Waitangi Day 6 February

On Thursday 6 February Aotearoa New Zealand marks the 180th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.

KARAKIA

E te ?tua e aroha mai ana ki a m?tou� � � � � � � � � � � �God who loves each one of us

Ko ?u iwi katoa hei iwi m? m?tou� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � All your people are our people,

Awhinatia m?tou ki te m?rama tetahi ki tetahi� � � � �Help us to understand each other

Kia whakapaingia t?u Hahi,� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Let your Church be blessed,

E mahi tahi ana I roto I te k?munio tuturu� � � � � � � As we work together in true communion.

�?mene� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �Amen

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Picture�shows modern reconstruction, showing T?mati W?ka Nene signing the Treaty in front of James Busby, Captain William Hobson and other British officials and witnesses.�Some M?ori signatories are assembled on the left.

Image by King, Marcus, 1891-1983. The signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, February 6^th, 1840. 1938.�Ref: G-821-2. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22308135

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Prayer for Waitangi Day

Ka ?noi t?tou,

Ever-living God from whom

all rangatiratanga (sovereignty) comes,

In the unfolding of time,

You led the M?ori people

and many others

to find their home in Aotearoa.

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As we strive to fulfil the destiny of our lives,

heal the wounds of our past,

Draw together in tika (justice)

and aroha (love)

All who call this land their own.

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We ask this through

our Lord Jesus Christ your Son

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of

the Holy Spirit,

God forever and ever,

�?mene

�Published in Caritas Companions Feb 2012

A new day dawns over the Waitangi Treaty grounds.

More�M?ori resources can be located here

�More historical background here

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