Rangi Ruru Wananga Karaitiana (4 March 1909 – 15 December 1970) was a New Zealand musician and songwriter. Karaitiana was born in Dannevirke, New Zealand...
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of "Kohu Auwahi") is a 1949 song written by Ruru Karaitiana and performed by Pixie Williams. Karaitiana wrote the song in 1940 while serving in World...
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first release on the local TANZA label. The A-side was written by Ruru Karaitiana whilst he was on board a troop ship during World War II, and was recorded...
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Finn 1991 1 Yes 17 "Blue Smoke" Pixie Williams and the Ruru Karaitiana Quartet Ruru Karaitiana 1949 1 18 "Dance All Around The World" Blerta Corben Simpson...
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You've Done (To My Heart)". On 2 October 2019, Carter, along with Ruru Karaitiana and Pixie Williams, was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of...
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songs, Blue Smoke was written by Ruru Karaitiana, who was born on a farm between Woodville and Dannevirke. Karaitiana served with the Māori Battalion in...
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Finn/Neil Finn, 1991) "Blue Smoke" - Pixie Williams & The Ruru Karaitiana Quartet (Ruru Karaitiana, 1949) "Dance All Around the World" - Blerta (Corben Simpson/Geoff...
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Zealand's first pop song was "Blue Smoke", written in the 1940s by Ruru Karaitiana. Pixie Williams recorded the song in 1949 and, although it went triple...
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Mason Durie (community leader) Mason Durie (psychiatrist) Jamie Joseph Ruru Karaitiana India Logan-Riley - climate activist Mavis Mullins Piri Sciascia Keala...
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Master 11695–5. Recorded August 13, 1953. "Blue Smoke (Kohu Auwahi)" (Ruru Karaitiana) Time: 2:26. Session 2382; Master 9292–9. Recorded November 5, 1951...
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hardware-related errors "Blue Smoke", a 1949 song by Pixie Williams, written by Ruru Karaitiana "Blue Smoke", a 2013 song by Stone Sour from House of Gold & Bones...
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Rapley Aaron Thompson (Blue Dread) Darryl Thomson (DLT) 2019 Jim Carter Ruru Karaitiana Pixie Williams Th' Dudes Dave Dobbyn Ian Morris Peter Urlich Lez White...
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the third artist to be recorded by the label. He was proceeded by Ruru Karaitiana and Ken Avery. Although most of Jack's songs were covers of Australian...
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Te Wera Hauraki (section Battle of Te Ruru)
came walking with his two children and was attacked by a warrior called Karaitiana and had just managed to fight him off when he was shot with the broken...
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Smoke" TANZA Green Label 1, was recorded by Pixie Williams and the Ruru Karaitiana Quintette. The song though labeled as recorded 3 October 1948, was...
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guests Gurrumul and Chris Cheney - 3:19 "Blue Smoke" (Originally by Ruru Karaitiana) with special guest Whirimako Black - 4:01 "Bless This House" (Originally...
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Zealand-born members of the New Zealand Parliament. The second four members were Karaitiana Takamoana (Eastern Maori); Wi Katene (Northern Maori); Hōri Kerei Taiaroa...
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Kahungunu Ahuriri, Heretaunga Hoani Ruru Ngāti Kahungunu Gisborne ki Paritu H. M. Tamahau Ngāti Kahungunu Wairarapa Karaitiana Te Amaru Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti Tolaga...
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Prior to that, Ngāi Tahu generally referred to the Christchurch area as Karaitiana, an anglicised version. "ChCh" is commonly used as an abbreviation of...
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electorate were Ngāti Kahungunu chiefs Tareha Te Moananui (1868–1871), Karaitiana Takamoana (1871–1879), and Henare Tomoana (1879–1881). The effectiveness...
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