Haere ki te Hakatere Marae (Visiting the Hakatere Marae)
Ki te tae ā manuhiri mai ki runga i a Hakatere
Marae, tatari ki te waharoa kia pōwhiri ai te tangata whenua i a koe. Kei
waenganui i te waharoa me te waha matua ngā tūnga waka.
Kāore ngā pōwhiri e tū ana i te pō, nā reira ki
te tae mai i te pō haere tōtika ki te whare, ā, ka tū kē te mihi whakatau.
Mā te powhiri, ka mānawa te tangata whenua i te manuhiri. Ko te pōwhiri he kawa hei whakahorohoro i te tapu o te manuhiri kia whakakotahi ai rātou ko te tangata whenua.
If you come to the Hakatere Marae for the first time please wait at the special gateway (waharoa) until someone is ready to welcome you on and the pōwhiri starts. Cars can be parked on the marae grounds between the waharoa and the main gate. Pōwhiri are not conducted when it is dark, so if you come to the marae at night, just come on in to the main building and there will be a less formal welcome (mihi whakatau) done inside. As the main building is a dining hall (wharekai) and not a meeting house (wharenui) you are not required to take off your shoes.
The pōwhiri is the welcoming ceremony on a marae (although pōwhiri can also happen at other places). In this ceremony, the tāngata whenua (hosts) formally welcome the manuhiri (a group of visitors ). Pōwhiri is a step by step process of removing the tapu of the visitors and making them one with the tangata whenua. Here the steps of the pōwhiri are explained:
1. Te Huihuinga (Gathering the visitors together)
Ka huitahi, ka tatari hoki te manuhiri ki waho i te waharoa. Ko tā te manuhiri i tēnei wā, ko te whakarite i ngā kaikaranga, i ngā kaikōrero, i te koha hoki. I te nuinga o te wā, i ēnei rangi o te ao hurihuri ko te koha he pūtea hei tohu aroha mō te manaakitanga, hei āwhina hoki ki te utu i ngā nama o te marae. Ko te wāhine ki mua, ko te tāne ki muri.
You the visitors are to wait outside the waharoa, the gateway until the tāngata whenua see that it’s time to start the pōwhiri. Sometimes the visitors will collect up the koha to give to the tāngata whenua later in the ceremony. Koha these days is money. It’s a thank you for the hospitality received and helps with the cost of food and general running of the marae. It comes from the tradition of bringing gifts when visiting a marae. At this point, manuhiri normally nominate their speakers, kaikaranga and waiata. Women assemble at the front of the group and men at the back.
2. Te Wero (The Challenge)
I ngā tau o mua, ko te wero he tikanga kia kite ai te tangata whenua i ngā hiahia o te manuhiri, arā, mā Rongo, mā Tūmātauenga rānei te manuhiri e arahi. I ēnei rangi, ka whakaritea he wero e te tangata whenua i runga i te mana o te manuhiri. Ka rere mai te manutaki me tana rākau, whakatakoto ai i te taki. Ko tā te manuhiri hei hiki i te taki kia mōhio ai te tangata whenua mā Rongo te manuhiri e arahi.
Sometimes before the pōwhiri starts the hosts challenge the visitors. In the past this was done to determine intent of the visiting group, i.e. if they came in peace. The challenge is usually only done when very important visitors come on to the marae. This challenge is called the wero. A warrior will approach the visitors with his weapon, he never looks away from them. He lays down a taki- a symbol of peace such as a piece of greenery or a carved dart. It’s picked up by a male visitor to show they arrive in peace. For very important visitors there are sometimes three challengers.
3. Te Karanga (The Calling)
Ki te kore te wero e tū mai ana, ka timata te powhiri ki te karanga. Mā te ruruhi o te tangata whenua te karanga e timata, kātahi. Kārua ka whakautu te manuhiri i a ia e whakaeke ana. Ka pēnei tonu ki tōna taenga atu ki te mahau o te whare. Mēna, kāore he kaikaranga tō te manuhiri, ka karanga ana te tangata whenua, me whakaeke noa mai te manuhiri.
If there is no wero, most pōwhiri begins with the karanga, which is the ceremonial call of welcome. The start of the karanga by a woman from the tāngata whenua indicates to the visiting group that you are free to move on to the marae ātea (sacred space directly in front of the meeting house) towards the hosts and the meeting house. At the Hakatere Marae this takes place in front of the dining hall (wharekai) because we don’t yet have a meeting house (wharenui). The manuhiri respond in kind. The kaikaranga (callers) from both sides call to each other as they begin to establish the intent and the purpose of the visit. It is said that the kaikaranga between them weave the two groups (hosts and visitors) together through their voices. The kaikaranga for the visiting group will be at the front of the group with the other women and children behind her. Men will be at the back. If your group doesn’t have a kaikaranga, you just move onto the marae.
4. Te Whakaeke (The walk-on)
Ka ata haere te whakaeke.
Move slowly and respectfully onto the marae-ātea.
