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Taking haka to the world : Bub & Nen's story 328 p., [32 p. of plates] : ill. (chiefly col.) Summary: Ngapo and Pimia Wehi, affectionately known as Bub and Nen, have achieved what no other partnership has accomplished in a lifetime of kapa haka (Maori performing arts). With over a century of combined experience in Maori song and dance, leading teams and teaching, they have won six national kapa haka championships, twice as the leaders of The Waihirere Maori Club and four times with Auckland kapa haka team Te Waka Huia. They have also taken their brand of kapa haka to the world from Broadway to Korea and from Fiji to the Taj Mahal. Ka mau te Wehi is the story of Bub and Nen, a loving dedicated couple who taught a generation of Maori youth how to live the ideals of whanau (family) and hold fast to their cultural identity through participating in kapa haka. Bub and Nen sought the pursuit of excellence in Maori performing arts and have been integral to the growth and development of the kapa haka phenomenon in New Zealand. (Back cover)