The Maori song, “E Pari Ra,” which has been harmonized, and arranged for the Wanganui Choral Society by Mr Slater for its concert, has an interesting history. The words were written by Sir Apirana Ngata (says the Herald), and set to the melody of a well-known waltz,. It was originally intended as a song of farewell to the Hawkes Bay members of the Maori Pioneer Battalion, and as such was first rendered to a Hastings audience in the form of a tableau by a Red Cross nurse and a Maori soldier. It gained instant popularity in Hawkes Bay arid has lately been broadcast from 2YA. by the Putiki concert party.
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Southland Times, Issue 21263, 9 December 1930, Page 10
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