Section outline

  • The importance of doing a Mihi or a mihi Whakatau is a place where manuhiri share what their intentions are when visiting a marae, who we are and where we are from. For Tangata whenua, this is an opportunity to welcome the guest on to the marae and ask the question of what are you here for.

    Achievement Objectives

    4.3 communicate about obligations and responsibilities;


    WALT(We are learning to:

    Kōrero :

    • use generally appropriate pronunciation, stress, rhythm, and intonation.

    Panui: 

    •Understand the overall meaning and specific detail in contexts that may contain some unfamiliar language;

    Tuhituhi:  

    • write short texts on familiar topics;

    Success Criteria:

    students will learn and understand the mihi role which is apart of the powhiri. 

    Activity:

    I will share with the students the structure of a mihi and explain what each part is and what is the significance. We will also go through the pronunciation of the sentence structure to build confidence for the students.