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This part of the mihi is where you pay full respects to those you are talking to

This is a broader acknowledgment to the Tangata Whenua or the Manuhiri. It goes more into depth than the Waioha Tuatahi.

The following part is the Waioha Tuarua for the Tangata Whenua.

E nga Manuhiri	To the Visitors
Nau mai, haere mai, haere mai	Welcome, welcome, welcome

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The following lines can be mixed and matched.

Haere mai ki tenei Marae o Tatou

Welcome to this, our Marae

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Haere mai i raro i te korowai	Welcome under the cloak
o te Rangimarie	of Peace

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Ka nui te koa me te hari	Great is the joy and the pleasure
ki te kite i a koutou	to see you

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The following part is the Waioha Tuarua for the Manuhiri.

E te kai karanga	Greetings, greetings, greetings
Tena koe, tena koe, tena koe	to see you

This phrase is used if there was only one kai karanga. If there are two change the Tena koe to Tena korua and if there are three change the Tena koe to Tena koutou.

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E te kaea o te Haka Pohiri	To the leader of the Haka Pohiri
Tena koe, tena koe, tena koe	to see you

This phrase is used if there was a haka pohiri performed.

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E te paepae tapu	To the speakers
Tena koe, tena koe, tena koe	to see you

This phrase is used if there is only one speaker. If there are two change the Tena koe to Tena korua and if there are three change the Tena koe to Tena koutou.

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Ka nui te koa me te hari	Great is the joy and the pleasure
ki te tutaki i a koutou	to meet you

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Notes

As we have just moved from the mate to the living, we return to this part to start speaking to the living again.

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