MY MIHI

My Mihi

Ka tangi te titi  
Ka tangi te kaka
Ka tangi ko ahau 
Tihei Mauri Ora!

Ko te wehi ki te Atua 
Me whakakororia tona ingoa 
I nga wa katoa.

E nga waewae tapu
E nga mana 
E nga reo 
E nga waka

Tena Koutou i o tatou tini mate 
Haere, haere, haere.

Te hunga mate ki te hunga mate 
Te hunga ora ki te hunga ora

E nga Manuhiri
Nau mai, haere mai, haere mai

Tena koutou ki a koutou 
kua tae mai nei 
ki te tautoko te kaupapa
o tenei wa.

E nga waewae tapu 
E nga mana 
E nga reo 
E nga waka

E tika ana te korero 
i o tatou tupuna

Waiho i te toipoto 
Kaua i te toiroa

Ko Brandon taku ingoa
Ko Ngati Porou te iwi
Ko Ngapuhi te hapu 
Ko te waitemata te awa
Ko rangitoto te maunga
Ko Rosmini te marae
Ko Christine taku mama
Ko Anthony taku papa

No reira 
Tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa

Different types of haka

Different types of haka

Whakatu Waewae

Whakatu Waewae is a haka with weapons in which the men jump up and down. Performed by the war party before going into battle, in front of elders and experienced warriors who judged by their performance whether they were ready to go into battle.

Peruperu

Peruperu is a war dance, leaping haka performed with weapons to intimidate the enemy. The men leap off the ground left to right in unison.

Ngeri

Ngeri is a short haka with no set movements and usually performed without weapons.

Manawa Wera

Manawa Wera is a type of haka with no set movements performed especially at tangihanga, unveilings and after speeches.

Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers

Chicago Bulls vs Indiana Pacers

He metarahi Indiana Pacers - Indiana played great
He taurite Chicago Bulls - Chicago played average
He toharite takaro C.J Miles - C.J Miles played mean
He i takaro tona kino kēmu o te wa Dwayne Wade - Dwayne Wade had played his worst game of the season
He ko te kēmu pai ki te mataara - It was a good game to watch

Tangi Process

A tangi is the traditional Maori mourning funeral held in a marae where whanau, hapu and iwi come together to grieve over the loss of a loved one. Some tangis are different depending on what the iwi decides to do for the passing of the person. Some iwi like to throw the body outside the window of the marae or just bury them. At first people that know the person but not from the iwi are welcomed into their marae which is known as a powhiri and then the iwi members will say their pepeha and send the condolences to them. Family members of the passed person are the most important people for the tangi. They are known as kirimate meaning the skin of death. During the tangi, family members are not expected to cook kai, clean or sing waiata or give speeches. The coffin is left open for people to spend time with him until burial. People that say speeches are people that are from the iwi or hapu of the passed person. But also relatives or good friends are aloud to say speeches. Many waiatas are sang during the funeral. A hakari which is a feast happens after the burial of the person which is suppose to lift tapu.

Maori pa site

What is a maori pa site?
A pa site was a maori village or a defensive settlement. But it’s sometimes known as a hill fort. There are over 5000 of these pa’s. A simple pa called a tuwatawata were made out of a simple wood palisade that would go around the village with several elevated stage levels from which to defend and attack.


What were things needed for a pa site?
The basic things you needed for a pa were sleeping huts, stores of kumara, and other foods with specially erected pataka and pits for water. A wooden gong which is a pahu translated in maori was located at the highest point of the pa and was beaten to warn people of an enemy approaching. Every pa had something special to protect from other enemies. This was often a special stone that had a lot of mana or prestige for the pa and was buried under one of the corner posts.

What did pa sites consist of?
Maori pa sites mainly consisted of wood to go around the whole area. Some pa sites like a pa maioro were made out of rumparts, earthen ditches and many palisades. The most sceptical pā site was called a pā whakino, which mainly included all the other features plus more food storage areas, water wells, more terraces, ramparts, palisades, fighting stages, outpost stages and underground dug-posts.

Maori Warfare

How did Maoris prepare for war?

