He aha te marae? (What is a marae?)
Ehara te marae i te whare. Ko te marae he wāhi, ngā whare, te whenua me ngā tāngata. Kei ia whare tōna ake take. Kei te nuinga o ngā marae he wharekai, he wharepaku me he wharenui. Kāore he wharenui tō Hakatere marae i tēnei wā. Engari, he wharemoe, he wharemanaaki kē tōna. Ka moe ngā manuhiri ki reira. Kei ētahi marae he wharekarakia, te urupā hoki. Kei ētahi ngā māra hoki. Kei te marae o Hakatere he māra huawhenua, he māra māori, he māra rau kakara hoki.
A marae encompasses an area of land, usually with several buildings which each have their own function, and also the people. Most marae have a wharekai (dining room/kitchen), wharepaku (ablutions) & a whare nui (meeting house). Hakatere Marae does not yet have a wharenui, but has the ability to host people staying overnight in the wharemoe (sleeping quarters). Sometimes there may also be a wharekarakia (church) and an urupā (cemetery) as part of the marae. Like at Hakatere Marae, many marae have their own gardens growing food, herbs and/or native plants.
A marae encompasses an area of land, usually with several buildings which each have their own function, and also the people. Most marae have a wharekai (dining room/kitchen), wharepaku (ablutions) & a whare nui (meeting house). Hakatere Marae does not yet have a wharenui, but has the ability to host people staying overnight in the wharemoe (sleeping quarters). Sometimes there may also be a wharekarakia (church) and an urupā (cemetery) as part of the marae. Like at Hakatere Marae, many marae have their own gardens growing food, herbs and/or native plants.
Ko te Marae o Hakatere tēnei (This is the Hakatere Marae):
Ko Hine Paaka tēnei.
(This is Hine Paaka)
He wharekai tēnei. Ko Te Hāpai Ō tēnei.
(This is the kitchen & dining hall. It's named Te Hāpai Ō)
Ko te waharoa tēnei.
(This is the gateway where visitors wait before being welcomed onto the marae.)
Ko Te Kiekie te māunga. Ko Rangitata rāua ko Rakaia ngā awa.
(Mt Somers is the mountain of the area. Rangitata & Rakaia are the rivers which mark the Southern and Northern boundaries of the marae.)
(Mt Somers is the mountain of the area. Rangitata & Rakaia are the rivers which mark the Southern and Northern boundaries of the marae.)