Paraire "Friday" Henare Tomoana was a Maori political leader, journalist, historian, sportsman, and lyricist of the Ngati Kahungunu and Ngai Te Whatu-i-Apiti tribes.
11 Facts About Paraire Tomoana
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Paraire Tomoana was educated at Te Aute College and was a member of the Young Maori Party, an association of alumni from the college that dominated the Maori political landscape in the early 20th century.
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Paraire Tomoana was in favour of Maori enlistment in the First World War, and was a major fundraiser and organiser of recruitment drives for the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion.
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Paraire Tomoana was an Anglican lay reader, and at the time of his death was widely acknowledged as an authority on Maori history and culture.
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Paraire Tomoana suffered a stroke and died on 15 April 1946.
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Paraire Tomoana was succeeded as the principal Ngati Kahungunu chief of the Heretaunga region by his eldest son, Taanga Tomoana.
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Paraire Tomoana attended Te Aute College and, at his father's insistence, received military training in Porangahau from an uncle, Ihaia Hutana.
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On 27 March 1913, Paraire Tomoana married Kuini Ripeka Raerena.
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The origin of the tune is subject to debate; in the song's first publication in 1921, Paraire Tomoana wrote that "it emanated from the North of Auckland", and was later popularised by Maori soldiers who were training near Auckland before embarking for the war in Europe.
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Paraire Tomoana became a prolific composer of Maori action songs, many of which remain popular today.
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In 1918 Paraire Tomoana wrote the lyrics for E Pari Ra, a lament to a Maori soldier killed in the war.