Review each mihimihi section below and kupu hou (new vocabulary) below
Write a script combining a few themes as outlined below
Each person to share one acknowledgement to a person/s in your group, under 1 or 2 of the following themes below
Māori:
• Tēnā koe, e te kaikarakia i tō karakia whakatuwhera.
• E te kaikarakia, tēnā koe i te whakatuwhera i tō tātou hui ki ngā kupu tapu.
• (Insert name) e mihi ana i taki koe i te karakia hei whakatuwhera i tō tātou hui.
English:
• To the person who delivered the karakia, thank you for the opening (this proceedings).
• To the person who delivered the karakia, acknowledgements for opening our hui with a karakia.
• (Insert name) I acknowledge you for leading the opening prayer for our meeting.
Māori:
• Tēnā koutou/kōrua i whakapuakitia ō koutou/kōrua pepeha.
• He mihi nui ki a koutou i ō koutou pepeha ki te whānau.
• Ka rawe te rongo i ō koutou/kōrua pepeha. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou/kōrua.
English:
• Thank you all/both for sharing your pepeha.
• A big thank you for introducing your pepeha to the group.
• It was great to hear your pepeha. Many thanks.
Māori:
• Ngā mihi ki ngā kaiārahi o te hui nei.
• He mihi nui ki a kōrua mō te ārahi i a tātou i tēnei rā.
• Tēnā koe mō te whakahaere i ngā kaupapa o te rā.
English:
• Thank you to the persons who led today’s meeting.
• A big thank you to you both for guiding us today.
• Thank you for managing today’s agenda.
Māori:
• Ka nui te mihi ki a koe e te tumuaki me ngā mema o te poari whakahaere.
• Ngā mihi ki ngā rangatira o tēnei kura i ō koutou tautoko me ō koutou ārahi nei.
• He mihi nui ki a koutou ngā kaihautū o tēnei kura.
English:
• A big acknowledgment to the principal and members of the board.
• Thank you to the leaders of this school for your support and leadership.
• Great acknowledgments to you, the leaders of this school.
Māori:
Tēnā koutou katoa.
Tuatahi, ka nui te mihi ki te kai karakia mō te whakatuwhera i tō tātou hui i raro i te maru o te Atua.
Tuarua, he mihi ki ngā kaiako – tēnā koutou katoa.
He mihi hoki ki a koutou i te whakapuaki i ō koutou pepeha – ka rawe te rongo i ngā kōrero ā ō koutou tūpuna.
Hei whakakapi ake, ka nui te mihi ki te kaiārahi o te hui i tō mahi rangatiratanga i tēnei rā.
Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.
English:
Greetings to you all.
Firstly, many thanks to the person who led the karakia to open our meeting under the shelter of God.
Secondly, acknowledgements to our teachers – greetings to you all.
I also acknowledge you all for sharing your pepeha – it was wonderful to hear the stories of your ancestors.
Finally, thank you to the person/s who led today’s proceedings for your leadership.
Therefore, greetings, greetings, greetings to us all.