Mihi

Acknowledgement

Te Reo Māori:

Ka tīmata mātou mā te whakahonore i a Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku.
Ka mihi hoki ki ngā atua me ngā kaitiaki o te taiao, e tiaki nei i te oranga o ngā mea ora katoa.

Ka mihi atu hoki ki a Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, me Ngāti Pūkenga hei mana whenua o Tauranga Moana.
Ka whakamaumahara mātou ki ngā kaumātua o mua, o nāianei, me ngā uri kei te haere mai.

English:

We begin by acknowledging Ranginui (sky father) and Papatūānuku (earth mother), guardians of the natural world who care for all living things.

We acknowledge Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, and Ngāti Pūkenga as the mana whenua of Tauranga Moana, and elders past, present, and those yet to come.

With Gratitude
In gratitude for the one whose caring voice guided us, our original Kind Caller, and the one who introduced us to the depth and beauty of Te Ao Māori. The natural world is not something outside of us, but something we are already part of.