He pānui whakaahua tēnei mō te rekoata whakatangi arumoni tuatahi o Aotearoa, 'Blue Smoke'. Nā Ruru Karaitiana te waiata nei i tito, ā, ka whakaputaina a ‘Blue Smoke’ ki te ao i 1947. Ka whakaaturia i tēnei pānui whakaahua kano-toru tētahi wahine e tū ana i te pari, e titiro whakawaho atu ana ki te moana, me te pupuhi o te hau i tōna kāmeta me tana panekoti. Kua tuhia ‘Blue Smoke Kohu – Auwahi’ ki te auahi kikorangi.
A poster for the first commercial record made in Aotearoa New Zealand, ‘Blue Smoke’. Composed by Ruru Karaitiana, ‘Blue Smoke’ was released in 1947. The tri-colour poster shows a woman standing on a cliff looking out to sea with the onshore breeze blowing her scarf and skirt. ‘Blue Smoke Kohu – Auwahi’ is written in the blue smoke.
