Mihi

Create your own Mihimihi

Learning Intentions:

LEVEL ONE

Students should be able to:

* Write their own mihi

* Learn both Maori and English version (Memory)

* Recite in front of class/team

LEVEL TWO

Students should be able to:

* Add a Tauparapara / Whakatauki to your Mihi (proverb)

* Add Pepeha to Mihi (Mountain, River etc) Geological acknowledgement

* Add Whakapapa to Mihi (Geneology)

LEVEL THREE

Students should be able to:

* Adjust mihi accordingly to various situations (Formal/Powhiri & Informal)

SEE MARKING RUBRIC

Kupu Mihimihi

Here is an example

Tenei te mihi ki a koe e ___________ mo nga karakia whakaritea o tenei ra

Greetings to ____________________ for the beginning prayer of this day

He mihi aroha tenei ki a koutou ki nga manuhiri

This is a heartfelt greeting to the visitors

nau mai, haere mai ki tenei kura

welcome, welcome to this school

Ka nui te hari, ka nui te koa mo to koutou kaha mo to koutou tautoko o matou kura

Great is the joy and happiness for your strengths for your support of our school

No reira tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa,

Greetings to you all

Ka huri au ki nga tauira o tenei kura,

I turn to the students of this school

Kia ora e hoa ma kua hui mai nei

Greetings to my friends who have gathered here

ki te kawe mai i nga whakaaro pai me te aroha

to bring the good thoughts and love.

Ka nui te koa mo to koutou manawanui ki te aromai ki te awhina i nga kaupapa

Great is the happiness for your dedication in attending to support the topics

e pa ana ki tenei kura

concerning this school

No reira e te whanau o tenei kura, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena ra tatou katoa.

So therefore, greetings once, greetings twice, greetings thrice to the family of this school.

Simple Mihimihi

He mihi whanui tenei kia tatou katoa

Ki a koe e te rangatira e ___________ tena koe mo to mahi whakamoemiti ki to tatou matua i te rangi

He mihi mahana tenei ki a koe e te Matua/Whaea, a Matua/Whaea _________ (teacher's name) tena koe.

He mihi hoki ki nga tauira, kia ora koutou katoa

No reira tena koutou, tena koutou, tena ra tatou katoa

This is a greeting to all of you here

To you the leader _______ greetings to you for your work starting our prayer to god

This is a warm greeting to you ______ (teacher), greetings to you.

Greetings also to the students, hello everyone

Therefore greetings once, greetings twice, greetings again to us all.

Team Assesmbly

Ka tangi te titi ka tangi ......

or

Whakataka te hau ki ti uru......

Te whare e tu nei, tena koe

Te papa e takoto nei tena koe, a, tena korua

Tenei te mihi ki a koe e ___________, nau te karakia i timata i tenei ra

Tuarua ka tika me mihi atu ki te rangatira o te waka, te waka matauranga a Ta/Mr Burt, tena koe if Mr Burt is present)

He mihi mahana hoki ki nga kaiako o te kura, kua tae mai nei ki tenei hui, tena koutou

Ki a koutou hoki nga tauira, kia ora koutou katoa

No reira tena koutou, tena koutou, tena ra tatou katoa

(Whakatauki/Tauparapara)

option A, mihi to the whare and the surrounding land

Te whare e tū nei, tēnā koe, te papa e takoto ake nei, tēnā koe, ā, tēnā kōrua

Greetings to you ______________ for starting the karakia for us, this day.

Secondly is right to acknowledge our leader of learning Mr Burt, greetings.

A warm welcome also to the teachers, who have arrived to this gathering, greetings.

A final greeting to the students, hello to all.

Therefore welcome, welcome, welcome one and all.

option B, special mention to the tangata whēnua of this area, to (for Pt England) Ngati Paoa, the Marutuahu people of plenty, and to Ngati Whatua, the dogskin cloaked people, therefore acknowledgements to them

Ngā mihi ki ngā tangata whēnua o tenei rohe, Ki ? (for Pt England) Ngāti Paoa, arā Marutuahu kōwhao rau, ki Ngati Whātua hoki, ngā kurī purepure o Tamaki), tēnā kōutou katoa