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• Introduction• The Rules• Questions• Interview• Protocol• Waiata• Karanga• Powhiri• Mihi• Koha• Hongi• Kai
At a marae the tangata whenua are the people who are part of the marae they welcome you on.
A marae is a sacred place that the maori people respect.
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• No food in the whare nui• Don’t pass food over peoples head• Don’t walk over peoples legs • Don’t talk while someone else is talking • Always take your shoes off before entering the whare
nui• No running in fount of the whare nui• Say grace before eating • Wash your hands after coming out of the cemetery• Don’t save seats
• Respect the ancestors. • Contents
What was it like to visit the marae?
What was the Powhiri like?
What where some of the rules?
What did you give as your Koha?
Was it your first time?
What was the waiata you sang?
What did you learn?
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Karanga- the call
Powhiri- the welcome
Mihi- self introduction
Waiata- the songs
Koha- the gift from visitors
Hongi- the nose and forehead press
Kai- food
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E toru Nga mea
E toru nga mea (echo)
Nga mea nunui (echo)
E ki ana(echo)
Te piapera(echo)
Whakapono(echo)
Tumanako(echo)
Ko te mea nui(echo)
Ko te aroha
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The Karanga is the call you are not allowed to go on to the marae unless you have been called. You respond to the Karanga after the hosts.
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The powhiri is the welcome you can not visit a marae without the powhiri. Once you have had the powhiri you are part of the tanga whenua.
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The mihi is a the self introduction
In a mihi you say things like your tribe sub tribe, river, mountain, parents your name and things like that the mihi is a important part of the welcome.
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The koha is the gift from the visitors. In the in olden days they used to give fish fruit and things like that know we give money.
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The hongi is a greeting used by the Maori people when you press noses and foreheads. Remember never be afraid to hongi.
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