He Karanga, he Powhiri, he Maioha, A Greeting, a Weaving of Peoples,
ki nga Tumu o Te Moananui a Kiwa! And Leaders o Te Moananui a Kiwa!
Nga Kurae Takutai, nga Tihi Maunga! Coastal Headlands, Mountain Peaks!
Nga Whanau! Whare Waananga! All Families! Centres of Learning!
Tena koutou, tena tatou, E rarau tatou. Greetings to us all. Peace!
E Haere atu nei nga Mihi ki a koutou, We send out warm greetings to you,
Haere nga Mate ki te Po o Horo Aitua. And mourn our departed ones.
E aru atu nei teenei kaupapa koorero We send out this urgent matter
i te kare o Tai Moana-i-Ara-rau along our Ocean pathways.
Manaakitea mai tenei Kaupapa! Seeking united support.
Ko Raa-ngii- i-ateanui One Radiating Sun
Ko Papatuanuku-i-atearoa One Abundant Earth
Ko Rongo Tau Matua One Peace
Ko Te Moananui a Kiwa One Ocean
Ko Te Tangata Whenua One Peoples
Ko Te Tikanga Tangata Whenua One Tangata Whenua Law
Tu Rangatira One Governance System
Tu Tangata One Human Rights System
Tu Mana Motuhake One Sovereign Nation
Tu Kotahitanga Of Inter- Dependent Peoples
Tu Hono, ki te Hohou-o-Rongo Let us Pursue Peace, Secure it’s Abundance
Nau mai! Whakakotahi mai! We wish to reaffirm unity with you to:
Hikitia te Hohou Rongo! Restore this Sanctuary of Peace.
Hikitia te Mana Tangata! Reaffirm Mana Tangata Whenua
He Mana Motuhake Act as an Interdependent Nation
Haere! Whakamua! Haere! Kotahi! Let us go forward! Together!