July 04, 2013
Executives get marae crash course
Waikato University is offering business people a short course aimed at making them comfortable with powhiri or other Māori meetings they may encounter as part of modern corporate life.
Tikanga expert Pou Temara says the course, called Iriaka, Suspended Treasures, will help senior managers engage with ritual and ceremony and allow them to do the right thing when the situation arises.
He says while an older generation of Māori were likely to break into English to welcome Pakeha on to the marae, there are many who now say what happens on the marae must be in Māori and there should not be any compromise.
That can be daunting for many manuhiri, and can create intolerance of things Māori if people feel unable to participate in proceedings in any meaningful way.
The course will teach students to be proficient enough in te reo Māori and tikanga to take part in occasions such as marae visits, tangi, and powhiri.
Kia mōhio pū ai ngā rangatira pakihi ki ngā tikanga ō te pōhiri
Kei te whakahaerehia e te Whare Wānanga ō Waikato, he whakaakoranga poto mā ngā rangatira pakihi kia tau ai ō rātou wairua ka tae-ā-tinana atu ana rātou ki tētahi powhiri.
Hei tā Ahorangi Pou Temara ō te Whare Wānanga, ko Iriaka, Suspended Treasures, te ingoa ō te whakaakoranga, ā, ko te whaainga kia maarama ake ngā rangatira pakihi ki ngā āhuatanga ō te tikanga Māori tae atu ki ngā tikanga ō te powhiri.
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