Read on for 3 karakias: Karakia Timatanga – Karakia to Start, Karakia mo te Kai – Karakia before food, Karakia Whakamutunga – Karakia to Finish.

Karakia Timatanga – Karakia to Start 

Whakataka te hau ki te uru,
Whakataka 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.

Haumi e! Hui e! Tāiki e!

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

Karakia mo te Kai – Karakia Before Food

E Rongo, e Rongo
Homai ngā tipu
Hei whakakī i te tīnana
Hei oranga
Au eke au eke
Hui e, taiki e!

Rongo matane
Share with us your food
As sustenance for the body
For life
Draw together! Affirm

Karakia Whakamutunga – Karakia to Finish

Kia tau ki a tātou katoa
Te atawhai o tō tātou Ariki, a Ihu Karaiti
Me te aroha o te Atua
Me te whiwhingatahitanga
Ki te wairua tapu
Ake, ake, ake
Amine

May we all join peacefully
Through the love and support of our Lord, Jesus Christ
and the love of God
and the unity as one through the holy spirit
Amen