Ngā Pitopito Kōrero o te Wā

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

E tipu e rea

I am reminded of one more Whakatauaki that many a Nga Manu Korero speaker iterates:


E tipu e rea mō ngā rā o tō ao
Ko tō ringa ki ngā rākau a te Pākehā
Hei ora mō te tinana
Ko tō ngākau ki ngā taonga a ō tīpuna Māori
Hei tikitiki mō tō māhunga
Ko tō wairua ki tō atua, nāna nei ngā mea katoa
— Tā Apirana Ngata

It also happens to be at the top of the Hangarau Matihiko website which is fitting.  It means to make the most of everything around you, the tools of mainstream education, the treasures of our ancestors and the importance of a healthy wairua. This is a beautiful picture that captures a rousing haka led by Ta Apirana Ngata at Waitangi celebrating the centennial


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