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Kia Kawea tātou e te rēhia. Let us enjoy the spirit of entertainment.

Patua te taniwha o te whakama. Do not let shyness overcome you.

Mauria te pono Believe in yourself

Aroha ki te tangata, Ahakoa ko wai te tangata

Love people, in spite of who they are

Mai i te Kōpae ki te Urupa, tātou ako tonu ai.

From the cradle to the grave we are forever learning.

Ko au te awa, Ko te awa ko au. I am the river

and the river is me.

Kia hora te marino, Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana, kia tere te Kārohirohi i mua i tōu huarahi.

May the calm be widespread, may the ocean glisten as greenstone,

may the shimmer of light ever dance across your pathway.

Tōku reo, Tōku Ohooho, Tōku reo, Tōko Mapihi Maurea My language is my awakening,

my language is the window to my soul

Hapaitia te ara tika pumau ai te rangatiratanga mo nga uri whakatipu.

Foster the pathway of knowledge to strength, independence

and growth for future generations.

He aha te kai ō te rangatira? He Kōrero, he kōrero,

he kōrero. What is the food of the leader?

It is knowledge. It is communication.

Whala te iti kahuranga ki te tuahu

koe me he maunga teitei. Aim for the highest cloud so that if you miss it,

you will hit a lofty mountain.

Ma tini ma mano ka rapa te whai. Many hands make light work.

Whiria te tangata. Weave the people together.

Mau ano e to mai te ika ki a koe.

Ki te tino wawata koe ki te ika ka haere mai ki a koe! You create your own luck.

If you wish it the fish will come!

He aroha whakatō, he aroha puta mai.

If kindness is sown then kindness you shall receive.

He ora te Whakapiri, He mate te whakatariri.

There is strength in unity, Defeat in anger.

Toitu he kainga, whatu nga-rongaro

he tangata. The land still remains

when people have disappeared.

Ka pū te rūhā, ka hao te rangatahi. The old net is exhausted and the new net goes fishing.

He aha te mea nui ki tēnei ao? Māku e ki atu. He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

What is the most important thing in the world?

I would reply that it is people, people, people.

Ka mate kāinga tahi, ka ora kāinga rua. There is more than one way

to achieve an objective.

Kia mate ururoa, kei mate whekeo. Fight like a shark, not like an octopus.

Aroha mai, aroha atu. Love towards us, love going out from us.

Whaowhia te kete mātauranga. Fill your basket of knowledge.

Tangata takahi manuhiri, he marae puehu A person who mistreats a guest has a dusty marae

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