Karakia ki te taonga

Te karakia 

Whakairiiri, Whakairiiri

Whakairiiri tẽnei taonga ohooho 

Tenei taonga puipuiaki 

Tẽnei taonga tuku iho, 

Nã Ranginui e tū ake ana 

Nā Papatūānuku e takoto tonu ne Whakakiikii! Whakakiikii! Kua tau.

Ingarihi

Bless, bless

Bless this treasure of great value

This treasure precious treasure

This treasure handed down.

From Ranginui ever standing

From Papatuanuku still lying here

Let it be said, let it be said.

It has been settled.

This is a karakia to bless a taonga or some thing from the natural world. 

I have learnt some more about Pounamu so have added this below.

Ka tuhi au ki raro enei matau mō te kaupapa nei. 

Ngā Korero Poto

• Te Wai pounamu  sometimes also know as Te Wāhi Pounamu the place of green stone 
•  Ahakoa he iti he pounamu - Although it is small it is precious
• The main iwi associated with pounamu (greenstone) were Ngāi Tahu, particularly Poutini Ngāi Tahu on Te Tai Poutini (the West Coast of the South Island).
• Today, the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu has legal ownership of all naturally occurring pounamu in the Ngāi Tahu takiwā (tribal area)