Karakia, Waiata, Rongoa, Pepeha

                      KIA PIKI TE ORA!!!!

12th September 2014 - Hei Manaaki (wk 5)

Kia ora to all our roopu who attended today at the Te Houtaewa Trust: Kura Herbert, Melissa Kukutai, Peter Kitchen, Rena Parangi, Te Kai Makiha, Kyie Simeon, Mere Simon & moko, Joe & Viv Body and myself.

Today for our Te Ataarangi lesson with Papa Te Kai, was on using the rakau to demonstrate how to teach Karakia.  This method is used to help the learner accelerate the retention of these kupu by a variety of learning styles such as kinestetic (hands on) learning, visual learning (using different colours of rakau) and auditory learning (hearing repetitive sentences).

Karakia

(Pg 29 of Hei Manaaki book) 

Whakataka te hau ki te uru

Whakataka te hau ki te tonga

Kia maakinakina ki uta

Kia maataratara ki tai

E hii ake ana te ataakura he tio, he huka, he hauhunga

Haumi e! Hui e! Taaiki e!

(content of the karakia tawhito)

The first part acknowledges the great forces that connect us to the Atua

Second part expresses a loosening of the harmful bonds and strengthening of the helpful ones

Third part is stating what is required to be 'one' with the Atua

Final is 'so be it'

Purpose and appropriateness to a tourism product:  A 'prayer' by sailors threatened by an approaching storm.

Can be used at the beginning of a venture that could have uncertainty within it

Waiata 

Rimurimu
Rimu rimu

Rimu-rimu, tere tere Tere ki te moana. Tere ana ki te ripo Ki waho e. Tirohia ki waho nei E marino ana e. Kei roto i ahau E marangai ana e. Kei te tio te huka Ki runga i ngä hiwi. Kei te moe koromeke Te wairua e. Rite tonu tö hanga Ki te tïrairaka e Waihoki tö hanga Te wairangi e.

Seaweed drifting, drifting, floating on the ocean. Drifting in the whirlpool, out there. When I look out there it is so calm while within me everything is storm tossed. The snow is biting cold on the ridges, and lying curled up asleep is your spirit. Your behaviour is like that of the fantail, in the same way, your restless spirit upsets me greatly.

Kai-tito: Tina Rewiri (nee Tetai): Lament for her son: Paati Rewiri & two newphew Clendon brothers

This lament was composed by the grieving mother (Tina Rewiri) for her deceased child who observed a strand of floating seaweed and likened it to the spirit of her child moving slowly back to Hawaiiki, the original homeland of the Maori.

The reference to the fantail is a comparison between the fantail's seemingly endless search for a resting place and the dead child's spirit searching endlessly for a home before finally travelling back to Hawaiki. (ref: http://www.folksong.org.nz/rimurimu/)

OUR RONGOA TRAIL: 

KURA'S COUGH MIX

Kumarahou mix

1 handful of Kumarahou

2 ltrs cold water 

bring to boil and simmer for a half hour then strain 

Blackcurrent & Cranberry mix

1 cup of each Blackcurrent and Cranberry syrup mix (you can buy these as ready made)

Cough mix add

2 cups of each Kumarahou

2 cups of Black current and cranberry surup mix 

4 cups of liquid

Kura's Cough medicine is a hit!!!

 This is the best cough mix ever - don't mind getting sick if you can have this stuff.  We are now planning to have a go next week at doing a practical onsite to modify the mix using honey to substitute the sugar - can't wait!!!

Tūpākihi

                                               

Shared some of the many uses of Tūpākihi such a versatile plant with so many different uses

Pennyroyal

     

We discussed the uses of Penny royal and how it can be used to help to get rid of fleas from pet areas and homes either with leaves scattered throughout the areas or put leaves in water to infuse and sprayed in carpet areas. Papa Joe explained how he had heard of it being ingested by women to abort an unwanted pregnancy.

This is some other info regarding Pennyroyal which support our Korero today...

As a flea deterrent . Dried pennyroyal leaves can be scattered around pets' bedding area, and you can roll up some fresh stems in you dog's bandana before you go tromping through the woods. Pennyroyal oil used in flea collars has largely been phased out because it caused miscarriages in cats, so only use the fresh leafy stuff, please. If a pet or person could be expecting, don't use pennyroyal at all.

As a pest repellent. Crushed pennyroyal stems stuck in your hat and pockets really will repel gnats and mosquitoes. 

In the garden. We've heard from folks who have successfully kept flea beetles off of eggplant by underplanting the eggplant with pennyroyal, and it may be of use as a companion plant to other pest-prone crops, too. If you have worked with pennyroyal as a companion crop, please share your experiences in the comments section below. Should you decide to try intercropping with pennyroyal, be aware that pennyroyal can be invasive, though it's not as thuggish as other mints.

Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/natural-health/pennyroyal-safety.aspx#ixzz3DAFAuaDF

Pepeha O Motukiore

(Kaituhi: Papa Te Kai Makiha) 

Ngā Whakatauki mo te rā

Mā pango, mā whero ka oti te mahi - with black with red the work is completed

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou ka ora ai te iwi - with your food basket and my food basket we all will be fed.