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Maori history is full of stories of mana wahine. Papatuanuku is the mother of our atua, and through them, all of creation. Hine Ahu One is the female element, found in the earth, from whom all human beings were born.

I am a descendant of the iwi of the Whanganui River. The whakapapa, traditions and history of the many whanau and hapu, up and down the river, are so closely intertwined that we are known as ‘te Taura Whiri a Hinengakau’.

Speech to Taranaki Dinner for Te Hau Parongo, Shalom Christian Centre, Queen St, Waitara.

Speech Notes for Hon Sandra Lee to open the "Reclaiming our Natural Heritage" exhibition, Archives New Zealand, 10 Mulgrave Street, Thorndon, Wellington.

Speech to the 9th annual Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Waipapa Marae, Auckland University

Christchurch
Convention Centre

Mihi

There are many great things happening in Aotearoa.

Tena tatou, e tau nei i tenei ra. Nga mihi ki a koutou, a, ki nga kai ta i enei taonga whakahirahira e toru o tatou.

When I was asked by Mahara last week to speak today, I wondered what I could say to do justice to each of these three books.

Tena tatau nga whanaunga e tau nei I tenei po. Tena tatau nga uri o te awa.

MIHI
Thank you for inviting me to open the Ngati Kahungunu ki Heretaunga Economic Summit and thank you Piri for the kind words accorded to me.
I would also like to acknowledge Wi Huata, chairman of the economic strategy committee.

I know many grandparents who, in speaking with their mokopuna say, ‘near enough is not good enough’. Often they would say, ‘do not do anything if you will not do it extremely well’.

It is an honour to be invited to open the fourth Early Intervention in Psychosis National Wananga this weekend.

Two weeks ago we paid tribute to and farewelled Sir Peter Blake, a great New Zealander. Today I learnt of the passing of two more great New Zealanders, Dame Miraka Szazsy and Bishop Manuhuia Bennett.

Tena tatou, e tau nei i tenei ra. Tena tatou, tena hoki koutou e pikau nei i te kaupapa i tenei ra. Nga mihi ki a tatou katoa.

Greetings to Trevor Mallard, Winnie Laban, Tina Olsen-Ratana, from Kokiri Marae, Suafole Gush, the Manager of Hutt Union Health, Peter Glensor, the National Co-ordinator of Healthcare Aotearoa and other dignitaries.

It is an honour to be invited to open the fourth Early Intervention in Psychosis National Wananga this weekend.

Nga mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa ka tae mai I tenei ra whakahirahira. Ki a Nanny Lassie (kaikaranga), Koro Kuru Nuku, te Whanau me nga tamariki o te kura nei. Tena rawa koutou katoa.

Mr Speaker, I move that the Maori Television Service Bill be read a first time.

Tena tatau e tau nei i tenei ra. Tena koutou o Waikato, o Tainui hoki.

Nga mihi ki a koutou, ki te kahui ariki a Te Ata I Rangikaahu me tona hoa rangatira.

Huri noa i nga mata waka e hui nei, tena tatau katoa.

Greetings to Trevor Mallard, Winnie Laban, Tina Olsen-Ratana, from Kokiri Marae, Suafole Gush, the Manager of Hutt Union Health, Peter Glensor, the National Co-ordinator of Healthcare Aotearoa and other dignitaries.

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today and for the kind words accorded to me on the happy occasion of your Association’s conference.

Kia ora koutou katoa. Nga mihi nui hoki ki a koutou ko Api Mahuika, Stan Pardoe, Toko & Rawinia Te Kani, Temple Isaacs, Darcy & Bebe Ria, Taranaki Paratene, Rii Mita and Michael Brown, Buck Shelford, Libby Kerr and Rewiti Ropiha.

Mihi

We are all aware that members of whanau, hapu and iwi are substantially over-represented in institutions where psychologists work yet are under-represented among psychologists.

Hon Sandra Lee: "The ILO fears that a job-loss tidal wave is on the move and that it will wash up on everyone's shores."

Tihei Mauriora