Who is ngoi pewhairangi

Ngati Porou; shearer, performer, teacher, songwriter, cultural advisor. Worked with her husband in a shearing gang, became involved with the Tairawhiti culture group Te Hokowhitu-a-Tu, became its leader and began writing songs. Queen's Service Medal, Wrote for the television programme Te Reo and involved in Te Kohanga Reo language learning programme for pre-school children. Sorry folks! This is for scheduled maintenance. Some features of our website won't work with Internet Explorer.

Improve your experience by using a more up-to-date browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. Search our collections. Advanced search. Then Ngoi confessed her mokopuna loved it.

Dalvanius told Ngoi it would be a No. However, she warned that he would shake up the industry and would likely make enemies. In New Zealand the single spent four weeks at No. He died of cancer on 3 October It is the only New Zealand song to chart in three separate decades. Where are we going to? Who are we turning to? What will become of our youth? Ngoi Ngoi at NZ Song.

Whakarongo at Teara. Prince Tui Teka. More People Labels Scenes. Funded by. Partners with. Share f t. While working in a shearing gang she was known for her mischievous nature and her singing. Ngoi remains best known for her collaborations with contemporary musical pioneers. Later, she compiled the book Tuini: her life and her songs Considered an expert at adjudicating kapa haka competitions, she was frequently called upon to judge both in New Zealand and Australia and at festivals such as the Tamararo cultural competition, held annually in Gisborne, and the New Zealand Polynesian Festival later the Aotearoa Maori Performing Arts Festival and now known as Te Matatini.

Many were written for specific events, including the visit of the prince and princess of Wales in , when she was responsible for the organisation of the official welcome. She was renowned for her spontaneity in writing compositions for various people. They earned gold and platinum records for selling, respectively, 7, and 15, copies. Ngoi was the co-founder along with Katerina Mataira of Te Ataarangi, a method of learning and teaching the Maori language. Te Ataarangi became so successful that its practitioners formed a national association at a hui convened by Ngoi in