Whakataukī

• He kākano ahau i ruia mai i Rangiātea


  I am a seed which was sewn in the heavens of Rangiātea
• Ko taku reo ohooho, Ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria

  My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul
• E iti noa ana nā te aroha


  A small thing, given with love
• Ahoka he iti he pounamu


  Although it is small, it is a treasure
• Ko te kāhui Mauka, tū tonu, tū tonu, ko te kāhui takata karo noa, karo noa ka haere

  The people will perish, but the mountains shall remain
• Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei

  For us, and our children after us
• Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua

  As people disappear from sight, the land remains
• He aha te mea nui o te Ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!

  What is the most important thing in the world? It is people! It is people! It is people!