whakatauki
the bird that consumes the miro berry
ko te manu e kai ana i te miro
Greetings to you all
Tēnā koutou katoa
I grew up in Rotorua
E tipu ake au ki Rotorua
Nō Te Waipounamu ahau
I am from the South Island
Ko Hikurangi te maunga
Hikurangi is the mountain
his/ hers is the forest
Nōnā te ngahere
Ko Rangi tōku ingoa
my name is Rangi
I live in Onehunga
E noho ana au ki Onehunga
I te taha o tōku papa
on my dads side
Ko Waikato te awa
Waikato is the river
the bird that consumes the knowledge
ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga
Nō Hawaii ōku tūpuna
My ancestors are from Hawaii
My ancestors are from Fiji
Nō Whītī ōku tūpuna
Ko Mary rāua ko Bob ōku kaumatua
Mary and Bob are my grandparents
Ko Ngāti Whātua te iwi
Ngāti Whātua is the tribe
his/ hers is the world
Nōnā te ao
E tipu ake au ki Rarotonga
I grew up in Rarotonga
on my mums side
I te taha o tōku mama
Ko Ngaire toku mama
my mum is Ngaire
Ko Te Uri o Tai te hapu
Te Uri o Tai is the sub tribe
the bird that consumes the miro berry
his/ hers is the forest
the bird that consumes the knowledge
his/ hers is the world
ko te manu e kai ana i te miro
nōnā te ngahere
ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga
nōnā te ao
E noho ana au ki Pukewīwī
I live in Lynfield
Pukewīwī is the mountain close to my school
Ko Pukewīwī te maunga e tata ana ki taku kura
Manukau harbour flows near the area I live
Ko te Manukau te whanga e rere ana ki te rohe e noho ana au
Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te waka
Ngātokimatawhaorua is the waka