Tuesday 25 September 2018

Powhiri Words for Senior Leaders

Te Waka
Kaea: Aha tōia mai Haul it! Drag it!
Katoa: Te waka The canoe
Kaea: Ki te urunga To its resting place
Katoa: Te waka The canoe
Kaea: Ki te moenga To its abiding place
Katoa: Te waka The canoe
Ki te takotoranga To the place where it will lie
I takoto ai te waka Set it down the canoe
Hī! Hī!

Karanga
Haere mai, haere mai, haere mai rā eeeee!
Haere mai e ngā tamariki o tō tātou Kura o Outram me a koutou Whānau hoki eeeeee!
Whakatau mai rā, whakatau mai rā, whakatau mai rāaaaa!

Karakia Kai
Whakapainga ēnei kai
Hei ora mō te tinana
Amine