Pāorooro ki Pāremata

Ngāti Pāoa Settlement Songbook

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KOHIMARAMA Ē

Nā Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust

Kohimarama ē.m4

Ngā kupu

Ko te rohe ki te hau raro

Ka tīmata i Kohimarama

Ka haere ki Waipārera

Ka haere ki uta ki te kaka o Whakamuhu

Ki te Papa o Tamaterā

Ki Te Ahu, tae rawa ki Whangamatau ē;

Mai i Whangamatau ki Ōmaru, ki Te Whanake, ki Te Pupuakawau, ki Mokoia, ki Kororipo, ki Tauoma,

ki Pākaukino ē;

Ka haere ki te taha o te pā, ka piki, ka haere

I te kaka ki Waiatarua ē;

Ki Waiatarua ki Kohimarama ē

Whakamārama

The lands encircled by the northern winds

Begin at Kohimarama

And head to Waipārera

Travel ashore to the ridge of Whakamuhu

Go forth to Te Papa o Tamaterā

Toward Te Ahu and directly to Whangamatau

From Whangamatau to Ōmaru, to Te Whanake, to Te Pupuakawau, to Mokoia, to Kororipo, to Tauoma, to Pākaukino

Proceed to the fortified settlement, climb and ascend the ridge to Waiatarua

Directly from Waiatarua to Kohimarama

TAKU KURU HAUHUNGA

Nā Korohere Ngāpō

Taku kuru hauhunga.m4a

Ngā kupu

Taku kuru hauhunga

Taku whakateitei ki ngā whenua

Me kaukau koe

Ki te wai puna o Tāne, he wai tea

Taku tōtara haemata

Kei te rau koe o te wharenui

E kai nei te aroha

He pakiaka te rākau i tū ai

Nā tō mana, nā tō tohu i mahue ai

Kua tara-ā-whare te pare kawakawa

I tiu atu rā hoki ko te manu, ē!

Hei paki haerenga mōu

Takoto ai te marino, horahia i waho rā

Rite koe ki te takere waka nui

Taku whare kī tonu e kore koe e ngaro

Nā te rau o te iwi

Ka tangi tonu nei, ē!

Whakamārama

My shelter from the cold

My tribute to the lands

Bathe in the waters

Of Tāne, the sacred springs

My enduring sapling

You're a memory on the wall

Sorrow bestirs within me

You were exalted by your people

Your prowess, legacy has been left behind

Confined to this house is loss

But still the bird soars

To make a safe passage for you

There is now at least peace about

You are likened to a chiefly canoe

My house is full for you are not gone

Your memory lives on

Throughout the many that mourn you

KO TE ĀKAU O TE AROHA

Nā Korohere Ngāpō

TE ĀKAU O TE AROHA - Made with Clipchamp.m4a

Ngā kupu

Karangahia ngā maunga o Hauraki

Ngā tai papaki-toru e tau nei

Āpiti mai te ākau o aroha

Pari nui atu ana ngā roimata

Tū tonu ko te rae o Hauraki

Ko Moehau te maunga

Ko Tīkapa te moana

Ko Hauraki te whenua

Mai i Mahurangi ki Ngā Kurī-a-Whārei

Nei Te Tara o Te Ika-a-Māui

E tū ake nei

Takoto ai te marino

Horahia i waho rā

Haere mai ki Hauraki

He aute tē awhea

Tū tonu ko te rae o Hauraki

Ko Moehau te maunga

Ko Tīkapa te moana

Ko Hauraki te whenua

Whakamārama

A call from the mountains of Hauraki

Where three waves meet

From the shores of affection

Flow the tears of joy

Standing are peaks of Hauraki

Moehau is the mountain

Tīkapa is the sea

Hauraki is the land

From Mahurangi to Ngā Kurī-a-Whārei

Here is the Barb of Māui

Standing here

For there is calm

All about

Welcome to Hauraki

Where the aute is undisturbed

Standing are peaks of Hauraki

Moehau is the mountain

Tīkapa is the sea

Hauraki is the land

Ataata

KO TE ĀKAU O TE AROHA - Made with Clipchamp.mp4

TAI TIMU TAI PARI

Nā Korohere Ngāpō

Ngā kupu

Tai timu, tai pari, pō mai, ao mai

Nō tuawhakarere

Anei rā a Tīkapa (Moana)

E mihi atu nei

Kei aku rangatira, kei aku ihorei

Tēnā whakarongo mai

Kei ngā tumu whakarae

Kei ngā manu taupua

Nei rā te maioha

Ka tuia ngā hononga

Ka herea ngā whatunga

Ki runga, ki raro

Tū mai, tū noa

Ngā maunga tapu o Hauraki

Ko koutou a runga, ko koutou kei tawhiti,

E hoa mā

Tēnā rā koutou katoa

Moehau ki tai

Te Aroha ki uta

Hauraki te whenua

Hī!

Whakamārama

The tides ebb and flow night and day

From ancient times

Here are the descendants of Tīkapa

Paying homage to

My esteemed and revered leaders

Take heed

To the prominent nobles

To the distinguished sentries

This is a tribute

Where the bonds are fastened

And the ties made secure

Up and down the country

Standing in humility

Are the sacred mountains of Hauraki

You are incomparable, and without peer,

dear friends

Greetings to you all

From the surrounding shores near Moehau

To Te Aroha inland

To Hauraki the land

Hī!

Ataata

Tai timu tai pari .mp4

HAURAKI KI UTA HAURAKI KI TAI

Nā Korohere Ngāpō

Ngā kupu

Ko Ngāti Pāoa e ngunguru nei

I a hā hā!

Hauraki ki uta, Hauraki ki tai

Kia mau, kia ita ki te kirikawa

Whakangau tonu atu,

Whakangau tonu atu

Niwhaniwha ki te rākau kirikawa

Ki te matā kai kutu

Ki te mata o Kaiwaka

Taku pākai riri, taku matapopore

Ki te pō, ki te ao, ki te rua hoeroa

Hei aha, hei aha?

Kia puta, kia ora

Hei aha, hei aha?

Kia puta, kia ora ki te whaiao

Ki te ao māmara

Turuki, turuki

Paneke, paneke

Turuki, turuki

Paneke, paneke

Whano, whano

Haramai te toki

Haumi, ē; hui ē; tāiki ē!

NOTE: The original composition by Ngāpō writes “Ko Hauraki kotahi e ngunguru nei” but permission has been given to replace with “Ngāti Pāoa” for the purpose of the third reading of the Ngāti Pāoa Claims Settlement Bill.

Whakamārama

Ngāti Pāoa rumbles as one

Alas!

Hauraki to the land, Hauraki to the sea

Embrace the fighter spirit

Be steadfast,

Be steadfast

Strong like the code of the warrior

The warrior epitomised by the awesome

wonder of Kaiwaka

Me screen from the wrath, my sentinel

To the night and day, which averts foes’ reach

For what, for what?

To survive and live

For what, for what?

To survive the light of day

To live on

Upwards. Upwards

Forward, forward!

Upwards, upwards

Proceed, proceed

As one

Merging

United together

Ataata

HAURAKI KI UTA HAURAKI KI TAI NEW CLIP-31/10/2025, 11:11.mp4

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