Puritia i te ioio nui o te pukenga
I te ioio wānanga o te tipua
I te wānanga Ariki, i te wānanga Atua
No runga i ngā Rangi-tū-haha
No te uruuru tawhito
No te uruuru tipua
No te uruuru matua
Kia a koe e Io, ee ii
He karakia tawhito, nō Te Arawa.
Holdfast to the sacred knowledge of our ancestors
With perseverance and determination
Descending from the uppermost heaven
Filtering through the ancient realms of wisdom
To the divine learning places of people
To ensure the sacred teachings are preserved within you, ee ii
The karakia above highlights the birthplace of sacred knowledge.
It encourages us to hold fast / be faithful to those sacred beliefs,
so we may progress in this ever changing world!
Tēnā rā tātau i o tātau tini mate,
Ngā mate o te rā, ngā mate o te marama,
Ngā mate o te tau, otirā ngā mate katoa
Huri noa i te Ao, moe mai i te moenga roa
No reira tēnei ka mihi ake kia tātau te hunga ora
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātau katoa.
We acknowledge our loved ones, who have passed on,
in recent times and in the past, everywhere.
May their souls rest in eternal peace.
Therefore we turn to the living.
Greetings, greetings, greetings to us all.
Unuhia te rito o te harakeke
Kei hea te kōmako e kō, kua whakatairangitia
Rere ki uta, rere ki tai, me kii mai au
He aha te mea nui o te Ao
Māku e kii atu
He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata.
Ki te whai Ao, ki te Ao Marama.
Ko te manuhiri tuarangi mai tawhiti, tae noa i konei,
Nau mai, haere mai, haere mai
Nau mai haere mai ki tenei o tātau wahi tino ataahua o Aotearoa
Kia whakawhiti kōero whiriwhiri whakaaro i te kaupapa
Anei ra, māku ano e hanga tōku nei whare
No reira, koutou ngā manuhiri nau mai, haere mai
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātau katoa.
To our indigenous brothers and sisters close and afar, welcome.
Welcome to the land of the long white cloud, Aotearoa New Zealand,
to this the Sixth International Indigenous Librarians Forum in Ōtaki,
to share information, contribute and determine the future of Indigenous peoples.
We salute you, we acknowledge you, we greet you one and all.
nā Haki Tahana
Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Maniapoto
Tumuaki, Te Rōpū Whakahau
Tēnā koutou katoa,
It is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to all indigenous library and information professionals to gather at the campus of Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa, Ōtaki, Aotearoa from 1 - 4 February 2009 for the Sixth International Indigenous Librarians' Forum. Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa is proud to have joined with Te Rōpū Whakahau (Māori in Libraries and Information Management) to host this event. An exciting programme has been planned. It is our wish that delegates will be inspired by the experience. Please join us. It will be our privilege to host you.
Nau mai, hara mai rā.
Nāku noa, nā
Mereana Selby
Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Porou
Tumuaki, Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa
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