Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei

Seek the treasure you value most dearly: if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain

Pūrākau

Māori Legends

Ko Mauao te Maunga

Ko Wairoa te Awa

Ko Takitimu te Waka

Ko Whaene toku tipuna

Ko Ngai Te Rangi toku iwi

Ko Te Whanau-a-Tauwhao toko hapu

Ko Otawhiwhi toku Marae

Ko Richard Wall toku papa

Ko Audrey Hughes toku mama

Ko Kelsea Wall toku ingoa

Thank you to Te Kahu Rolleston who collaborated with me to write and recite the karakia you hear in this project