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

Read on for the following waiatas and downloadable MP3s: Tane Mahuta, He Kakano Ahau, He Honore, Waitaha E!, Ka Kitea!

A kiwaha, or saying, is something you would teach a learner at the beginning of a lesson, it is a fun way of teaching Te Reo Maori! A kiwaha can be made up and can mean anything as long as it is a saying. 

Whakataukī (proverbs) are very important within Māori culture. They are used to reference specific ideas in Whaikorero or speeches and are largely common in myths and stories.

Some simple instructional language.

School whakataukī on our Beautiful Tree of values.