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Haurongo: Williams, Phyllis Constance

Phyllis Williams (Kirimaemae) performing 'Haere mai ra e te kawana'

Audio file

Hear Phyllis Williams (Kirimamae) in a 1959 radio programme introducing and performing 'Haere mai ra e te kawana' (words by Apirana Ngata). She is accompanied by the strings of the National Orchestra conducted by Alex Lindsay. (4 mins)

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Sound Archives / Ngā Taonga Kōrero

Reference: T46

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Sheila Robinson. 'Williams, Phyllis Constance', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/82/phyllis-williams-kirimaemae-performing-haere-mai-ra-e-te-kawana (accessed 4 June 2026).