My Mihi

E te mauri mai tāwhiti

To the souls which come from afar

E te whare, te papa, te kainga noho tēnā koutou

The community building, people of the community, greetings

Ki ngā anahera, kua rere hei taki, hei tuara mo te hunga ora, haere

To our dearly departed, who continue to direct us, we acknowledge you

Ki a tātou, he mihi nui

To the living, greetings

Ko Maungakiekie te maunga

To the great mountain Maungakiekie, the ancestral mountain

Ko Waitemata te moana

To the waters of Waitemata, the ancestral waters

Ko Ukutoia te papa

To the land in which I stand Orakei, the area in which we dwell

Tēnā koutou

Greetings to you all

Ko John tōku pāpā, nō Cook Islands ia

John is my dad, he is from Cook Islands

Ko Safron tōku māmā, nō Ngatiwhatua ia

Safron is my mum, she is from Ngatiwhatua

Ko Tyla-Marie tōku ingoa

My name is Tyla-Marie

Ko Glen Innes tōku kainga noho

I live in  Glen Innes

Tekau mā rua ōku tau

I am 12 years old

Nōreira, e ngā manuhiri tuārangi, ngā tauira, kaiako, kaumātua, he mihi nui, he mihi aroha

So therefore, to our distinguished guests, students, teachers, elders, a warm and heartfelt greeting

Anei he kōrero a te kura, “Whaiā kia eke”

Here is our school’s motto, to illustrate our intentions, to strive to succeed

Nōreira tēnā koutou katoa

So therefore, greetings one and all