Whanaungatanga connects us and creates a sense of family.
This is the first of several Māori questions to help us learn a little bit more about one another.
Deborah |
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| Tēnā koutou katoa. | Tēnā koutou katoa. |
| Nō Scotland me Ireland ōku tupuna (my ancestors are from) | Nō Ireland me Aotearoa ōku tupuna (my ancestors are from) |
| I whānau mai ahau i Otahuhu (place of birth) | I whānau mai ahau i North Shore (place of birth) |
| I tupu āke au i Ellerslie (where I grew up) | I tupu āke au i Albany me Browns Bay (where I grew up) |
| Kei Browns Bay ahau e noho ana (where I live now) | Kei Browns Bay ahau e noho ana (where I live now) |
| Ngā mihi ki a Ngati Paoa te mana whenua ki reira (acknowledge local Iwi) | Ngā mihi ki a Ngati Paoa te mana whenua ki reira (acknowledge local Iwi) |
| Ko Mount Wellington te maunga (mountain) | Ko Rangitoto te maunga (mountain) |
| Ko Panmure Basin te roto (lake) | Ko Browns Bay Beach te moana (sea) |
| Ko Deborah Goudie tōku ingoa (name) | Ko Charlotte McKewen tōku ingoa (name) |
| Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. | Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. |
