Tū ana au ki te tihi o Rangiahua maunga
Anga whakararo ai taku haere ki tōku awa a Wainui
Ki reira kauhoe atu ki runga i tōku waka haunui a Tainui
Hoe tahi ana ki raro i tōku tūpuna rangatira a Hoturoa
Tau ana ki roto o te Waiariki ki Torere

Tahuri taku aro ki te rāwhiti ki te maunga o Tihirau e tū whakahīhī ana,
Ki te awa pōkarekare o Whangaparaoa
Tū ai ko Te Whānau-ā-Apanui ki mua i te poho o Kauaetangohia marae

Ka peka atu ki te maunga titōhea o Taranaki ki a Ngāti Tūpito
Koia ko Aotea waka e pari i ngā tai o Pāteanui awa
ki tahaki o Taiporohenui whare tūpuna

Nei rā te uri o Ngaitai, o Te Whānau-ā-Apanui me Ngāti Ruanui e tuku manahau atu i ngā mihi.
Keanu Andrews, Kaiako Poumua, Te Whānau Te Pakiaka