Māori musician, played saxophone, member of the Quin Tikis and other show bands. Left New Zealand in the late 1960s becoming one of the spearheads of the Māori showband takeover in Sydney and Suva. Died in 1983. Name sometimes given as Anzac Teoka.
Te Oka, Anzac, active 1963-1983
Teoka, Anzac, active 1963-1983
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Waikato River at Ngaruawahia; member of Waikato band and girlfriend, Maori Festival of ...
Date: 1963
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AWM-0659-F
Description: Images of people swimming in the Waikato River at Ngaruawahia, and of singer? Shirley Clifford and musician Anzac Te Oka at the Maori Festival of the Arts, Ngaruawahia. Photographs taken in 1963 by Ans Westra. Unless otherwise stated all persons are unidentified. Source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra and filed with proof sheets. Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film Processing information: Digitisation details - Original negatives digitised by Suite Tirohanga.
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Ngaruawahia Festival of the Arts - Waikato bands concert
Date: 1963
From: Westra, Ans, 1936-2023: Photographs
Reference: AWM-0660-F
Description: Images from Waikato bands concert, part of Ngaruawahia Festival of the Arts, taken in 1963 by Ans Westra. Unless otherwise stated all persons are unidentified. Images show Shirley Clifford, Anzac Te Oka and Wi Wharekura sitting backstage (Frame 2); and Anzac Te Oka and Gerry Merito backstage (Frame 1). Groups shown are: the Thunder Clouds (Frame 5), Vogue Trio (Bill Morgan, Ivan Berryman, Lyman Young - Frames 6-7, 9-10), Quin Tikis (Bill Rawhiti, bass; Anzac Te Oka, sax; Marsh Cook, sax; Sam Matepare, guitar; Richard Taiaroa, guitar; Gimmick Cameron, drums) - Frame 12. Original source of descriptive information - Notes written by Westra and filed with proof sheets. Quantity: 4 b&w original negative(s) 120 strips containing 12 images. Physical Description: Cellulose acetate roll film Processing information: Digitisation details - Original negatives digitised by Suite Tirohanga. Scope updated in May 2024 after Wi Wharekura and Gerry Merito identified by a researcher.