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Biography: Haddon, Ōriwa Tahupōtiki

Haddon introducing a series of Otago Māori legends

Listen to Oriwa Haddon introduce a series of Otago Māori legends, recorded for 4ZB in October 1938. He begins in Māori, before launching into a lyrical evocation of Dunedin city, in English. (1 min 49 sec)

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Reference: D7159

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Peter J. Lineham. 'Haddon, Ōriwa Tahupōtiki', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/187/haddon-introducing-a-series-of-otago-maori-legends (accessed 4 June 2026).