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I tērā Paraire, I haere mātou ki te tātahi mō tā t I tērā Paraire, I haere mātou ki te tātahi mō tā tātou kawa Matariki. 

Ānei te waiata I Tito ai ahau - Haere ki a Matariki. Our school kids performed this for their recent kapa haka performances. 

This waiata talks about our family ritual of looking to the west coast at the setting of Matariki and Te Waka o Rangi in autumn. Then turning to the east for its rising,  writing the names of those who have passed in the last year in the sand for the tide to take. It speaks to the captain of the Waka ,Taramainuku who picks up the souls of our loved ones,  safe in his hands the travel with him until they become stars.  How my tears fall like rain as we remember and that we will love them forever. 

"I te ahiahi, tirohia atu ki te uru
a tō Te Waka o Rangi me te rā ngahuru 
Ka rere atu tō wairua 
Ka tangi au I tō ingoa 
Ka tuku te mārama ki te pō 

Verse 2
I te pō, ka ahu tātou ki te rāwhiti 
Kimihia Te Waka o Rangi e ara ana
Tuhia tō ingoa ki te one 
Kawea e te tai 
Memeha te pō, ka puta mai te ao

Chorus
I mau I te kupenga, Haere ki a Matariki 
Haumaru I ōna ringa, Ō Taramainuku 
Ka tukuna koe e ia, 
Ka whetūrangitia koe 
Haere ki a Matariki, Oki oki mai rā 

Karanga:
Tērā a Matariki! 
Tākiri ko te ata!
Taku tī, tāku tā, taku here ki te ao nei! 
Tihei mauri ora!

Chorus
I mau I te kupenga 
Haere ki a Matariki 
Haumaru I ōna ringa
Ō Taramainuku 

I heke ōku roimata me te ua 
Maumaharatia ki a koe 
Ko tāku aroha mō ake ake 
Ko tāku aroha mō ake ake.

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Over this Matariki weekend my family and I have embodied the principles in different ways that felt right in the moment.  Today was for the past.

#mānawatiaamatariki
I tērā rā, i haere mātou ki te ara o Te Whara. He I tērā rā, i haere mātou ki te ara o Te Whara. He rōngoa tērā wahi me te hīkoi mō tōku wairua! I pā ahau ki ngā rākau. I kōrero au ki ngā manu. I noho puku au I te rā. E kī ana tōku ngākau. 

He tino ātaahua te rā o takurua! 

Yesterday,  we went to the Te Whara Track. The space and the walk was medicine for my soul.  I touched the trees,  talked with the birds,  I was silent in the sun.  My heart is full. What a beautiful winters day. 

Over this Matariki weekend my family and I have embodied the principles in different ways that felt right in the moment.  Today was for the present. 

#mānawatiaāmatariki
Heart lamingtons at Riverside Cafe with another be Heart lamingtons at Riverside Cafe with another beautiful couple ready to celebrate their love and relationship with a summer wedding! 

#celebrantlife
And we're back ceremony planning for wedding seaso And we're back ceremony planning for wedding season 2026 - 2027!
Talofa lava, welcome to Samoan language week. Co Talofa lava, welcome to Samoan language week. 

Copied from Pacific Learners website: 

"The journey of Pacific Language Weeks began in 2007 with the launch of Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa, initiated by Fa’alapotopotoga mo le A’oa’oina o le Gagana Samoa i Aotearoa (FAGASA). What started as a community-led effort to celebrate and strengthen Samoan language in Aotearoa quickly demonstrated the power of collective action in language preservation.

In 2009, the Human Rights Commission joined in support, helping to expand the concept into a broader Pacific Language Weeks initiative. This marked an important shift, recognising that Pacific languages deserve national visibility, protection, and celebration.

Since 2010, the Ministry for Pacific Peoples has supported Pacific Language Weeks annually, working alongside Pacific communities to promote and raise awareness of the rich linguistic diversity across Aotearoa. 

Although each language has its own focused week of celebration, Pacific Language Weeks are more than a calendar event. They represent an ongoing commitment to language revitalisation throughout the year. 

Pacific Language Weeks are a reminder that language lives through use, in conversation, storytelling, education, and community life. By celebrating and actively speaking our Pacific languages, we ensure they continue to thrive for generations to come."

#samoanlanguageweek #gaganasamoa
Ko tēnei te tohu ki a hei whakanui I tāku whakatut Ko tēnei te tohu ki a hei whakanui I tāku whakatutuki ai.

He pī ka rere level 4 reo Māori.

I tērā tau i nui te mahi, i whakapau kaha ahau mō tēnei tohu.

Kei te whakawhetai ahau ki a Whaea Stevee Mac mō tāna aroha, aratakitanga, me tāna mātauranga. He mihi nui hoki ki a Te Tuhimareikura Hopa Kāore e taea e au te pēnei me kāore kōrua!! 

E hoa mā, koinei āku hiahia mō koutou - Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui! 

Hei whakamutunga, tēnei te mihi nui ki tōku whānau mō tō rātou tautoko. 

I worked real hard last year for this! And even though  I couldn't commit fully to this year's study,  it will not diminish this accomplishment.  This is my certificate for successfully passing level 4 reo Māori.

I couldn't have done this without my kaiako - her passion for the reo,  knowledge, capability in teaching and her guidance.  A huge thank you also to our kaiawhina who was equally as passionate and supportive. 

My friends who were part of my journey,  I wish you nothing but good times and that you reach the goals you set yourselves. 

Finally,  to my family.  I set these goals and even when I doubt myself,  they are solid. I love you more than words could say. 

Kāore au e ako Māori i tēnei tau, ko tāku aronga ki te whānau, me te noho i runga i tō mātou whenua.
In love with my new slippers @marrymemish Perfec In love with my new slippers @marrymemish 

Perfect for a night of teaching MCM!!!
Lovely ceremony between 2 ocean babies! #northla Lovely ceremony between 2 ocean babies! 

#northlandcelebrant #northlandweddings
We had butterflies and bees, bubbles and warm ocea We had butterflies and bees, bubbles and warm ocean breeze! 

Gorgeous ceremony at Onewhero Point @baylysfarmnz
First quarter moon in the last month of the Māori First quarter moon in the last month of the Māori calendar.  Matariki has set,  I haven't been able to see them for awhile. I can still just see Tautoru on the western horizon just after dark.  Te Waka o Rangi is setting and beginning it's descent into the underworld. 
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#moonthings
Little hike in to the wedding spot only fell over Little hike in to the wedding spot only fell over twice haha...
Quick outfit change then it was ceremony,  shared poems,  photos,  dancing and feijoa bubbles on the secluded shores

Congratulations E & K ❤️❤️❤️

#celebrantlife 
#whangāreiweddings #whangāreicelebrant
Got my back pack, walking shoes, ceremony papers. Got my back pack,  walking shoes, ceremony papers... here we go!!! 

#celebrantlife #whangāreicelebrant #whangāreiweddings #travelingcelebrant
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