The Governor-General of New Zealand
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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;
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.
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 huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou. Kia ora tātou katoa.
I specifically acknowledge Lady June Hillary;
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