Here is a link to the Christchurch City Library Website where I sourced the whakatauki and karakia from as well as explanations around the importance and care of harakeke.
Whakataukī / Proverb
E hara taku toa, i te toa takitahi ēngari he toa taku tini
My strength is not from myself alone, but from the strength of the group
My strength is not from myself alone, but from the strength of the group
Hutia te rito
o te harakeke
Kei whea, te kōmako e kō?
Kī mai ki ahau
He aha te mea nui
o tēnei ao
Māku e kī atu
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
Kei whea, te kōmako e kō?
Kī mai ki ahau
He aha te mea nui
o tēnei ao
Māku e kī atu
He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
When the heart is torn
from the flax bush
where will the Bell bird sing?
You ask me
what is the greatest thing
on Earth
My reply is
it is people people people.
from the flax bush
where will the Bell bird sing?
You ask me
what is the greatest thing
on Earth
My reply is
it is people people people.
Karakia for Harvesting Harakeke
Te harakeke
Te korari
Ngā Taonga whakarere iho
O te rangi
O te whenua
O ngā tupuna
Homai he oranga mo mātou
Tihei Mauri Ora!
Flax
The treasure passed down to us
By the sky, the land, the ancestors
Give us wellness for our life force
29/06/19
Take a look at our work so far on our AKO page on our website.
Flax
The treasure passed down to us
By the sky, the land, the ancestors
Give us wellness for our life force
29/06/19
Take a look at our work so far on our AKO page on our website.
20 April - Our Learning Context for the rest of this year is Papatūānuku. First Inquiry question for Term 2 is - How can we heal and protect the native plants in our school? Listening to the Pūrākau o Papatūānuku will be motivation to gather student voice around further direction for learning this year.
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