Every Monday we have a guest to share a whakatauki, a piece of wisdom from te ao Maori, to set the agenda for the week.
Tonight, former co-leader of the Green Party and an MP for 15 years, Metiria Turei joins Emile Donovan to share whakataukī that resonate with her.
Me aro koe ki te hā o Hineahuone/Pay heed to the dignity of Women
Mai te tīmatanga ko Papatūānuku te whaea whenua/ From the beginning is Papatuanuku, the earth mother.
Ko Hineahuone te ira tangata tuatahi,he wāhine e/And Hineahuone, the first human woman from whom we all descend.
He taura harakeke, ka kukumea, a tona wā, ka whati/A chord made of flax, when stretched, will eventually break.
He taura whakapapa, ka kukumea ahakoa ka pēhea te roa, e kore rawa e ngāmotu/But a chord made of whakapapa, no matter how far it is stretched will never be severed.
from Wairarapa hapū
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
