KARAKIA

WHAKATAKA TE HAU

Whakataka te hau ki te uru                                          Be aware of the westerly winds

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga                                     Prepare for the winds from the south

Kia mākinakina ki uta                                                      For the freshness inland

Kia mātaratara ki tai                                                        And the briskness on the shore

E hī ake ana te atakura                                                   May the red-tipped dawn come

He tio, he huka, he hauhū                                            With a sharpened air, a touch of frost, the promise of a glorious day

Tīhei Mauriora!                                                                 Breathe life!

 

TANGAROA WAI NOA

Tangaroa wai noa                                                             Tangaroa unconditional waters                 

Tangaroa wai tapu                                                           Tangaroa sacred waters

Nāu ko te wātea                                                               Vast existence

Nāu ko te ngāwari                                                           Responsible for being kind

Nāu ko te marino                                                             Responsible for the calm

Nāu ko te hohonu                                                            Responsible for the depth

Nāu ko te wai noa                                                            Responsible for waters free from restraint

Nāu ko te wai tapu                                                          Responsible for the water’s sanctity

Whakanoatia                                                                     Be unconditional

Whakatapua e                                                                   Be sacred

Tīhei Mauriora!                                                                 Breathe life!

 

KIA TAU

Kia tau ki a tātou katoa                                                   May we all be settled

Te atawhai ō tō tātou Āriki                                              By the grace of our Lord

Ā Ihu Karaiti                                                                    Jesus Christ

Te aroha ō te Atua                                                          By the love of our creator

Me te whiwhingatahitanga                                              And the fellowship

Ki te Wairua Tapu                                                           Of the Holy Spirit

Ake ake ake                                                                    Forever and ever

Āmine                                                                              Amen