Heretaunga:
Heretaunga ara rau,
Heretaunga haukū nui,
Heretaunga haaro o te kāhu,
Heretaunga ringa hora,
Heretaunga raorao haumako,
Heretaunga takoto noa.
Heretaunga:
Of many pathways,
Of the life-giving waters / dews (above / underground),
The beauty as can only be appreciated through the eyes of a hawk soaring high in the skies,
Full of hospitality and kindness
Of the rich and fertile lands (plains and undulating land),
From whence we assert our mana whenua (territorial rights).