Matariki is a time for reflection on the past year; and preparation for the year to come. It is a time for remembering our whānau and friends who no longer walk among us, as well as a time to consider our aspirations for the future.
At Hospice, we bring attention to death and dying in all we do and our philosophy to live every moment is a perfect reminder at Matariki time.
Hari Matariki ki a koutou kātoa – Happy Matariki to you all.
He Karakia Hei Whakanui i Te Wā o Matariki
Ko Io, ko koe te tīmatanga me te mutunga o ngā mea kātoa
Manaakitia mai i a mātou i tenei wā
Tawharautia mai i raro i te korowai aroha o Te Hau o Matariki
Whāngaia ō mātou wairua, ō mātou hauora
Nā te tiaho mai o Matariki
Nā ‘Tupu-ā-rangi’ – ko ngā manu me ngā hua rākau
Nā ‘Waipuna-ā-rangi’ – ko te ua māturuturu
Na ‘Waitī’ – ko te wai māori, ngā roto, ngā awa
Na ‘Ururangi’ – ko ngā hau e whā
Na ‘Tupu-ā-nuku’ – ko ngā kai o te tuawhenua
Na ‘Waitā’ – ko ngā tai moana me ngā hua maha o roto
Nā ‘Pohutukawa’ – ka maumahara mātou i a rātou mā kua whetūrangitia
Nā ‘Hiwa i te rangi’ – te tutukitanga o ngā wawata me ngā kaupapa nui rawa
Ko ēnei o mātou hiahia i tenei wā
Tūturu whakamaua kia tina. Tina!
Haumi e hui e,
Tāiki e.
(Nā Ropata Cameron and Vanessa Eldridge)
