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30/3/11. Great to see your work in here but could you please put up the date and the LI.

Process of a marae visit.


 * 1) when visting a Marae firstly you wait outside for the Karanga to start. and move slowly as the wahine (women) sings. It is a karakia where they weave a mat laid upon Papatuanuku (Mother earth) protecting her from the man or men that will fight with one another.

2. The women will stop as you get closer and that is your cheque to stop.

3. Next you wait for someone to appear and guide you to your seats outside the marae. where you will enoho down) and wait.

4. Next is the mihi (maori greeting) which is usually said by the Tama (male) who will then give us his mihi (maori greeting). After each speech the orators support group will perform a waiata (song) or sometimes a haka (dance).


 * 1) At the completion of there speeches and waiata (song) we will then give our speech and waiata (song)


 * 1) After the speeches you will then line up Tama (boys) then kotiro (girls) facing the the other people to hongi them. A hongi is a Moari welcome expressed by the rubbing or touching of noses. The literal meaning of hongi is the “sharing of breath”.

(food) and wai (drink) in the whare kai.
 * 1)  To become one of them you have to go into the Whare kai and have some kai

8. Lastly you can go into the Marae if you want and have a korero with the others.