The daughter of the composer of iconic Kiwi song Tutira Mai Nga Iwi says we have been singing it wrong for 50 years. As a consequence the song had been sung with the wrong lyrics for the past five decades. "They allowed the publication of Tutira Mai Nga in all the songbooks of New Zealand schools. They never sought consent, they never bothered to find out who wrote it, and they consequently wrote the wrong words," she said. When he returned from war, Huata composed a number of iconic songs, including his rendition of How Great Thou Art into Whakaaria mai.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 05, 2017 03:00 UTC