Maori Insight

Nāu te whatu Māori

through the eye of the Māori
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aroha-ki-te-tangata

respect/a regard for others; empathy
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"Ahakoa iti, he iti pounamu"
(Although my gift is small, it is precious.)
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Whaia e koe te iti kahurangi;
Ki te tuoho koe, me mounga teitei.
Seek you the little treasure of your heart;
If you bow your head. let it be to a lofty mountain.
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“He toa taua, he toa pahekeheke;
He toa mahi kai, e kore e paheke.”
"The daring warrior`s life is insecure; his is a slippery path;
The vigorous cultivator of the soil is secure; he will not slip."
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"Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi."
With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
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Ehara koe i te ringa huti punga!

It is indeed that powerful arm that hauls up the anchor of the canoe.

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Ma tini ma mano ka rapa te whai.

By many, by thousands, the work will be accomplished.

(Many hands make light work. Unity is strength.)
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E kore au e ngaro; he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea.
I will never be lost; the seed sown in Rangiātea.
(Rangiātea is seen as both a physical place and a spiritual realm)
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kaua e takahia te mana o te tangata

do not trample the mana of the people
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manaaki ki te tangata

be generous
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Mā te Atua me te wāhi ngaro tātou e tiaki e manaaki

May God and the origins of which all things come from,
bless and keep us.
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Whāia te māramatanga'

Seek enlightenment