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Haurongo: Hato, Ana Matawhāura

Hato singing a song of her own

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Hear Ana Hato, introduced by an announcer at the opening of radio station 1YZ in Rotorua on 27 April 1949. She sings her own composition 'He moemoea', accompanying herself on the ukelele. (3 min 57 sec)

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Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: D2045

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Joe Malcolm. 'Hato, Ana Matawhāura', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/19/hato-singing-a-song-of-her-own (accessed 4 June 2026).