Mihi

Taku ara ko Matua Hautere

Te Hoiere te waka i topetope ai ngā ngaru

Ka puea ake Te Kaitiaki a Kaikai-a-waro i Te Moana o Raukawakawa

I arahina ia ki ngā kokoru o Te Tauihu o Te Waka ā Māui

Ka hoea te awa ka tau ki te wai pāpaku, ko Te Herenga

Ka piki i a Maunganui ki te pīnakitanga o Parikārearea

I reira ka poua tuahu ki te one, ka poua tuahu ki te rangi

ka hua ake ko Maungatapu

I tapa te awa ko Te Hoiere

He wai-māori mō te tini e whakarauika nei,

Ko Ngāti Kuia

He iwi Pakohe

He iwi karakia e

Matua Hautere is my path

Te Hoiere was the waka that cut through the waves

Kaikai-a-waro surfaced in the Moana o Raukawakawa

A guide to the numerous coves of Te Tauihu o Te Waka ā Māui

Travelled the river to the shallows, the anchorage

Maunganui was ascended to the summit of Parikārearea

The sacred tuahu was erected

The mountain was named Maungatapu

The river named Te Hoiere

A life source for the myriads who come and go

Ko Ngāti Kuia

He iwi Pakohe

He iwi Karakia e

Kaikai-a-waro