Within the village, the question of peace or war was considered in the meeting house or on the marae. The assembled people, both men and women, devoted themselves to warlike speeches, songs and chants, thus working themselves up into a state of excitement and military fervour. The chief had to have his people's support from the start. There were a number of ceremonial ways of calling upon the aid of allies, such as offering a chief of another hapu a burnt cloak.To warm up for war the maori would do simple coordination games to get themself ready. There was no specific military training except for the war dances and other demonstrations at the place of assembly.

What weapons did the Maoris use?

Wooden spears used for thrusting and long and short clubs were the usual weapons of the Maori. The most commonly used type of spear was perfectly plain, some six to nine feet long, about an inch in diameter at the thickest part and tapering to a sharp point at the end. The long clubs averaged some five feet in length, were made of tough wood in one piece and had both a blade for striking and a sharp point for stabbing. Dexterity and quick footwork were required for their use. In addition to this long weapon, the Maori warrior usually carried a short club or patu—made of wood, bone or stone) stuck in his belt. They had flat blades whose ends were ground to a sharp edge extending down the sides. A strip of dogskin was passed through a hole bored near the butt to hold the weapon. It had to be used with great speed to be successful; usually the thrust was aimed at temple, neck or ribs; as the enemy was falling, he was despatched with a blow of the blunt butt or heel of the club. The Maori rarely used throwing spears, did not know bows and arrows, and did not use shields.

How would the maoris attack their enemies?

The most common form of surprise attack was the ambuscade. In addition, more elaborate devices were popular. It was regarded as quite in accord with the rules of war to massacre a party of unsuspecting guests or hosts at a village gathering, or to appear close to a village in a guise of wood carriers, cultivators and fishermen, thus beguiling the enemy into false security.

Tuhituhi

I te Ramere rua tekau ma ono o heriturakoka i tenei tau, kei te haere matou ko Marvin, ko Jayden ki Rotorua takaro pahiketeporo ai. I a matou i reira ka tutaki maua etahi kotiro. Kaore au i haere ki te pati na te mea i te ngenge rawa matou mai i pahiketeporo. I te rahoroi i haere matou ki punakauka wera ki kia tau. I a matou i reira ua romiromi tatau. I muri i tera ko te tikanga haere ki te kainga engari I haere matou ki te hoko aihikirimi. I te Ratapu I haere matou takaro atu pahiketepaoro. I matou takaro rua kemu taua ra a riro e rua. I haere matou ki moe mutanga na te mea I matou I anake tahi punipuni te ra i muri mai. I te Rahina ko te taki huritau. I haere matou anake i keke taua po engari ahau tonu toku ra.

Powhiri Process

Waharoa (gateway)
The manuhiri (guests to the marae) meet at the front of the marae, outside the waharoa, waiting to be called on. Usually the woman are at the front, flanked by the men since this was a process in history for maori. The kaikaranga (women caller) stands at the front. 

Karanga (caller)
The manuhiri are called on by a kaikaranga who begins the karanga, to which the manuhiri kaikaranga responds to. The manuhiri move up slowly behind the kaikaranga, until they reach the mahau (porch). The karanga will continue until the manuhiri reach the mahau of the Marae.

Seating 
Manuhiri move into the marae or on the seats arranged in front of the marae and move to the seats allocated to them. The men sit in the front and the women at the back, with the kaikorero (speaker) sitting on the paepae (bench for male speakers) at the front of the group of seats. Everyone remains standing until the Tangata Whenua (people of the land) motion everyone to sit.

Whaikorero (formal speech)
Tangata Whenua start the whaikorero. The kaikorero will stand and present their korero. This is followed by a waiata (song) that the group sings in support of their speaker. The speaking role then moves to the manuhiri who follow the same process.

Koha (gift)
After manuhiri have sung their waiata, the koha is presented, being placed in front of the tangata whenua. The process then moves back to the Tangata Whenua who close the whaikorero proceedings. 

Hongi
The hongi is the process of sharing the breath of life. Everyone lines up and gives each other a hongi and handshake. Each marae has a different kawa (protocol) on who is at the front of the line. 

Kai 
After the Hongi, everyone then gathers in the Whare Kai where the formal process of the Powhiri is ended. Everyone has something to eat and drink to bring things back to whakanoa and lift the tapu of the formal process.