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New Zealand Yearbook of New Zealand Jurisprudence |
Last Updated: 24 April 2015
Poroporoaki – Farewell and Acknowledgements
Me wehi ki te Atua, me whakahōnore a Kīngi Tūheitia, e noho
mai rā i runga i te ahurewa tapu o ōna tūpuna,
o tana whaea. He
kura i tangihia, he maimai aroha ki a rātou kua
whetūrangihia...
Te Arikinui, Dame Te Atairangikaahu
Tērā Matariki huihui ana mai
ka ngaro rā, ē, te whetū kukume ata
E rangi e, kei taku ariki... te whiriwhiringa o te motu, te whakapiringa o ngā tāngata
Ko tō rongo e waiho i muri nei, ka hau ki te rangi
Waiho nei ki te iwi e pīkau nei i ō manako
E rangi e, kei taku ariki....okioki mai rā i raro i ngā parirau atawhai o te Atua. Paimārire
Ngahinaturae Te Uira
E te rūruhi, e te piki kōtuku. Haere atu rā kia poipoia
rā koe i te uma o tō tātou kuia, o Hinenuitepō
e
tāwhana mai rā i te kāpunipuni o ngā wairua. Kia au tō
moe tahi i waenganui i ō rahi, i ō tātou
tūpuna kua
whetūrangitia. Nō reira e kui, e te kurupounamu, ka nui te tangi o te
ngākau mōu kua wehea nei.
Haere ki te huinga o te kahurangi, oti atu
ai koutou e kui e...
Bob Rawiri
Tērā a Kaiwaka i te rangi te tohu mai rā i te hinganga ōu
e te tōtara o te wao nui a Tāne. Kua topea
koe e te toki
hāhā o Aituā kua whakataukītia nei. Moe mai koe ki tuā
o Rangi-whakamoe-ariki, moe mai ki
a Nunui mā, ki a Roroa mā. Hoki atu
ki te kāinga tūturu mō tātou mō te tangata i te
wāhi
ngaro.
Nā te matamata o te kāheru koutou i tuku,
Mā te matamata o mahara koutou e hokihoki mai anō.
We pay tribute to our creator, and also honour King Tūheitia.
With deep sadness, we farewell and acknowledge the passing of Te Arikinui, Dame Te Atairangikaahu, Māori Queen and, during her reign, head of the Kīngitanga. We also acknowledge the passing of Ngahinaturae Te Uira and Bob Rawiri, esteemed elders of Tainui and experts in tikanga who participated in our symposium on tikanga, and who are now taken from this world, but who will never be forgotten.
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