P ōwhiri

1. Pōwhiri

2. Pōwhiri: What is it? • A Pōwhiri is a formal Māori welcoming ceremony • They can happen anywhere hosts wish to formally greet a group of visitors. For example on a marae.

3. Pōwhiri: What happens? • Māori language is used during a pōwhiriand a basic pōwhiri follows six steps • Karanga • Whaikōrero • Waiata • Koha • Hongi • Hākari

4. 1. Karanga • The karanga is an exchange of calls that take place during the time a visiting group moves onto the marae or into the formal meeting area. • The karangaindicates the start of the pōwhiri • Karanga are initiated by the hosts and the visitors respond. They follow a format to keep within protocol • Karanga are carried out by women - kaikaranga • Karanga are to address and greet each other and the people the kaikaranga are representing, address and pay tribute to the dead and refer to the reason the groups have come together • The exchange generally lasts until the visitors have stopped to pay respect in front of the meeting house. After a short silence the hosts indicate the visitors should take their seats.

5. 2. Whaikōrero • Whaikōrero are formal speeches spoken in Māori and are generally carried out by men • Speakers display their competence with Māori language and create imagery and metaphor with their speeches • Whaikōrero also follow a format: • 1. Tauparapara – ritual chant • 2. Acknowledgement of the ancestral house • 3. Acknowledgement of Mother Earth and all living things • 4. Acknowledgement of the dead • 5. Acknowledgement of the living • 6. Purpose of the meeting

6. 3. Waiata • Waiata are songs • They are sung after each whaikōrero (formal speech) • They are sung to support what the speaker has said and to also lift restrictions (tapu) • They are performed in unison with no music or instruments

7. 3. Waiata • Example of waiata • Tēnākoutou, e hoamāGreetings, oh friendsKuatae maineiitēneirā          Arrived here this dayNöreirarā, e hoamāTherefore, oh friends,
 Kia orarā, koutoukatoaGood health, to you all • KuarongohokiahauI had heard of course KuarongohokiahauI had heard of course KuarongohokiahauI had heard of course 
 Kei tehaeremaikoutouThat you were all coming Nöreirarā, e hoamāTherefore, oh friends,
 Kia orarā, koutoukatoaGood health, to you all • http://www.korero.maori.nz/sound/waiata/tena-koutou.mp3 • The song was recorded by Radio Kahungunu and sung by "The Irirangi Singers" Joseph TeRito, John Harmer, Patricia TeRangi and HaweaTomoana

8. 4. Koha • Koha – gift • Koha is usually money collected from the visitors. It is money of love and respect to the hosts for their hospitality • The koha is laid on the ground by the last speakers of the visitors • A kuia (female elder) from the hosts may karanga in thanks • The koha is picked up by a male from the hosts

9. 5. Hongi • Hongi – to press noses • Hongi signify the joining together of the hosts and visitors, sharing of life breath • Hosts invite visitors to come forward to hongi and shake hands (hariru)

10. 6. Hākari • Hākari – meal, feast, to have a feast • A meal is shared between the hosts and visitors • The hākari usually signifies the end of the pōwhiri

11. http://hereoora.tki.org.nz/Videos/Te-marae/Powhiri-on-a-maraehttp://hereoora.tki.org.nz/Videos/Te-marae/Powhiri-on-a-marae