Marae trip

Spoke at the marae on behalf of the school; my pepeha followed by recognising the ancestors and the tangata whenua of Tangatarua and Ihenga and thanked them for welcomimng our school.

No Ingarangi ahau, te tāone o Coalville

Ko Beacon Hill te Maunga

Ko Soar te Awa

Ko Singapore Airlines te waka

Ko Leicestershire te Iwi

Ko Carrington te hapu

Ko te whare o Matua Carrington toku marae

Kei Rotorua ahau e noho ana inaianei

Ko Neil Carrington toku ingoa

Tena koe te whare e tu nei. Tu mai tu mai tena koe.

Te papa e takoto nei tena koe oti kau tena korua.

Tena koutou e nga tangata o te hau kainga,

Mo te whakatau mai i a matou nga manuhiri.

Mihi mai ki a matou te kura o Otonga.

Kua tae mai i waenga i a koutou.

Mihi mai, mihi mai, mihi mai

Tenei te mihi tenei te maioha

Tena koutou tena koutou tena tatou katoa.