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A description of Dame Patsy Reddy's Coat of Arms.
He hōnore, he korōria
he maungārongo ki te whenua,
he whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa
E koro- Taranaki
pataka iringa korero
maunga toka tū
maunga ahuru mowai o te iwi
Whāngaitia te auaha i roto kia tupu, kia puāwai ai.
Nōku te hōnore ki te mihi ki nga ringa raupā,
na rātou te māia ki te whakatinana
te taiwhanga Govett-Brewster mai, i tōna timatanga.
Ina ako tātau ki te mārama
ki te hua o te rerenga kāwanatanga,
ka mōhio tātau, kai te pakeke tātau.
Ko te aroha he huānga māia i roto i tēnā .
He aha te mea nui o te ao?
Kei nga mana, Kei nga reo, Rau rangatira ma
Koutou, tātou, kua tatū mai i runga i te reo karanga o te rā
Tēnā tātou katoa.
Me mihi te mana whenua, ka tika!
Waikato Tainui.
Kei aku rangatira e huihui nei
Tenei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou
Kia ora tātou katoa
I specifically acknowledge
Wayne Eagleson, Club Captain
Women’s Captain Jenny Wiggins
President John Spry
Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa
Nga toa a Tu, tēnā koutou
Āku mihi nui ki a koutou, i manaaki, i tiaki i a māua ko Tā David,
i roto i nga tau e rima, kua taha ake nei.
Rau rangatira mā, e Kui ma e koro ma e huihui nei,
tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.
Nau mai hoki mai ki Te Whare Kawana.
E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi o te motu e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.
I specifically acknowledge:
Members of Parliament, Sarah Pallet and Duncan Webb
Awarua ki te rangi, Awarua ki te whenua, Awarua tāngata.
Tahu Pōtiki te tīpuna, tū mai, tū mai, tū mai.
He hōnore nui maaku
Te tū i te taha o nga kuia Rangatira i tēnei rā.
He mea rongo
I ōna wairua,
Kei aku nui, Kei aku rahi, Rau Rangatira ma
Tēnā koutou katoa
Tuia ki runga, Tuia ki raro
Tuia ki roto, Tuia ki waho
Tuia te here tāngata
Ka rongo te pō
Ka rongo te ao
Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei,
tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou.
Nau mai hoki mai ki Te Whare Kawana o Tamaki Makaurau
Rau rangatira mā, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou.
Kua tāwharautia te tangata, i roto i te aroha me te Rangimarie.
He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata.
Kei nga mana kei nga reo
Nau mai, tauti mai,
ki tenei kaupapa nui,
hei āhukahuka i tēnei āhua, toi, ko te moemoeā.
Me tīmata ahau mā te korero
The Governor-General, the Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy and Sir David Gascoigne depart for an official visit to Australia on Wednesday 2 June, 2021.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has announced her approval of the appointment of Dame Cindy Kiro as New Zealand’s next Governor-General.
The Governor-General, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy has welcomed the news of her successor.
Paikea
He tipua, he taniwha, He tipua, he taniwha
Ngā uri o Paikea, Ngāti Konohi
Nōku te hōnore, te haere mai i tēnei ra
ki te whakanui i tēnei, o nga tohunga tama nō Te Tai Rawhiti.
Kei nga mana, Kei nga reo, Kei nga mana tiketike o te Ao Ture i Aotearoa
Tēnā koutou katoa.
He hōnore ano, he tohatoha atu ki a koutou ētahi whakaaro, ka whakatokia ētahi purapura, hei poipoi i te hinengaro
Ta Meihana Durie
Ko koe ko Rangitane,
ko Rangitane ko koe
Ko koe ko Ngati Kauwhata,
ko Ngati Kauwhata ko koe
Ko Koe ko Ngati Raukawa,
Ko Ngati Raukawa ko koe
He Rangatira,
Rere ana nga roimata o Hine
Tērā te pae, o Te Riri.
Huihuia mai tātau katoa
Tēnei te pae, o Maumahara.
E nga iwi, kei aku rangatira
Wahine ma, tāne mā
Tēnā tātau katoa.
Wahine mā, tāne mā
Tini whetū ki te rangi
Ka mau tonu, Ka mau tonu
Tini tangata ki te whenua
Ngaro noa, Ngaro noa.
While the stars above remain unchanged and unchanging
Kei aku nui
Kei aku rahi
Rau Rangatira ma
Tena koutou
Tena tatou katoa
E te Kahurangi, Anne Salmond
Nōku te maringa
Ki te mihi, ki te whakanui
i a koe i tenei po,
Kei nga Manahautu, Rau rangatira ma
koutou kua tatū mai i runga i te kaupapa
Kei āku nui
Kei āku rahi
Koutou kua tatū mai
ki tēnei o nga wānanga
He wānanga whakapiki ora
He wananga whakapiki kaha
He wananga whakapumau
i nga āhuatanga o nga
mātua tipuna
It was with great sadness that I received notification today from Buckingham Palace that His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has died at Windsor Castle.
Tihei ki te whei ao
Ki te ao marama.
He rau aroha
te rongo i te ra nei,
mo ratou kua wehe
Haere atu ra
Ka mihi ki nga iwi o te Whanganui a Tara
Toa Rangatira
Te Ati Awa
Kei nga mana,
Kei nga reo,
He honore noku,
Te haere mai ki tenei
Tātai whetū ki te rangi, mau tonu, mau tonu
Tātai tangata ki te whenua, ngaro noa, ngaro noa
E te hunga mate;
Kua ngaro rā koutou, ki te pū o mahara.
Tēnei mātou ka auē, tēnei mātou ka auhi
Kei āku rangatira, ngā māngai o te taiao
Nau mai hoki mai ano ki tēnei kaupapa angitu
Ahakoa he nui ngā mahi kei mua,
kia whakamaumahara ki tēnei:
He pai ake te iti, i te kore
Kei aku rangatira, e ngā taiohi, e ngā kaiarahi,
e ngā kaiawhina o ngā ropu maha me ngā tini kaupapa
Tēnā koutou
Nōu te aro māngai, mo Aotearoa.
Nau mai haere mai ki Te Whare Kawana.
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