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Pepeha

2021

Te Reo

tikanga maori

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Learning outcomes:

*Introduce themselves and others and respond to introductions in te reo Māori;

*Communicate about personal information, such as name, parents’ and grandparents’ names, iwi, hapū, mountain, and river, or home town and place of family origin;

*Participate in and demonstrate an understanding of how social and cultural practices are expressed through movement.

*Experience and better understand a Māori world view

*Respect and be sensitive to the rights of individuals, families, and groups to hold values and attitudes that are different from their own.

*Tikaanga Māori - understand the importance of pepeha (mihimihi) karakia, waiata, haka and tauparapara in Te Ao Māori,

*Begin to use and create pepeha (mihimihi) karakia, waiata, haka and tauparapara

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Pepeha is a way of introducing yourself in Māori. It tells a story of the places and people you are connected to.

If you do not have a pepeha - please chose a pepeha template.

Ask your parents and whānau for help and Whaea Kylie, Matua Joe and Matua Gordy will help too.

If you know your pepeha, look and see if there is anything else you feel ready to add from the templates.

A mihi is a greeting while a pepeha is a form of introduction that establishes identity and heritage. In formal settings, the pepeha forms part of an individual's mihi. A group situation where everyone gives their mihi (including their pepeha) is called a mihimihi.

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Tēnā koutou katoa

Ko Takitimu te maunga

Ko Aparima te awa

Ko Rakiura, ko Te Waipounamu te whenua

Ko Te Ara a Kiwa te moana

Ko Takitimu te waka

Ko Tahu Pōtiki te tangata

Ko Te Takutai o Tītī te marae

Ko Kāi Tahu ko Kāti Māmoe ko Waitaha ngā iwi

Ko Kāti Huirapa, ko Kāti Hāwea, ko Kāi Te Ruahikihiki ngā hapū.

Ko Doug rāua ko Janine ōku mātua

Ko John-Paul tōku hoa tane

Ko Arly rātou ko Korban ko Zade āku tamariki tane

Ko Kylie Bellis tōku ingoa

I tipu ake ahau ki Te umu kaha

I nāianei e noho ana ahau ki Māwhera i Te Waipounamu

Ka mutu noa ihu ngā kōrero mō tēnei wā

Nō reira tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou tēnā tatou katoa

He tauira tēnei (here is an example).

This is one of Whaea Kylie pepeha.

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Learn your pepeha - We will be beginning each class following the tikanga of karakia, waiata tautoko and mihi.

It will take a lot of repetition to learn the words of your pepeha. Practise with each other. Record yourself and listen, can you improve it in any way? The goal is to know your pepeha and use it to introduce yourself. This means knowing it by heart.

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CREATE

Create a visual pepeha to go with your kupu. Try and include all aspects of your pepeha (maunga, awa, ngā tangata etc). When your visual is completed take a photo and record yourself saying your kupu with the visual.

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Examples