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Karakia are Māori incantations and prayer used to invoke spiritual guidance and protection. [1] They are also considered a formal greeting when beginning a ceremony . According to legend, there was a curse on the Waiapu River which was lifted when George Gage (Hori Keeti) performed karakia.
Karakia is central to kura kaupapa Māori and the spiritual well-being of Māori. Meetings will begin with a prayer. Children at the start and end of the day will undertake karakia with their kaiako. On special occasions, when new schools are opened or at special school events, kaumatua (elders) of the community will undertake special karakia.
She initiated total-immersion classes for children after they had come out of kōhanga reo (Māori language immersion pre-school). [3] [4] [5] Her educational influence included nursing "with holistic ways of looking at health". [6] Pere represented New Zealand in 1975 at the United Nations International Women's Year Conference in Mexico City. [3]
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