Mihimihi | Acknowledgements 

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.