Songs

We will be learning these songs:

Matariki

It is called Ngā Tamariki O Matariki
ByErana Hemmingsen
Waiti Waita Waipunarangi
Tupuanuku Tupuarangi Ururangi e
Koinei ngā tamariki o Matariki (These are the children of Matariki)
Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e (The bright stars that shine in the sky)
Ngā whetū e pīataata i te rangi e (The bright stars that shine in the sky)

ENVIROSCHOOLS WAIATA 

‘LET THE CHILDREN LEAD THE WAY’

Mā taku tapuwae i te ao nei 

E para i te oranga taiao 

Mō aku mokopuna e 

Let the children lead the way 

Chorus: 

He tāonga tuku iho 

Mā ngā kaitiaki o te taiao 

Ki te atawhai ki te tiaki 

Mō ngā uri hakaeke e 

Ki te atawhai ki te tiaki 

Mō ngā uri hakaeke e 

Mō ngā uri hakaeke e 

My footprints in this world 

Leading the pathway for the wellbeing of the environment 

For our children 

Let the children lead the way 

Chorus: 

A precious gift handed down for us 

The guardians of the environment 

To nurture, to protect 

For the generations to follow 

To nurture, to protect 

For the generations to follow 

For the generations to follow 

The waiata was written by a group of people (including Ardre Foote, Faye Wilson-Hill, Jo Murray, Robyn Irving, Susan Botting and Peter Heard) at the 2004 Energiser Hui in Manaia, Northland. The waiata is sung by Ardre Foote from Te Mauri Tau in Whaingaroa, and the music was engineered by Brent Holt from CSD Producations Ltd.