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Tihei ki te whei ao
Rau rangatira mā, e kui mā, e koro mā, e huihui nei, tēnei aku mihi māhana ki a koutou.
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
Kei aku rangatira e huihui nei
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.
Awarua ki te rangi, Awarua ki te whenua, Awarua tāngata.
Kei aku nui, Kei aku rahi, Rau Rangatira ma
Rau rangatira mā, tēnei aku mihi nui ki a koutou.
Kei nga mana, Kei nga reo, Kei nga mana tiketike o te Ao Ture i Aotearoa
Ta Meihana Durie
Rere ana nga roimata o Hine
Tini whetū ki te rangi
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
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
Kei āku nui, Kei āku rahi
Nau mai, piki mai i runga i te aroha ki te kaupapa o te ra
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou, Tēnā tātou katoa
To everyone who has gathered in recognition of this most important day, welcome.
Whare Runanga Powhiri
Waitangi Treaty Grounds
6 February 2021
Ko ‘te amorangi ki mua’
Ko ‘te hāpai ō ki muri’
Tuatahi ki te Atua,
Unveiling of the grave marker at Ruapekapeka
Wednesday 3 February 2021
Kei aku rangatira, tēnā koutou.
Nei tātou e whai whakaaro nei,
ki ō tātou mate kua rehu ki te rua.
Tēnā anō tātou.
Shalom
Ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou
Tēnā tatou katoa
Warm Greetings to you all
I acknowledge Members of the Diplomatic Corps,
Members of Parliament,
Ngāti Awa ki te rangi, Ngāti Awa ki te whenua, Ngāti Awa tāngata
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.
Mataatua Whare, te whare haumaru ai, i te tangata,
i te wa, o te pahūtanga o Whakaari.
E tu! E tu!
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