Māori Ministry

Te Minitatanga Māori O Te Ope Whakāora O Aotearoa

The Salvation Army acknowledges The Treaty of Waitangi as the basis of a cultural partnership between Māori as the tangata whenua and Pakeha who have since come to make their home in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The Māori for ‘The Salvation Army’ is Te Ope Whakaora, which is translated as ‘the Army that Brings Life’.

Those involved in Māori Ministry reach out with the message of God’s love.

The goals of those involved in Māori Ministry are to:

• Know Te Atua (God) better
• Worship through waiata (songs), karakia (prayer) and other forms of Māori cultural expression
• Reach out to people in need, especially those wanting to recover from addictions (in all forms) and those who are in prison (in all its forms)
• Enjoy fellowship together

Koheri, Kohera
E te Kaihanga, te Puna o te ora,
homai to kaha ki a matou i tenei ra
Karanga mai
Karanga mai o tatou mate, otia te po
Nau mai te ao
Tatou katoa, ka nui te mihi aroha
Tena koutou, Tena koutou Tena koutou katoa

> The Salvation Army and the Treaty of Waitangi

Video

A small series of videos displaying Maori Ministries' "Te Haka A Te Poti".

> view Maori Ministry Videos

Resources

Ideas for worship and Te Reo language resources. Including a Salvation Army-produced waiata CD.

> view Māori Ministry Resources

Māori Ministry Council

Meet the members of our council

> view Māori Ministry Council