The haka of Te Rauparaha (track 16 of 16)

Track 16 of the 1970 album Songs of Maori heroes, by Upper Hutt kapa haka group Māwai Hakona, this is the famous haka by Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha. On one occasion he was without his warriors when an enemy party surrounded the village in which he was staying. He escaped by concealing himself in a store pit. This is his haka of thanksgiving, performed after his escape. Usually only the final part of the haka – 'Ka mate! Ka mate!' – is heard, and this is believed to be the first recording of the haka in full.