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.
Tēnā koutou katoa. | Tēnā koutou katoa. |
Nō Aotearoa ōku tupuna (my ancestors are from) | Nō Ireland me England ōku tupuna (my ancestors are from) |
I whānau mai ahau i Waihi (place of birth) | I whānau mai ahau i Tamaki Makaurau (place of birth) |
I tupu āke au i Waihi me Waiheke Island (where I grew up) | I tupu āke au i North Shore (where I grew up) |
Kei Northcote ahau e noho ana (where I live now) | Kei Northcote 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 Mauao te maunga (mountain) | Ko Rangitoto te maunga (mountain) |
Ko Tauranga te Moana (sea) | Ko Pupuke te roto (lake) |
Ko Maurice Nelson tōku ingoa (name) | Ko Hope Dutton tōku ingoa (name) |
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. | Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. |