5. Te Tangi (The remembering)
I mua tonu i te taenga atu o te manuhiri ki te mahau o te whare, me tū mō te wā poto, kia rere a Mahara ki te wāhi ngaro. Tuohu nei te māhunga, ā, ka heke a Roimata me Hupe hoki. Mutu ana tēnā, kuhu atu ki rō whare noho ai. Ka noho te tangata whenua ki te taha mauī, ka noho te manuhiri ki te taha matau. Ko te tāne ki mua, ko te wahine ki muri.
As you move to the open space in front of the building, at one point you will stop walking and join with the tangata whenua in remembering the dead. It is appropriate to bow your head at this time. After an appropriate amount of time move to your seating area. Tāngata whenua at Hakatere Marae will be seated on the left side, whether the pōwhiri ceremony continues outside or inside. Manuhiri will sit on the right. Speakers and older men should sit at the front, older women and supporters should sit close behind.
6. Te Whaikōrero (The speeches)
Ko Pāeke te kawa. Mā te tangata whenua ngā whaikōrero e timata. Kua pau i te katoa o ngā kaikōrero tangata whenua, ka tuku te mauri ki te manuhiri.
Guests are welcomed and speeches made on the marae ātea, the open space in front of the building or inside the whare. When everyone is seated the speeches start. The men are the speakers. Paeke is the kawa at Hakatere marae where the tāngata whenua side starts. Once all of the tāngata whenua have spoken then the manuhiri speak.
7. Te Waiata (The singing)
Mutu ana ia kaikōrero, mā te waiata ngā kōrero e tautoko, e whakarākei, hei kinaki.
After each speech the others on that side stand to sing. The waiata supports what the speaker has said.
8. Te Koha (The gift)
Mutu ana te kaiwhakatepe o te manuhiri, whakatakotohia te koha. He tohu hoki tēnei kua pau ngā kōrero katoa i te manuhiri.
After the last speech from the manuhiri, if there is a koha, it is placed on the ground by that speaker. It is then picked up by a speaker from the tāngata whenua.
9. Te Hongi/ Harirū (Greet & Shake Hands)
Mutu ana ngā kōrero me ngā waiata katoa, ka haere te manuhiri ki te tangata whenua hongi ai, harirū ai.
Once the speeches are complete, you will be invited to come forward and shake hands and hongi (press noses). The pressing of noses is said to mingle the breath of two people.
10. Kai/ Hākari
Ko te kai, ko te hākari rānei te tikanga whakamutunga. Ko tāna hei hiki i te tapu. He pai hoki mō te whakawhanaungatanga. Ka timata te kai ki te karakia.
After the pōwhiri has taken place and the tapu fully lifted from the visitors, there is usually a shared meal or a cup of tea and biscuits. This will be preceded by a karakia- a prayer.
Mā te powhiri, ka mānawa te tangata whenua i te manuhiri. Ko te pōwhiri he kawa hei whakahorohoro i te tapu o te manuhiri kia whakakotahi ai rātou ko te tangata whenua.
If you come to the Hakatere Marae for the first time please wait at the special gateway (waharoa) until someone is ready to welcome you on and the pōwhiri starts. Cars can be parked on the marae grounds between the waharoa and the main gate. Pōwhiri are not conducted when it is dark, so if you come to the marae at night, just come on in to the main building and there will be a less formal welcome (mihi whakatau) done inside. As the main building is a dining hall (wharekai) and not a meeting house (wharenui) you are not required to take off your shoes.
The pōwhiri is the welcoming ceremony on a marae (although pōwhiri can also happen at other places). In this ceremony, the tāngata whenua (hosts) formally welcome the manuhiri (a group of visitors ). Pōwhiri is a step by step process of removing the tapu of the visitors and making them one with the tangata whenua. Here the steps of the pōwhiri are explained:
1. Te Huihuinga (Gathering the visitors together)
Ka huitahi, ka tatari hoki te manuhiri ki waho i te waharoa. Ko tā te manuhiri i tēnei wā, ko te whakarite i ngā kaikaranga, i ngā kaikōrero, i te koha hoki. I te nuinga o te wā, i ēnei rangi o te ao hurihuri ko te koha he pūtea hei tohu aroha mō te manaakitanga, hei āwhina hoki ki te utu i ngā nama o te marae. Ko te wāhine ki mua, ko te tāne ki muri.
You the visitors are to wait outside the waharoa, the gateway until the tāngata whenua see that it’s time to start the pōwhiri. Sometimes the visitors will collect up the koha to give to the tāngata whenua later in the ceremony. Koha these days is money. It’s a thank you for the hospitality received and helps with the cost of food and general running of the marae. It comes from the tradition of bringing gifts when visiting a marae. At this point, manuhiri normally nominate their speakers, kaikaranga and waiata. Women assemble at the front of the group and men at the back.
