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Our annual Christmas lunch is on this Friday (12.30 in Haere-roa)

Prior to eating we will be saying our Library karakia.

E Rongo, e Rongo

Homai ngā tipu

Hei whakakī te tinana

Hei oranga

Au eke, au eke

Hui e, tāiki e!

We will also acknowledge Lyndsay and Nekerangi in singing a waiata tangi accompanied by Lisa Davies on guitar.

Lisa has chosen ‘Mā wai rā’ as a waiata tangi to sing:

“It is a long waiata, but there is a single verse that is commonly known and sung, that would be appropriate for us to stand and sing at the end of the kōrero about Lyndsay and Nekerangi.”

Mā wai rā e taurima           Who will take responsibility

te marae i waho nei?            on the marae now?

Mā te tika                             Through the correct way

Mā te pono                          Through truth and

me te aroha e                         through love (it will be done).

If you want to practice the waiata tangi before Friday – we will do a run through in the Subject Librarian workroom at 12pm on Thursday [where eLearning used to be].

The words for both the karakia and waiata tangi will be on a PowerPoint at the lunch.

Any questions please let a Christmas elf know (Kim, Brian, Lydia, Jane A, Elizabeth or Theresa).

Theresa