Karuna Thurlow
Karuna Thurlow
Karuna Thurlow is of Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu and East Coast descent. A second-language learner of te reo Māori, following her hākui’s example. Her tamariki have te reo Māori as a first language, through Te Kōhanga Reo and the Kāi Tahu language revitalisation strategy Kotahi Mano Kāika, Kotahi Mano Wawata.
Nō Tapuiti
Written by Karuna Thurlow, presented by Karuna Thurlow
Kupu:
Nau mai e hine
Ehara tōhou mana i te mea taka noa
He whakareretaka koe
Nō Tapuiti i tere mai i Uruao waka
Ko te hao te oraka
He wai ka nono ake
He wai ka karekare e
He wai ka rurutu i ōhoku konohi e
Kia tohia koe
Ki te tohi nuku
Ki te tohi raki
He wai nō ruawhetū
He roimata tīpuna
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