2. Te Wero (The Challenge)
I ngā tau o mua, ko te wero he tikanga kia kite ai te tangata whenua i ngā hiahia o te manuhiri, arā, mā Rongo, mā Tūmātauenga rānei te manuhiri e arahi. I ēnei rangi, ka whakaritea he wero e te tangata whenua i runga i te mana o te manuhiri. Ka rere mai te manutaki me tana rākau, whakatakoto ai i te taki. Ko tā te manuhiri hei hiki i te taki kia mōhio ai te tangata whenua mā Rongo te manuhiri e arahi.
Sometimes before the pōwhiri starts the hosts challenge the visitors. In the past this was done to determine intent of the visiting group, i.e. if they came in peace. The challenge is usually only done when very important visitors come on to the marae. This challenge is called the wero. A warrior will approach the visitors with his weapon, he never looks away from them. He lays down a taki- a symbol of peace such as a piece of greenery or a carved dart. It’s picked up by a male visitor to show they arrive in peace. For very important visitors there are sometimes three challengers.
3. Te Karanga (The Calling)
Ki te kore te wero e tū mai ana, ka timata te powhiri ki te karanga. Mā te ruruhi o te tangata whenua te karanga e timata, kātahi. Kārua ka whakautu te manuhiri i a ia e whakaeke ana. Ka pēnei tonu ki tōna taenga atu ki te mahau o te whare. Mēna, kāore he kaikaranga tō te manuhiri, ka karanga ana te tangata whenua, me whakaeke noa mai te manuhiri.
If there is no wero, most pōwhiri begins with the karanga, which is the ceremonial call of welcome. The start of the karanga by a woman from the tāngata whenua indicates to the visiting group that you are free to move on to the marae ātea (sacred space directly in front of the meeting house) towards the hosts and the meeting house. At the Hakatere Marae this takes place in front of the dining hall (wharekai) because we don’t yet have a meeting house (wharenui). The manuhiri respond in kind. The kaikaranga (callers) from both sides call to each other as they begin to establish the intent and the purpose of the visit. It is said that the kaikaranga between them weave the two groups (hosts and visitors) together through their voices. The kaikaranga for the visiting group will be at the front of the group with the other women and children behind her. Men will be at the back. If your group doesn’t have a kaikaranga, you just move onto the marae.
4. Te Whakaeke (The walk-on)
Ka ata haere te whakaeke.
Move slowly and respectfully onto the marae-ātea.
5. Te Tangi (The remembering)
I mua tonu i te taenga atu o te manuhiri ki te mahau o te whare, me tū mō te wā poto, kia rere a Mahara ki te wāhi ngaro. Tuohu nei te māhunga, ā, ka heke a Roimata me Hupe hoki. Mutu ana tēnā, kuhu atu ki rō whare noho ai. Ka noho te tangata whenua ki te taha mauī, ka noho te manuhiri ki te taha matau. Ko te tāne ki mua, ko te wahine ki muri.
As you move to the open space in front of the building, at one point you will stop walking and join with the tangata whenua in remembering the dead. It is appropriate to bow your head at this time. After an appropriate amount of time move to your seating area. Tāngata whenua at Hakatere Marae will be seated on the left side, whether the pōwhiri ceremony continues outside or inside. Manuhiri will sit on the right. Speakers and older men should sit at the front, older women and supporters should sit close behind.
6. Te Whaikōrero (The speeches)
Ko Pāeke te kawa. Mā te tangata whenua ngā whaikōrero e timata. Kua pau i te katoa o ngā kaikōrero tangata whenua, ka tuku te mauri ki te manuhiri.
Guests are welcomed and speeches made on the marae ātea, the open space in front of the building or inside the whare. When everyone is seated the speeches start. The men are the speakers. Paeke is the kawa at Hakatere marae where the tāngata whenua side starts. Once all of the tāngata whenua have spoken then the manuhiri speak.
7. Te Waiata (The singing)
Mutu ana ia kaikōrero, mā te waiata ngā kōrero e tautoko, e whakarākei, hei kinaki.
After each speech the others on that side stand to sing. The waiata supports what the speaker has said.
8. Te Koha (The gift)
Mutu ana te kaiwhakatepe o te manuhiri, whakatakotohia te koha. He tohu hoki tēnei kua pau ngā kōrero katoa i te manuhiri.
After the last speech from the manuhiri, if there is a koha, it is placed on the ground by that speaker. It is then picked up by a speaker from the tāngata whenua.
9. Te Hongi/ Harirū (Greet & Shake Hands)
Mutu ana ngā kōrero me ngā waiata katoa, ka haere te manuhiri ki te tangata whenua hongi ai, harirū ai.
Once the speeches are complete, you will be invited to come forward and shake hands and hongi (press noses). The pressing of noses is said to mingle the breath of two people.
10. Kai/ Hākari
Ko te kai, ko te hākari rānei te tikanga whakamutunga. Ko tāna hei hiki i te tapu. He pai hoki mō te whakawhanaungatanga. Ka timata te kai ki te karakia.
After the pōwhiri has taken place and the tapu fully lifted from the visitors, there is usually a shared meal or a cup of tea and biscuits. This will be preceded by a karakia- a prayer.