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Water (H2O) is the most abundant compound on Earth's surface, covering some 70%. Although essentially tasteless, odourless and colourless, water is the central source of our being. Because of the unique properties of water, it is the great connector to all living things. The water within our body has literally passed through thousands of organisms over millions and millions of years.
To te iwi Māori water held a significant place. It had a divine whakapapa. Water is the only substance we ‘inu’ or drink, all other liquids are consumed. Water can be both a Tapu and a Noa substance and can be used to both invoke and lift tapu. For generations our ancestors have understood that the purity of our water was intrinsically linked with the vitality of our people. As a food source, a place of bathing, a ceremonial area and as a source of drinking water, water is essential to life.
As a source of identity, water is also important. All Māori have a river or a lake that we belong to. When we say ‘ko wai koe?’ We are asking from whose birthing water do you belong? We are water and water is us. 70% of our make-up is water with just enough bio-thickener to stop us from seeping into the ground. Te iwi Māori are the guardians of water in Aotearoa and our wellbeing and vitality is linked to the wellbeing and vitality of water. From a people who drank almost no known beverages, water only, to an environment where sugar laden, chemical laden drinks are the norm. This is harming our people.
Kia kaua tātou e wareware. E hoa, he wai tāua, Wai Māori, Ngāi Māori.
Lest we forget. Oh friend, you and I, we are water. Pure Water, Pure People.
1. Water is essential to life and central to identity. Ko wai koe? From whose waters do you descend? Where are you from? What is your lake, river or spring? You and I, we are water. We are the same. Wai Māori – Ngāi Māori.
Inumia te wai kaukau a ō tātou tupuna. Pure Water, Pure People.
2. Rain falls as tears of Ranginui personified by his child, Ihorangi. When rain touches land it is transformed to the goddess Parawhenuamea and is imbued with earthly qualities. Her mother Hine-Tūpari-Maunga the mountain maid sends her to the ocean to be transformed once again. Catch her on her way. Wai Māori – Ngāi Māori.
Inumia te wai kaukau a ō tātou tupuna. Pure Water, Pure People.