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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