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Mihi

E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangaranga maha, tēnā koutou.
Te hunga mate kua wehe atu ki te pō, haere, haere, haere atu rā.
Ko tātou rā ēnei ngā mahuetanga iho e whakakaha nei ki te pupuri, ki te hāpai i ngā taonga tuku iho mai i a rātou mā;
ngā mātua, tūpuna, na reira tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Mauri ora!

Greetings

To the leaders, the orators, the multitudes, greetings to you all.
To the dead who have departed into the night, farewell, farewell, farewell.
Here we are those left behind strengthening our resolve to hold, to elevate the treasures left by our ancestors
so again, thank you, thank you, thank you.