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Inā te kī a rātau mā whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua. Nau mai e te hunga morehu o tēnei aitua-nui o te motu. Tenei tonu tātau te tangi atu nei.

E te Tihi Whatukura, e te mareikura, tena korua.Nau mai ki Aotearoa.Haria mai o mana tiketike hei manaakitanga mai.E te whakaminenga tena koutou katoa.

To Your Royal Highnesses, my greetings. Welcome to Aotearoa.

E nga iwi o Te Wairarapa tena koutou katoa. Tena koutou i Te Kotahitanga me tona kaupapa atawhai tona kaupapa paihere i nga iwi o Aotearoa. Otira, tena tatau katoa. 

Thank you so much for inviting me here today.

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei,

tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Nau mai haere mai ra 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 particularly acknowledge Sir Graeme Dingle,

Tena tatau katoa, kua tae mai nei, i tenei ahiahi.

Haere mai hoki, e nga tangata haere moana.

Nei ra aku mihi nui.

Tena haramai tatau.

My greetings to everyone gathered here this afternoon.

E nga mana toka tu moana, toka tu whenua, tena koutou. 

Kei nga manu o uta, o tai,  

nei ra aku mihi, ka tukua maiohatia. 

Koutou, nga iwi o te wākāinga, Ngati Oneone,

Kei te hunga Mātātoa, tena koutou.

Nohou ra e Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, te whare e tu nei.

Na reira, haramai e nga mana, e nga reo, e te hunga ngārahu.

Tena Tatau katoa.

I acknowledge

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 Hon Poto Williams, Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector;

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.

Kia ora tātou kātoa

e whakarauora ana i tēnei taonga o tātou,

arā, ko te reo Māori.

Kāore e mutu ngā mihi ki a koutou

ngā tamariki me ngā rangatahi –

ko koutou ngā pakeke, ngā kuia, ngā koroua o āpōpō.

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Tamaki Makaurau.

Kei aku rangatira, tena koutou katoa

Ina tētahi waiata e mea ana

“Ko Matariki te whetū, hei arataki e”

No reira, haere mai koutou

Hei whetū arataki

Hei whetū tiaho iho mai

He mārama, he mārama.

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei,

tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.

Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

E ngā mana e pae nei, i tēnei po nui

Nau mai, haere mai.

Ina te whakatauki

“He toi whakairo, he mana tangata”

Nā reira,

Mauriora ki a tatou katoa o Aotearoa.

And in translation…

Kia ora tātou katoa  i runga i tō tātou Aotearoatanga

It is a pleasure to formally launch Māori Language Week 2019, to be held from the 9th to the 15th of September. It’s now time to prepare.
  

E ngā iwi o Tauranga Moana

Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi te Rangi, me Ngāti Pūkenga

Tēnā koutou katoa.

E hari koa ana ahau, te hoki mai ano

Ki waenganui i a koutou.

Nā reira, e Te Awanui o Tauranga Moana

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all.

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all.

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all.

I specifically acknowledge Lady June Hillary;

Kei nga Mema Paremata, e manaaki nei i tø tātau Paremata Taiohi, tēnā koutou. Taiohi mā, e hine mā, e tama mā, nøhou te aro māngai, mo Aotearoa. Inā te kī a Māhupuku, ka pū te rūhā, ka hao te rangatahi. Tena koutou katoa.

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Tamaki Makaurau.

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.

Nau mai, haere mai ra ki Te Whare Kawana o Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Distinguished guests, warm greetings to you all, and welcome to Government House Wellington.

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.

Nau mai haere mai ra, ki te Whare Kawana.

Warm greetings to you all - welcome to Government House.

Talofa lava,

malo e lelei,

bula vinaka,

fakaalofa lahi atu,

kia orana,

fakatalofa atu,

malo ni,

mauri,

kia ora koutou

A warm welcome to Government House.

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.

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, warm greetings to you all.

A Salaam Aleikum

Kia ora koutou

Thank you very much for inviting me here today to celebrate the opening of your magnificent new school building.

Kei aku Rangatira o Ngai Tahu Whānui.O tēnei marae ātaahua o Ōtākou.Mihi mai, karanga mai. Tēnā koutou katoa. E koa ana ahau i tā koutou pōwhiri, ki ahau. Kia haramai. Tarere ki whenua uta ai.

Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e nga rangatahi o tenei kura,

tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.

To the Principal and Board of trustees, the teachers, pupils and parents, greetings to you all.

E te Whare Wānaka o Ōtākou

Kei aku rakatira katoa

Tēnā koutou i tēnei rā nui.

Nōhou-rā te whare wānaka

Nō tatau katoa

No te iwi whānui tonu  

Te mārikanui.

Mauriora ki a Tatau.

Rau rangatira mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.

Kia ora tātou katoa.

Distinguished guests, warm greetings to you all.

I acknowledge: