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. 

	Valelia
Tēnā koutou katoa.	Tēnā koutou katoa.
Nō Scotland ōku tupuna   (my ancestors are from)	Nō Hamoa ōku tupuna   (my ancestors are from)
I whānau mai ahau i Tamaki Makaurau    (place of birth)	I whānau mai ahau i Samalaeulu   (place of birth)
I tupu āke au i North Shore   (where I grew up)	I tupu āke au i Northcote   (where I grew up)
Kei Albany ahau e noho ana   (where I live now)	Kei Wairau 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 Rangitoto te maunga   (mountain)	Ko Mt Silisili te maunga   (mountain)
Ko Pupuke te roto   (lake)	Ko Maliolio te awa   (river)
Ko Karen Mitchell tōku ingoa   (name)	Ko Valelia Akisa Fuimaono tōku ingoa   (name)
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.	Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.