Karakia

Kia hora te marino

Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana

kia tere te Kārohirohi i mau

i tōu huarahi

May the calm be widespread

may the ocean glisten as greenstone

may the shimmer of light

ever dance across your pathway

Mā te whakapono

Mā te tūmanako

Mā te titiro

Mā te whakarongo

Mā te mahi tahi

Mā te whakamomori

Mā te arhoa

Ka taea e mātou

By believing and trusting

By having faith and hope

By looking and searching

By listening and hearing

By working and striving together

By sheer desire and determination

By all being done by love

We will succeed

Ka haea te ata

Ka hāpara te ata

Ka korokī te manu

Ka wairori te kutu

Ko te ata nui

Ka horaina

Ka taki te umere

He pō, he pō

He ao, he ao, ka awatea

Kua mutu ā mātou mahi

Mō tēnei wā

Manaakitia mai mātou katoa

O mātou hoa

O mātou whānau

Āio ki te aorangi

Our work has finished

For the time being

Protect us all

Our friends

Our family

Peace to the universe

Matua te tihi

Matua te kaha

Matua te āio

Matua te mana

Whiua te hā kino

Tōkia te hā ora

Ki ruka, ki raro,

Ki roto, ki waho

Haumi e, hui e, tāiki e

Our family

Friends and food

We say

thank you

Simple Karakia for Dissection

He mihi tenei ki nga oranga kua wheturangitia.

Moe mai ra

Okioki mai ra

Note: you can replace [oranga - life] with the specific animal being dissected.

• Pig (hearts): poaka
• Cow: kau
• Sheep (eyes): pirikahu
• Rat/Mouse: kiore

This is a greeting to the lives that have recently gone to the seven stars.

Sleep.

Sleep.

Karakia for Dissection

Tēnei [animal] he taonga

Tēnei [animal] he koha

Tēnei [animal] he whakahere

Tēnei kiore he tauira

Moea te moengaroa

Hui e, Tāiki e!

Animals

• Pig (hearts): poaka
• Cow: kau
• Sheep (eyes): pirikahu
• Rat/Mouse: kiore

This [animal] is a treasure

This [animal] is a gift

This [animal] sacrifices itself

For our learning

Rest in peace