Reo  Language

Makatote he awa pāpaku he awa hōhonu

Makatote, sometimes shallow, sometimes deep.

Meaning: Knowing your environment helps you plan for change. 

Iti te kōpara kai tākiri ana i te kahikatea  

The little bell bird takes its food a little at a time 

Meaning: Perseverance.

Ko Ngāti Porou, he piko, he kaupoi 

Ngāti Porou, in every bend there is a cowboy

Meaning: Ngāti Porou people are proud people.

Tūpato taku tāruke kāweru koura

Beware of my crayfish pot

Meaning: Be mindful of the lore of Tangaroa at Whareponga.

Te Awemāpara rama tuna pakupaku, ūpoko kāuka, kai kōareare 

Te Awemapara, eaters of eels, cabbage tree core and raupō roots

Meaning: Te Awemapara delicacies and treasures.

I whea koe i te tangihanga a te Pīpīwharauroa 

Where were you when the shining cuckoo sang?

Meaning: Where were you in time of need.

He aha te reo o te koroua (maunga) rā

What is the mountain saying

Meaning: Be aware of yourself and your connection to the environment.

"Ehara taku maunga a Hikurangi i te maunga nekeneke he maunga tū tonu, ko toku kīngitanga nō te pō mai rāno, nō tua whakarere he ihu tō mai nō te pō." 

Nā Te Kani a Takirau

"Waiho au ki ngā wai whakaratarata o Makarika" 

Nā Tamokainui ki a Kokere, kia haere rāua ki Tataraemaruana i te haerenga mai o te ope taua a Tamahae. 

"Ka rukuruku a Te Rangitawaea i ōna pūeru"

"When the chief fastens his cloak it is time for the people to arise."

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"E, moe mai koe i tā tāua wahine i tēnei pō, he āpōpō hoki hei au." 

Nā Pōmare tēnei kōrero i karanga ake ki a Te Rangipaia, he kuini no Ngāti Porou

"Ka waiho au i a Hiruhārama hou hei tohu o tōku aroha." 

"I leave to you the new Jerusalem as a symbol of my love."

Nā Matutaera (Tuta) Nihoniho tēnei whakatauki i kōrero ki te hāpori i mua i tana wehenga.

"Mā te tika, te pono, me te aroha"

"To uphold the virtues of benevolence that is correct, honest  and with love."

Nā Henare Te Owai

Ko wana nei hoki - O, Poor thing

Wepua - Give it your all

Ana tō kai - Take that

Kei raro e putu ana - You’re stuffed

Katuarehe - Rapscallion, wicked (good)

Kia winiwini - Get with it!

Kia ngakongako - Have purpose

Parekareka - How great

Pākorehā - No consequence

Ka mau te wehi - Awesome

Autaia koe - Not bad

Kei runga te hunga kikino, kei raro te hanga  kakama - Everyone is valued and skilled

Mano whetu ki te rangi  -  If you can dream it, you can do it

Mana kupu ki te whenua - Land speaks a million words

Kei waho e kohakoha ana, kei roto e kororirori  ana - Don’t judge a book by its cover

Arara te moke whanoke - Wow, there they go!

Te momo Nāti - One in a million

Peka mai - Welcome visitors

Kei konei taku mahana - This is my comfort zone

Mā wai koe e kōrero - Who dear to put you down

Ai ai āi te kātuarehe rā - Wow that rat bag/  rapscallion

Kāti te katewa - Stop wondering around

Tēnā waha huka / Tēnā pākiwaha - That  chatterbox

Kōrero parau - Humbug talk

Kāore i ārikarika - There were many

E tā! - Bei, upto/ Sir

Tūwhanawhana ana - Ready to go

Upoko māro - Hard headed

Tēnā tūtai māro - That yellow belly

Pakaru mai te stink - That’s a bad stench

Kupu to come