Karanga
I mua o te whakatau, me āta whakarongo ki te tangi o te hunga kaua e hikaka ki te noho. He tohu aroha tēnei.
Ko te hua o te karanga, he hōnore, he whakawātea.
Before sitting it is important to listen to the wailing of the assembled do not rush to sit down. This is a sign of respect.
The purpose of the karanga is to honour and release our aroha (for the departed).
Hei karanga whakatau i te pūtea aroha mō te kaupapa o te wā.
To acknowledge the gift given to the hosts of the occasion.
Ae, ko te mea tuatahi ki te Kahui Āriki mehemea ka tae rātou. Tuarua; ki ngā mate, tuatoru ki te kaupapa o te hui.
Ka tuku he wā hei tangi, kātahi ka karanga ki a rātou ki te noho ara te karanga whakatau.
Yes, the first is to acknowledge the “Kahui Āriki” if they are in attendance. Secondly; to those who have passed on, thirdly to acknowledge the reason for the hui.
A time is given for the visitors to mourn, then the karanga whakatau is given inviting them to sit.
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