As a beginner you may start off with a basic simple mihimihi and as your reo progresses you may add more korero. This is a short simple informal mihimihi for beginners. Click the button below, download and print. Tailor your mihi to the kaupapa of the day/ hui / gathering. You may want to translate any kupu you don't understand.

At the beginning of any hui, following the pōwhiri (formal welcome) or the mihi whakatau (a welcome, as practised off marae across the Ngāi Tahu tribal region), a round of introductions and speeches – or mihimihi – usually occurs.

There are hundreds of different tauparapara and the following is just a small sample. Tauparapara are usually used at the beginning of a mihi and can be used to identify the speaker, the iwi, the purpose of the hui and to set the mood.

This short mihi proclaims who you are and where you come from by saying your name, where your ancestors come from - if you want to or can - and where you live. A mihi (or mihimihi) is an introduction which can take place at the beginning of a gathering or meeting.

Here are some examples of how you can set out your pepeha. Formal mihimihi structure. Greetings to you all. (Say your own pepha). Kei te mihi ki a ____, ki te mana whenua, tēnā koutou. To the local iwi, to _____, I acknowledge and thank you. Ki a tātou e noho nei, tēnā koutou. Nō reira tēnā koutou katoa. Thank you all. Greeting examples.

Offer students the tools and supports they need to develop and share their mihi, supported by their whānau. An example of a simple mihimihi. My canoe is (name of your waka). My mountain is (name of your mountain). My river is (name of your river). My tribe is (name of your tribe). My sub tribe is (name of your sub tribe).

Offer students the tools and supports they need to develop and share their mihi, supported by their whānau. An example of a simple mihimihi. Ko (name of your waka) te waka My canoe is (name of your waka). Ko (name of your mountain) te maunga My mountain is (name of your mountain). Ko (name of your river) te awa My river is (name of your river).

Find out what happens at a mihi whakatau, and learn how to introduce yourself with a mihimihi and a pepeha. A mihi whakatau is a general welcome in Māori. It's less formal than a pōwhiri. Generally it will gather everyone together without a karanga (greeting call or incantation), and it will start with a whaikōrero (speech).

Mihi Speech Template - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. Guide to constructing a mihi in te reo Māori, including for those with no experience in the language.

Ko te manu kai miro, nōna te ngāhere; Ko te manu kai mātauranga, nōna te ao. The bird who eats only from the miro tree will know only of the forest; But the bird who feasts from the pools of knowledge will know the whole environment.