TIHEIWA MAURI ORA! A Māori perspective of the end of life debate Richard Kerr-Bell Ruia, ruia, Opea, opea, Tahia, tahia Spreading out, scattering, Kia hemo ake then gathering, reforming, Ko te kaka becoming as one again "koakoa" Kia herea With death from exhaustion always threatening mai. the cry "koakoa" is the rope that binds them together. Te kawai koroki The flock's cry of "Kia tatata "Keep close together" mai" comes from inside throats I roto i tana searching for sanctuary. pūkorokoro Whaikaro A godwit a hovering godwit, He kuaka one single bird, He kuaka has landed on the sand bank. marangaranga Kotahi manu It has settled over there I tau ki te and others are landing beside it. tahuna Now they have all landed here. Tau atu Tau atu Kua tau mai This tauparapara retells the story of Ngāti Te Awa who were besieged in Makora Pā. Finally, Ngāti Te Awa lit a huge fire covering the Whangapē Harbour with thick dark smoke. They managed to escape north across the harbour in the midst of the dense smoke to their mother’s lands further north. Hence the name Te Aupōuri (au = smoke, pōuri = dark).
TIHEIWA MAURI ORA! A Māori perspective of the end of life debate Richard Kerr-Bell Ruia, ruia, Opea, opea, Tahia, tahia Kia hemo ake Ko te kaka "koakoa" Kia herea mai. Te kawai koroki "Kia tatata mai" I roto i tana pūkorokoro Whaikaro He kuaka He kuaka marangaranga Kotahi manu I tau ki te tahuna Tau atu Tau atu Kua tau mai Spreading out, scattering, then gathering, reforming, becoming as one again With death from exhaustion always threatening the cry "koakoa" is the rope that binds them together. The flock's cry of "Keep close together" comes from inside throats searching for sanctuary. A godwit a hovering godwit, one single bird, has landed on the sand bank. It has settled over there and others are landing beside it. Now they have all landed here. This tauparapara retells the story of Ngāti Te Awa who were besieged in Makora Pā. Finally, Ngāti Te Awa lit a huge fire covering the Whangapē Harbour with thick dark smoke. They managed to escape north across the harbour in the midst of the dense smoke to their mother’s lands further north. Hence the name Te Aupōuri (au = smoke, pōuri = dark).
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