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Ko Aoraki te Mauka (Aoraki is the Mountain)

Ko Waitaki te Awa (Waitaki is the River)

Ko Takitimu te Waka (Takitimu is the Waka)

Ko Kai Tahu te Iwi (Kai Tahu is the Tribe)

Ko Kati Irakehu te Hapu (Kati Irakehu is the Sub-Tribe)

Ko Tikao te Whanau (Tikao is the Family)

Ko Ariana Tikao ahau (I am Ariana Tikao)

Tena ra koutou katoa (Greetings)

In Maori culture, as in other cultures, introducing yourself, and establishing social connections are highly important. The above is a sample of a mihi that applies to myself.

The library has some great books & resources to help you learn more about the meaning and practical elements of mihi, or mihimihi.

To find them, try a catalogue search, and type in the keywords 'maori language mihi'.

If you want to limit the results to just 'kits' about teaching mihi, then look to the right hand side of the results screen, where is says 'limit by' and scroll down to format - kits.

This is a good website to help you learn about mihi:

• Korero Maori site