karakia

I remember taking classes in Maori in New Zealand, where each lesson began with the recital of a ‘karakia’ or prayer, the meaning of which was often fairly opaque, but not only were we uttering ‘real’ Maori, the recital had a pleasing ritual effect.

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His kōrero (spoken words), karakia (prayers) and waiata (song) were immensely healing.

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His kōrero (spoken words), karakia (prayers) and waiata (song) were immensely healing.

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The priest then either held it in the hand and vibrated it in the air whilst the powerful karakia was repeated, or he tied a piece of string (formed of the centre of a flax leaf) round the neck of the image and stuck it in the ground.

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"The wonderful thing about this research project is that we've been very staunch in following tikanga, and I'll always start the interview with a karakia to put people immediately at ease," he says.

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E nga mana whenua, e te iwi Onondaga, na koutou nga karakia i tuku ki te wahi ngaro kia pai ai tatou, tena koutou.

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We say a karakia to open and close the day and don't work in the gardens on a Sunday.

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E nga mana whenua, e te iwi Onondaga, na koutou nga karakia i tuku ki te wahi ngaro kia pai ai tatou, tena koutou.

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"The wonderful thing about this research project is that we've been very staunch in following tikanga, and I'll always start the interview with a karakia to put people immediately at ease," he says.

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"The wonderful thing about this research project is that we've been very staunch in following tikanga, and I'll always start the interview with a karakia to put people immediately at ease," he says.

NZ On Screen 2010

There will also be a haka performed on the water and some of the crew will go in with the team to perform karakia (prayers and incantations) before they go out to race.

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