Haere Mai

Haere Mai is a well-known waiata that sounds awesome, and carries a couple of key messages for us. Firstly, we are welcoming people to our marae (in our context, our kura or school). Secondly, we are affirming our own mana, and mana Māori. 

Standing tall, using manners, trying our best, treating our guests well, are all ways we can raise our mana.

This is a lovely version of Haere Mai, performed by e Kohanga Reo o Ranana in 2004. Those kids will be huge by now! Soon, I hope we can have a Birchwood version on here. This time I really mean it...

HAERE MAI (HAERE MAI)

HAERE MAI (HAERE MAI)

I NGA IWI E HAERE MAI

KI RUNGA Ō TE MARAE

HUI MAI TATOU KATOA (TOTOU KATOA)

E HINE MA (E HINE MA)

E TAMA MA (E TAMA MA)

HAPAINGA TŌ MANA MAORI E

KIA REWA RUNGA RAWA

I A HA HA

E NGA IWI E

HAERE MAI, HAERE MAI

Here are the words and a translation.

Ka kite,

Damian Hardman

damian.hardman@birchwood.school.nz