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He aha ngā tongikura? (What are tongikura?) A tongikura is a saying made famous by past Māori kings or 'quotes of a monarch'. |
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Pōtatau Te Wherowhero |
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| “Kotahi te kohao o te ngira e kuhuna ai te miro ma, te miro pango, te miro whero. I muri, kia mau ki te aroha, ki te ture, ki te whakapono.” “Through the eye of the needle pass the white threads, the black threads, and the red threads. Afterwards, looking to the past as you progress, hold firmly to your love, the law, and your faith.” |
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“Māku anō e hanga tōku nei whare, ko ngā whare pou ō roto, he māhoe, he patatē ko te tāhuhu he hīnau. Me whakatupu ki te hua o te rengarenga me whakapakari ki te hua o te kawariki” I shall fashion my own house. The pillars inside will be of māhoe and pātete, and the ridgepole of hīnau. Those who inhabit the house will be raised on rengarenga, and nurtured on kawariki. “Kia niwha te ngākau ki ngā mahi atawhai ki te iwi” A heart that is resolute will care for a community. "Kua whakaturia e hau tēnei tāonga hei awhina i te pani, i te pouaru, i te rawakore. He kuaha whanui kua puare ki te puna tangata me te puna kai. "I have instituted this gathering to feed the widowed, the bereaved and the destitute, it is a doorway that has been opened to the multitudes of people and the bounty of food. Ko Arekahānara tōku haona kahaKo Kemureti tōku oko horoiKo Ngāruawāhia tōku tūrangawaewae.Alexandra [present-day Pirongia] will ever be a symbol of my strength of characterCambridge a symbol of my wash bowl of sorrowAnd Ngāruawāhia my footstool. ‘Kei te haere mai te wa, ka puta mai i taku pito ake, he wahine, he urukehu, mana hei whakatutuki i tenei oranga.’ ‘The time is coming when from my loins a woman will come of fair complexion. She will pave the way to the fulfilment of this recovery.’ |
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Te Puea Herangi |
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‘Mehemea ka moemoeā ahau, ko ahau anake. Mehemea ka moemoeā tātou, ka tāea e tātou. ’If I dream, I dream alone. If we dream as a collective, we can achieve our dream. ‘Mahia te mahi hei painga mō te iwi. ’‘Do what is necessary for the wellbeing of the people. ’‘Ka mahi au, ka inoi au, ka moe au, ka mahi anō.' ‘I work, I pray, I sleep, and then I work again.’ |
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