : Tuirina Wehi, Moeahi Kerehoma, Pikiteora Mura-Hita, Enoka Wehi,
    Tuwhiti Victor Happy, Wairaka Mason & Wairua Potini

    Te whakaputanga oro : Justyn Pilbrow

    Roundhead Studio: Matthew Gunn

    Taonga pūoro: Alistair Fraser

  • Te whakaputanga ataata : Johnny Barker, Jared Kahi & Studio Local

He mea utu nā Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau Public Art
Click here for more information on the project