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Tūhoe whenua
Tūhoe tangata
Te mana motuhake o Tūhoe
Mihi mai, whakatau mai

(Tūhoe land
Tūhoe people
The special mana of Tūhoe
Greet(us) Welcome (us))

Te reo Maori has many wonderful sayings, for example:

"Whaia te iti kahurangi
ki te tuohu koe
Me he maunga teitei"

Translated, I believe it means:

"Persue the treasures of your heart
If you should stoop let it be to a lofty mountain."

Tuhoe whenua

Tuhoe mana
Tuhoe iwi

Nau mai, haere mai!

Kua tatu, kua tatu, kua tatu tenei wahanga o nga mahi
Na koutou te kaha
Na koutou te maia
Na koutou te manawanui i roto i nga tau

Kei te rangatira, Tamati
Tena koe te kaiarahi o tenei mahi nui
Nau nga kaupapa i hora
Nau nga take i kokiri
Ko koe te ringa ngawari, te ngakau mahaki
Kei te mihi, kei te mihi, kei te mihi te Karauna me te motu ki a koe me to iwi.

Nau mai, haere mai!

Tuhoe land
Tuhoe mana
Tuhoe people

On behalf of the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, I move that the Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara Claims Settlement Bill be now read a first time.