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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.
How Māui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone is a 1975 New Zealand children’s book and the first published book by Peter Gossage, a New Zealand author. [1] The book is a retelling of one of the many stories about the mythical culture hero Māui. A new edition of this book was published and popularised in 2011 by Penguin Books New Zealand. [2]
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 Māori legend, there was a curse on the Waiapu River which was lifted when George Gage (Hori Keeti) performed karakia.
How Māui Found the Secret of Fire is a 1984 New Zealand children’s book by Peter Gossage, a New Zealand author. The book follows Māui, who wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pā. A few new editions of this book were published and popularised in 2009 and 2012 by Penguin Books New Zealand. [1]
Tamainu-pō crossed the harbour to Te Taharoa, where an elder sung a karakia over him and sent him along a ridge of Mount Pirongia, saying that he would know he was safe when a storm came upon him. Tamainu-pō followed the route towards Ōpārau, past Te Awaroa and up onto the Pokohuka ridge, the site of Kāwhia's mauri manu ('bird talisman ...
Tamatea Arikinui or Tamatea Mai-Tawhiti was a Māori ariki (chieftain), who captained the Tākitimu canoe on its journey from Hawaiki to New Zealand, where he settled at Tauranga and became the ancestor of the Ngāti Kahungunu iwi.
Karakia-rau: Hikairo, ancestor of Ngāti Hikairo. By Kahungunu, she had five children: [1] Kahukuranui (son) Rongomai-papa (daughter), who married her own maternal grandfather, Ruapani and had a daughter: Ruarauhanga, who married Rākei-hikuroa and was the ancestor of the Te Hika a Ruarauhanga division of Ngāti Kahungunu. [9] [10]
Sue/Wai Te Atatu - the mother, had her children in her teens; Amiria - 19, eldest daughter, a beauty, thinks of herself as Pākehā; Rongo - 18, daddy's girl, sings like a tūī, but not since leaving Waiora; Boyboy - 16, whangai (adopted), sporty, loves the outdoors; The Guests Steve Campbell - Hone's boss, Pākehā, late 30s or early 40s.