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Haurongo: Pītama, Te Aritaua

Audio associated with Pītama, Te Aritaua

Audio file
Hear Te Aritaua Pitama announce a live 3YA broadcast from King Edward Barracks at the scene of the Christchurch VE Day celebrations in 1945. He is also heard performing a waiata tangi, with his concert party, in a recording from the 1950s. (1 min 10 sec)

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: D7165 & T5369

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Angela Ballara rāua ko Riki Te Mairaki Pitama. 'Pītama, Te Aritaua', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000, whakahou January 2002. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/76/audio-associated-with-pitama-te-aritaua (accessed 24 June 2026).