By Kaysha BrownlieVideo will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playKiri Gilbert is proud to be from Wairoa. "I'm really passionate about Wairoa, Wairoa people, the whole community," he says. When Mr Gilbert extended a Facebook invitation to the community it quickly gained traction. I don't want the Wairoa song to be from Kiri Gilbert, I want the Wairoa song to be from Wairoa itself." I just hope that we all carry it on," Mr Gilbert says.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 07, 2017 17:37 UTC