MAori Business Korero
SONGS OF SUPPORT - NGa WAIATA
The Department of Labour has informally adopted the following waiata ('Tukua') for use on many occasions where Department of Labour staff are called upon to mihi.
TUKUA
Tukua atu ra
Extend your
te reo powhiriwhiritia
welcome
Ki to iwi Maori
to your Maori people
e tu nei
who stand before you
kimikau ana matou
searching for
ki te mea ngaro
those treasures lost
i waihotia
and left for us
e nga matua
by our ancestors
Other simple and well-known waiata that can be used to support fellow staff include:
WHAKAARIA MAI
Whakaaria mai
Display
tou ripe ka ki au
Your cross to me
Ti aho mai
As a beacon
Ra roto i te po
In the night
Hei kona au
I will be there
Titiro atu ai
Seeking
Ora, mate
In life and in death
Hei au koe noho ai
To abide by me
E HARA I TE MEA
E hara i te mea
It is not a new thing
No naianei te aroha
now that is love
No nga tupuna
Comes from the ancestors
Tuku iho tuku iho
Handed down through the passages of time
Te whenua, te whenua
The land, the land
Te oranga mo te iwi
is the life for the people
No nga tupuna
Comes from the ancestors
Tuku iho tuku iho
Handed down through the passages of time
Whakapono tumanako
Faith and hope
Te aroha ki te iwi
Love to the people
No nga tupuna
Comes from the ancestors
Tuku iho tuku iho
Handed down through the passages of time
He Taonga He Tapu
This waiata is particularly useful for formal occasions.
E kore e monehunehu te pumahara
Time does not diminish the memories
mo nga Rangatira o nehera
of the ancestors of long ago
Na ratou i toro te nukuroa o te moana nui a kiwa me papatuanuku
who traversed land and sea
Ko nga tohu o ratou tapuwae
Their life lessons forever leaving an inheritance for today's generation to value
I kakahutia i runga i te mata o te whenua
A sacred legacy to be treasured
He taonga he tapu
A sacred legacy to be treasured
He taonga he tapu
TE AROHA
Te aroha
Love
Te whakapono
Truth
Me te rangimarie
And peace
Tatou tatou e
Be with us all