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The whakatau process at Ara is linked from Te Ao Māori - Subject Guide
Also find it on the Ara website at https://www.ara.ac.nz/news-and-events/whakatau-welcome/
Find Te Aka dictionary definition - mihi whakatau - Te Aka Māori Dictionary
You could also find details included in this process in the following book:
Reilly, M., Leoni, G., Carter, L., Duncan, S., Paterson, L., Ratima, M. T., & Rewi, P. (Eds.). (2018). Te kōparapara : an introduction to the Māori world. Auckland University Press. https://ara.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/64ARA_INST/1lqqvtf/alma995223133104431
Page 134 -135 has a section on Mihi whakatau
Salmond, A. (2009). Hui : a study of Māori ceremonial gatherings. Reed. https://ara.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/64ARA_INST/ll2ui3/alma992122343504431
Possibly chapter 5 Rituals of encounter includes some detailed processes which can also be part of mihi whakatau as well as powhiri.
Ka’ai, T. (2004). Ki te whaiao : an introduction to Māori culture and society. Pearson Longman.
Possibly chapter 7 Ngā tikanga o e marae includes also some detailed processes which can also be part of mihi whakatau as well as powhiri.
A journal article includes a bit about mihi whakatau
Pouwhare, R. (2017). Hui e! Tāiki e!: United and ready to progress the purpose. Mai Journal (6)2 https://doi.org/10.20507/MAIJournal.2017.6.2.15