Te kawe o Tainui – tau whakautuutu
Nā Tamati Wharekura
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Ko te kawa o Tainui he tau whakautuutu, tū atu tū mai, me ō rātou wai i te awhi atu i ō rātau mihi. Tētahi wāhanga o te kawa o Tainui, mehemea e nui ake ngā manuwhiri i ngā tāngata whenua, mā te tangata whenua hei tūwhera ngā mihi, ka tukuna atu te tokotoko ki ngā manuwhiri kia mutu ai rātou, mā te tangata whenua hei kapi, kia hoki mai ai te mana. E ngā hui katoa i roto o Tainui ko tēnei te whakahaerenga o te kawa. Mā te kawa ka mōhiotia te hapū o tēnā iwi, me ō rātou whakapapa. Ko tēnei te tīmatanga o te kawa o Tainui, i roto i ō rātou mihi.
Tuatahi: Ko Ihoa te Kaihanga o te rangi me te whenua.
Tuarua: Te Arikinui me te whare kāhui ariki nui tonu.
Tuatoru: Ko ngā tini mate o te motu puta mai rā ki a tātou te pito ora.
Tuawhā: Ngā mihi ki ngā whare me Papatūānuku, me kīia, ko ngā taonga whakamahuetanga a rātou mā. Ko te tīmatanga tēnei o ngā kupu whakahaere o te kawa o Tainui. Muri mai i te kawa, ko te kaupapa o te rā.