Who we are
Piki ake ki te Taumata o Mekura ko Ruahine
Titiro atu ki te maunga tapu ko Aorangi
Heke iho ki te awa e rere nei ko Rangitīkei
Ka pari a ki uta ki Pātea
Ka pari a ki uta ki Otoea
Ka pari a ki uta ki Otara
Ka tatū ki Te Hou Hou
E ngā whānau, e ngā hapū o Ngāti Hauiti, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou. E ngā tini aitua, haere ki tua o te ārai. Heoi anō.
Ascend the summit of Mekura on RuahineGaze to the sanctified mountain of AorangiDescend upon the currents of RangitīkeiTo settle at Patea To settle at OtoeaTo settle at OtaraFinally settling at Te Hou Hou
To the families and sub-tribes of Ngāti Hauiti; greetings and salutations to you all. To our departed ones, go beyond the veil of darkness. That is all for now.
"E kore e mau i a koe te hape a Paratuae".
(You shall not capture the club footed son of Paratuae)