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Marae Tikanga and Protocols

Read the visitor scenario and use it to answer the questions. Tikanga can differ between marae and iwi, so follow the guidance of your hosts. If you are unsure, listen, observe respectfully and ask your kaiako or host.

He haerenga ki te marae | A visit to the marae

A group of visitors arrives at a marae for a hui. Before the visit, their kaiako explains that each marae has its own kawa and that the hosts will guide them. At the waharoa, the visitors wait together until they are welcomed. During the pōwhiri, they listen to the karanga and follow the hosts’ instructions. They remove their shoes before entering the wharenui. After the formal welcome, everyone gathers in the wharekai to share kai. The visitors help when invited and thank their hosts before leaving.

1.Match each Māori term with its meaning.

Wharenui
Wharekai
Marae ātea
Waharoa

Entrance or gateway
Open space in front of the wharenui
Meeting house
Dining hall

2.Where did the visitors wait before they were welcomed?

3.You arrive at a marae but are unsure where to go. What is the most respectful thing to do?

Walk into the wharenui without asking
Wait with your group and follow the hosts’ guidance
Call out loudly to find someone
Go straight to the wharekai

4.The visitors remove their shoes before entering the wharenui.

TrueFalse

5.The visitors share kai in the .

6.In the scenario, what do the visitors do during the pōwhiri, and why is following the hosts’ guidance important?

7.The kaiako says each marae has its own kawa. What does this remind visitors to do?

8.The hosts invite visitors to help prepare for the meal. Which response best shows manaakitanga and respect?

Offer to help with the task the hosts suggest
Decide what needs doing and change the plan
Leave without telling anyone
Refuse to listen to instructions

9.Write one sentence explaining how the wharenui and wharekai are used differently during the visit.

10.Give two ways visitors can show respect on a marae. Use the scenario or your own ideas, and remember that visitors should follow their hosts’ guidance.