Matetu has recently joined our team to teach Te reo Māori.

Tuia te Wāhi Ngaro

I acknowledge the almighty creator

Tuia ngā kaitiaki o te rangi... o te whenua... o te moana 

I acknowledge the guardians of the sky, of the land and sea

Tuia rātou te hunga wahangū... e tangi apakura tonu nei... e tangi apakura tonu nei

I acknowledge the many loved ones who have departed… we lament… we lament

Ko rātou te hunga wairua ki a rātou... Ka tuia ki a tātou te hunga ora e tau nei

May the loved ones rest in peace… May we the living rejoice

Haumie... Hui e... Taiki e

Bring all acknowledgements together… Bind them… Let them be

Ngā mihi maioha ki a tātou te hunga e hāpai nei i tō tātou reo rangatira, te reo Māori.

I acknowledge us all who are upholding our language te reo Māori

Ko Maungaroa tōku maunga
I hail from Maungaroa mountain
Ko Te Kereu tōku awa
From the Kereu river
Ko Mataatua tōku waka
From the canoe of Mataatua
Ko Te Whānau a Apanui tōku iwi
From the tribe of Te Whānau a Apanui
Ko Te Whānau a Kaiaio tōku hapū
From the subtribe of Te Whānau a Kaiao
Nō ngā whānau Tibble, Herewini, Winitana me Puketapu ahau
I belong to the Tibble, Herewini, Winitana and Puketapu families
Ko Matetu Herewini tōku ingoa
My name is Matetu Herewini
Ko Moerangi Black tōku hoa rangatira
Moerangi Black is my fiancee
Kotahi tā maua kōtiro ataahua... Ko Peeti te Hā Herewini tōna ingoa
We both have a beautiful girl (in the picture)…. Her name is Peeti te Hā Herewini
Nō reira, anei he whakatauaki hei whakakapi i āku kōrero...

Here is a Māori proverb to conclude my kōrero...

"Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori"

Te reo Māori is the lifeforce of the Māori World

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.