How to Pronounce Tuini Ngawai
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May 05, 1910 Died on 12 Aug 1965 (aged 55)
Maori songwriter
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About Tuini Ngawai
- Tuini Moetu Haangu Ngawai (5 May 1910 – 12 August 1965) was a well-known Maori songwriter, teacher, shearer and cultural adviser.Her iwi is Ngati Porou and her hapu is Te Whanau a Ruataupare.
- Born at Tokomaru Bay, her twin sister died in infancy, and Moetu was given the name Tuini, a transliteration of twin.
- Tuini Ngawai composed many songs using European tunes, to encourage Maori pride and, from 1939, to raise morale among Maori at home and at the war.
- Many, such as Hoki mai e tama ma and E te Hokowhiti-a-Tu (to the tune of In the Mood) are still sung today.
- Her niece Ngoi Pewhairangi was also a composer.
