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Karakia waiata – Te Tīmatatanga

Ākonga learn about the creation narrative from te ao Māori. The actions accompanying the song depict the various stages of creation.

Transcript

Ko te pū (the root, origin)

Te more (the taproot)

Te weu (the rootlets)

Te aka (the creeper vines)

Te rea (the growth)

Ko te wao-nui (the great forest)

Te kune (the conception)

Te whe (sound)

Te kore (chaos, void)

Te pō (darkness)

Ki ngā tangata Māori nā Rangi rāua ko Papa

(To mankind created from Rangi and Papa)

Ko tēnei te tīmatatanga o te ao

(This is the beginning of the world)

Ko tēnei te tīmatatanga o te ao

(This is the beginning of the world)

Acknowledgements

The students of Whānau 24/25, Arataki School (2025)
Simone Marsters, Arataki School and Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao

Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 29 June 2026
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