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NZ Chefs Karakia.
Thanks to NZ Chefs’ Joe Mcleod, Matua Rangatira Tohunga Tūmau [Senior Executive Master Chef] for these Karakia to use for the opening and closing of Hui.
KARAKIA
Opening a Hui with a Karakia acknowledges the spiritual connection Māori have with their ancestors and helps to draw participants together under a common purpose.
Examples of Karakia to open and / or close Hui include:
KARAKIA
very brief opening
E te Atua
Tēnā koe mō ngā painga
O tēnei rā
Āmine
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KARAKIA
very brief opening
O Lord
Thank you for the blessings
Of this day
Amen
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KARAKIA - Opening
He Hōnore
He korōria ki te Atua
He maungārongo ki te whenua
He whakaaro pai ki ngā tangata katoa
Āmine
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KARAKIA - Opening
Honour
And glory to God
Peace on Earth
And goodwill to man
Amen
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KARAKIA - Closing
Kia tau, ki a tatou katoa
Te Atawhai o tō tatou Ariki
A Īhu Karaiti
Te aroha o te Atua
Me te whiwhingātahitanga
Ki te Wairua Tapu
Āke, ake, ake
Āmine
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KARAKIA - Closing
Bestow on us all
The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ
The love of God
And the fellowship
Of the Holy Spirit
Now and forever more
Amen
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KARAKIA
Whakatakata te hau ki te uru
Whakatakata te hau ki te tonga
Kia mākinakina ki uta
Kia mātaratara ki tai
E hī ake ana te atākura
He tio, he huka, he hauhunga
Tīhēi Mauri ora
Āmine
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KARAKIA
Cease the winds from the West
Cease the winds from the South
Let the breezes blow over the land
Let the breezes blow over the ocean
Let the red-tipped dawn come
With a sharpened air, a touch of frost, a promise of a glorious day
Behold the breath of life
Amen
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KARAKIA A TE ATUA (The Lord's Prayer)
E to mātou matua i te rangi
Kia tapu tōu ingoa
Kia tae mai tōu rangatiratanga
Kia meatia tau e pai ai
Ki runga ki te whenua
Kia rite anō ki tō te rangi
Hōmai ki a mātou āianei
He taro mā mātou mō tēnei rā
Murua o mātou hara
Me mātou hoki e muru nei
I o te hunga e hara ana
Ki a mātou
Aua hoki mātou e kawea kia whakawaia
Engari whakaorangia mātou i te kino
Nāu hoki te rangatiratanga te kaha me te korōria
Āke, ake ake
Āmine
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KARAKIA A TE ATUA (The Lord's Prayer)
Our Father which art in Heaven
Hallowed by Thy name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
In Earth
As it is in Heaven
Give us this day
Our daily bread
Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive
Those who trespass
Against us
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from Evil
The strength and the glory
Forever and ever
Amen
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KARAKIA MO TE KAI - KARAKIA FOR FOOD
E tō mātou Matua-i-te-Rangi
Whakapainga ēnei kai
Kua horaina i mua i a tātou
Hei oranga mō ō mātou tinana
Āmine
KARAKIA MO TE KAI / Blessing the food
E tō mātou Matua-i-te-Rangi
Whakapainga ēnei kai
He oranga mō mātou tinana
Te kaha me te korōria
Āke, Ake, Ake.
Āmine
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KARAKIA MO TE KAI - KARAKIA FOR FOOD
Our Father who art in heaven
Bless this food
Spread before us
As sustenance for our bodies
Amen
KARAKIA MO TE KAI / Blessing the food
Our Father who art in Heaven
Bless this food
Health to our bodies
The strength and the glory
Forever and ever.
Amen
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