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MIHI

St Patrick’s mihi template

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Year one

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year two and three whakapapa Māori

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)

Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe) Only if Maori

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year two and three whakapapa Pākehā

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)

Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your second name)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year four whakapapa Māori

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)

Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe)

Ko …………….. te hāpu (your subtribe)

Ko …………….. te matua (your Father)

Ko …………….. te whaea (your Mother)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your full name)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year four whakapapa Pākehā

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)

Ko …………….. te matua (your Father)

Ko …………….. te whaea (your Mother)

Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your second name)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year five whakapapa Māori

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)

Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe)

Ko …………….. te hāpu (your subtribe)

Ko …………….. tōku matua (your father)

Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)

Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)

Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)

Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)

Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year five whakapapa Pākehā

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)

Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)

Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)

Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)

Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)

Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)

Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)

Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your family name)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year six whakapapa Māori

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)

Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe)

Ko …………….. te hāpu (your subtribe)

Ko …………….. te waka (the canoe)

Ko …………….. te tangata (your person - head of tribe on original waka)

Ko …………….. tōku matua (your father)

Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)

Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)

Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)

Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)

Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)

Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your school)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

10 of 14

Year six whakapapa Pākehā

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)

Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)

Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)

Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)

Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)

Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)

Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)

Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your second name)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your school)

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year seven whakapapa Māori

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)

Ko …………….. te waka (your person - head of tribe on original waka)

Ko …………….. te tangata (your person - head of tribe on original waka)

Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe)

Ko …………….. te hāpu (your subtribe)

Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)

Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)

Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)

Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)

Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)

Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)

Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your School)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Ka mutu noa ihu ngā kōrero mō tēnei wā, nō reira

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year seven whakapapa Pākehā

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)

Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)

Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)

Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)

Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)

Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)

Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)

Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your family name)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)

Nō ………….. ahau (town or suburb where you live now)

Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your School)

Ka mutu noa ihu ngā kōrero mō tēnei wā, nō reira

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year eight whakapapa Māori

Kia ora koutou katoa

He honore, he kororia ki te atua

He maungarongo ki te whenua

He whakaaro pai ki ngā tangata katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain near where you were born)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river near where you were born)

Ko …………….. te waka (your canoe)

Ko …………….. te tangata (your person - head of tribe on original waka)

Ko …………….. te iwi (your tribe)

Ko …………….. te hāpu (your subtribe)

Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)

Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)

Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)

Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)

Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)

Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your name)

Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your school)

Inaianei e noho ana ahau ki ………………………... (town or suburb where you live now)

Ka mutu noa ihu ngā kōrero mō tēnei wā

Nō reira

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa

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Year eight whakapapa Pākehā

He honore, he kororia ki te atua

He maungarongo ki te whenua

He whakaaro pai ki ngā tangata katoa

Kia ora koutou katoa

Ko ………... te maunga. (mountain you identify with)

Ko ………….. te awa. (river you identify with)

Ko …………….. tōku matua (your Father)

Ko …………….. tōku whaea (your Mother)

Ko …………….tōku tuakana/ōku tuākana (older sibling same sex)

Ko …………….tōku teina/ōku tēina (younger sibling same sex)

Ko ……………. tōku tūngane/oku tūngane (brother of a girl)

Ko ……………. tōku tūahine/oku tūahine (sister of a boy)

Ko …………….. tōku whānau ingoa (your family name)

Ko …………….. tōku ingoa (your first name)

Inaianei e noho ana ahau ki ………………………... (town or suburb where you live now)

Ko Hato Patariki ki Māwhera tōku kura (your School)

Ka mutu noa ihu ngā kōrero mō tēnei wā

Nō reira

Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou,Tēnā koutou katoa