Karakia

For those of you wanting to practise our karakia at home...

Whakataka te hau ki te uru. Whakataka te hau ki te tonga. Kia mākinakina ki uta. Kia mātaratara ki tai. E hī ake ana te atakura. He tio, he huka, he hau hū. Tihei mauriora.

English Translation: Cease the winds from the south. Let the breeze blow over the land. Let the breeze blow over the ocean. Let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened air. A touch of frost, a promise of glorious day. Cease the winds from the west.