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Karaka - Tau

from P​ō​neke by Ruby Solly

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Recorded in one of the old karaka plantations of Kāti Māmoe amongst ancient trees that still stand. This aims to be a quiet tribute to a beautiful, sheltered bay. On a hikoi with Tipene O Regan, he spoke of how Karaka do not grow naturally by the coast, so when we see them planted there we know they were planted by our tīpuna; their impact still on our landscape today.

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E koro,
thank you for telling me
how karaka do not grow by the ocean
by their own hands.
Thank you for showing me
the trees our Kāti Māmoe tupuna planted
in this place.
They still grow strong for us.
I return here
when you have gone.
Deep in this plantation
I watch pīwakawaka
move
between poison berries
unaware
that time has moved
that the waves we can hear
are cars
by the shore.

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from P​ō​neke, released June 5, 2020

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Ruby Solly Wellington, New Zealand

Ruby Solly (Kai Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe) is a musician, writer and taonga puoro practitioner living in Pōneke, Aotearoa. Her first album 'Pōneke' explores the hidden histories of Wellington as well as the part that the environment plays within the recording and composing process. ... more

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