The following karakia is a beautiful way to open a business hui (meeting). I refer to it as my "calm to farm" karakia because some meetings can get a bit rough and icy...lol... and we are generally stuck in the headspace of busy-ness and life. it's fabulous to open with a karakia to ground everyone into the room. Karakia helps people to become present within the space you are about to mahi (work) and encourages us all to be open and feel ready and safe to share ideas and thoughts.
Whakataka te Hau
Whakataka te hau ki te uru
Whakataka te hau ki te tonga
Kia mākinakina ki uta
Kia mātaratara ki tai
E hī ake ana te atākura
He tio, he huka, he hauhū
Tihei mauri ora!
Get ready for the westerly
and be prepared for the southerly.
It will be icy cold inland,
and icy cold on the shore.
May the dawn rise red-tipped on ice,
on snow, on frost.