Kaipuukaha Engineer

Leader Taringa whakarongo,

Listen Up,

He ope Tu Taua,
This is a War Party,

He ope na Tumatauenga,
A War Party dedicated to Tumatauenga, (God of War)

Uhi Wero,
Prepare yourself,

Tau mai te mauri,

Unify each other,

Haumi e Hui e Taiki e,

We are unified and prepared,

Kia mau, kia piko,

Prepare to Haka, adopt the Haka stance, Hands on Hips head
slightly bowed

Uma ki waho, Chests out, (be proud and confident) Chest out,
shoulders back.

All Slap - Aue, he aahua, tipiwhenua, Oh, they look like tramps,left
foot steps forward, to turn body to the side, hands go out to side (hands
open) 2 x steps forward, hands coming together in front of chest, fists
clenched with each step

ka hanga tonu, Raise right fist high to the rear, left hand on
hip, right fist hammers into left palm on “tonu” at the same time turning
to the front (right foot forward)
i o koutou puninga, they build your camps, (Raising the roof),
hands lowered out to the side then raised so fingers touch above head to
form a roof over your head

me te kookiri whakamua hoki, and sometimes lead the

advance, (Prodding action in front of body), right hand forms
prodder (2 x fingers pointing), left arm forms the ground. Right hand
prods across the top of the forearm left

slight Pause of one best – return hands to hips, breath in, chest out,
rotate shoulder back and down

Maaringiringi, koopatapata te toto,They sweat red blood,

(Wipe blood & sweat away) wipe forearms across forehead during
maringiringi, cross arms slapping top of shoulders during
kopatapata, flick hands down and away to side during te toto.

hei piriti waipuke,to bridge the flood, Link arms shoulder to

shoulder to form a bridge, dip to the right on waipuke to boom the
bridge across the gap

aa te rongo pakanga,to give you a fighting chance, step back

with the right foot to turn to the side, left hand on hip, right fist
glenched raised to the rear above your head,(during “aa te rongo”),
step forward with right foot to face the front, punch right fist into
left palm in front of body on “pakanga”, then sink to the ground in
kneeling position

Maa wai e noho, hei pahuu rori ki muri, Who stays behind
(when it gets too hot) to blow the roads in the rear? Reach behind
your back with both hands (as though going into webbing to grab out
explosives) then place/pile explosives on the ground in front of you
during “ma wai e noho”.
Raise hands in the air during “hei” and slap the ground on
“pahu rori” then fling your arms up into the air to signify the earth
erupting up out of the ground at the same time stand up “ki muri”

Mea atu koe ki too ate, Just tell your loved one, both arms
thrust forward straight away then back to mouth region and out
again (as though speaking, conveying a message) x 2

naa te kaipuukaha, paruparu tawhito koe, i ora ai, that

she/he owes your life to some Muddy Old Engineer, continue with
arms going forward this time bring them back to strike your chest
(3 x times) double tap, fist clenched on “kaha”, then arms forward
and out, single slap on “tawhito” then arms forward and out and
single slap on “I ora” then arms forward and out on “ai”

He paruparu, Some dusty, wipe dust off each shoulder

He kiripaka, Crusty, paddling action across your body, to left

side then right side

He pakakuu, Croaking, digging action, driving shovel into

ground and throwing dirt over shoulder

He whakanene, Joking, digging action, driving shovel into

ground and throwing dirt over shoulder

He kaipuukaha paruparu tawhito, Muddy Old Engineer…

thrust both arms forward ‘he kaipuu’’ bring them back to strike
your chest double tap, fist clenched on “kaha”, then arms forward
and out, single slap on “tawhito”

If doing haka twice, the kaia restarts with “AUE!” slap, then
all come back in on “he ahua…”

Kia mau kia ita, kia mau kia ita, ita, ita, mau tonu, Unite,
holdfast and be fulfilled. “Kia mau” - Left hand on hip, grasping
action out to side with right hand. “Kia ita” – right hand on hip,
grasping action out to side with left hand. “Kia mau” - left hand on
hip, grasping action out to side with right hand. “Kia ita” – right
hand remains out, grasping action out to side with left hand ie: both
hand now out to side.
“Ita, ita” - raise clenched fists from the sides to the centre
of the chest and cross at wrists on last “ita”, “mau tonu” – free
style finish, (pukana, kneeling etc) no outlandish kung fu kicks etc.