Nīkau 2026


Tēnā koutou katoa/Hello everybody
Ko mātou te rōpū kapahaka o Nīkau/We are Nīkau kapahaka group
Nau mai Haere mai/ We welcome you all to our āhurei/cultural festival this evening

Talia: Kia wiri, Hope, Takahia (4 counts)

 Tihei mauri ora                                     Let there be life
  Tihei mauri ora                                    Let there be life
  ngā iwi o te motu e (hi aue aue)          to all the tribes of the land
  tū ake karangatia                                 stand forth and be welcomed
  tū ake manaakitia                                stand forth and be hosted
 ngā iwi kia ora rā    2x                        to all the people , greetings  

Karangatia rā                                                    Call to them 
Hi aue hi (tama mā)
Karangatia rā                                  Call to them
Hi aue hi (tama mā)
Pōhiritia ra!                                     Welcome
Ngā iwi o te motu!                          the tribes of the land
Ngā mano tini                                 All you multitudes
Haere mai!                                      Welcome
He hui aroha                                   A gathering of love
mō koutou e ngā iwi                       for all of you people
Ngau nei te aroha                            Within us gnaws the 
Me te mamae.                              feeling of love & pain



Haere mai, Haere mai                               Welcome
Haere mai  haere mai e ngā iwi e             Welcome to 
                                                                  the people
Ki runga o te marae                                 to this marae
Hui mai tātou katoa                                   Gather us all
E hine mā (E hine mā)                              young women
E tama mā (E tama mā)                            young men
Hapainga o te mana kura e                      Uplift  high the honour of our school
Kia rewa runga rawa, (aue)      
I a ha hā
E ngā iwi e                                                All the people
Haere mai, haere mai x 2                          Welcome

Ngā Tama:(Tahi Rua Toru Wha, Hi aue Hi)

Ariah: Kia rite, (all girls turn to the right. Front row girls go to the back. Next two rows come forward and turn

Ariah: Ki raro (front two rows go down)      Ki te poi








Waiata-a-ringa then Poi

Kia kaha tātou ki te (HI!)            Let us be strong 
 kōrero Māori!                             to speak māori

E minaka ana taku waha              I desire that my talk
ki te kai a te rangatira,                 be like that of a leader 
Taku reo rangatira,                       my noble language
taku kuru pounamu tuku iho        my precious inheritance       

Mīharo kē ana                              Astound me
ki tōna pakari kia ora                   with your maturity
Tē memeha, te wairua                 not to be fleeting, the
ki te kōrero Māori                       spirit you show

Kia kaha tātou                             Let us all be strong
ki te (HI!) kōrero Māori!             in speaking Māori
Hei Ha!!

Ariah: Whakahokia te poi 

Inke: Huri ki te muri kōtiro mā (go to the back girls)


Transition Waiata - Girls go back and boys forward

Ka mate, ka mate, kia ora rā
Tēnei te tangata pūhuru
Nāna i tiki mai
Whakawhiti te rā
Upane, Kaupane
Whakawhiti te rā













     

Koda- Taringa whakarongo,      

Hawke- kia rite, kia rite 

Kiarne - Kia mau 

Katoa/All : Hiiii

: Ka mate Ka mate
Katoa: Ka ora Ka ora

Koda : Ka mate Ka mate
Katoa Ka ora Ka ora

Katoa: Tēnei te tangata Pu hūru hūru

Nāna i tiki mai whakawhiti te rā        

Ā Upane Ā Kaupane

Ā Upane Ā Kaupane

Whiti te rā!                                    

 Keelan: E noho tama mā (instruments)

Vana: Kia wiri, Hope

Vana: Huria (walk off)


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