Ka tū ahau i runga i taku manunga. I rongo nei ahau i te kōrero o taku tupuna: Unuhia te rito o te harakeke; Kei hea te kōmako e kō? Whakatairangitia rere ki uta, rere ki tai; Nāu i kī mai: He aha kē te mea nui? Māku e kī atu: He tangata, he tangata, he tangata! Tihewa mauri ora!

The meaning of that is basically what is the most important thing in this world? It is people and sometimes we forget it is about people. We go through the busyness of our lives I suppose and we forget we are the most important thing about it is people, and it's about looking after ourselves too as well.

The karakia will help a person who's in distress to give them some help and some hope. Sometimes when you're stressed your thoughts are all over the wheres, especially when there is something happening within your family and your whānau. Take a step back, take a deep breath from your gut upwards and have a karakia. That actually calms me down, actually brings all my senses back into focus; it actually puts me in in a position of reasoning.

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