Composing upon the pōwhiri form

Could one compose in the pōwhiri form in a similar way to classical compositions such as the sonata, cantata, mass and so on? The pōwhiri represents a form - it is a sequence of events taking place over time. Certain pre-formed events - karanga, wero, whakaeke, tangi, whaikōrero, waiata, hohou rongo - occur every time a pōwhiri takes place. Hence, one could seek composers to 'compose' a pōwhiri in the same way that classical composers composed masses, requiems and so on. Is this possible? What would it entail?

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