Opening Karakia – Example

Tukua te wairua kia rere ki ngā taumata

Hai ārahi i ā tātou mahi

Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā

Kia mau kia ita

Kia kore ai e ngaro

Kia pupuri

Kia whakamaua

Kia tina! TINA! Hui e! TĀIKI E!

Allow your spirit to exercise its potential

To guide us in our work

And in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions

Ensure it is never lost

Hold fast

Secure it!

Draw together! Affirm!