Whānau may want to use relevant karakia when going to wāhi taonga (sites of significance), awa (rivers), roto (lakes), ngahere (forests), the moana (sea). Also, when leaving those places, especially after collecting e.g. kaimoana, tuna, rongoā, leaves, shells, stones etc.
Our Hapū reo expert, Justin Puna, composed karakia to provide safe passage, give thanks and acknowledge the realms of Tangaroa, Hinemoana, Tāne, Papatūānuku, Ranginui and Tāwhirimātea.
The karakia are available to download in a few different formats below. TIP: you can save the karakia to your phone for quick access when you are out and about (see instructions below). 
- For printing: all of the karakia on one A4 pdf page or one karakia per page
- English translations: all of the karakia on one A4 page or one karakia per page
- For saving onto your phone as photos:
- click on a link below
- click share
- click save as image
- repeat for all
- create a Karakia album on your phone, add all the karakia to it
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- wāhi taonga visiting and departing
- awa / roto visiting and collecting
- ngahere visiting and collecting
- moana visiting and collecting kaimoana (or other things)
Kaupapa: these karakia support aspirations shared through He Kāinga Taurikura o Tangitū to reconnect with Te Taiao, uphold tikanga, and share mātauranga with tamariki and mokopuna.
Funding: Produced through Te Rerenga Kārearea – Regional Hazardscapes Tools Project, funded by the Hīkina Whakatutuki MBIE Māori Determined Extreme Weather Fund, 2026.
