Appendix 10: Te Reo Māori Welcome

The following is only a suggestion. You should change it as necessary and seek advice on pronunciation. The literal English translation is given for your information only, and should not be read. You should only read the text in bold.

He honore, he kororia ki te Atua
Honour and glory to God
He Maungarongo ki te whenua
Peace on Earth
He whakaaro pai ki nga tangata katoa
Goodwill to all people

Tena koutou, e hoa ma
Hello friends/colleagues
Kua tae mai nei i tenei wa
Who have come here at this time.
Haere mai ki te Kareti o Makere Tapu.
Welcome to St Margaret’s College.
He tino pai o koutou haerenga mai.
It is great to have you here!
Kia pai te noho ki konei
No reira, kia ora tatou katoa
Welcome to you all.

Nau te rourou
With your food basket
Naku te rourou
With our food baskets
Ka ora ai te iwi
We will move forward together

On behalf of Arai te Uru Marae and St Margaret’s College I would like to formally and warmly welcome you to St Margaret’s College. It is wonderful to finally have you all here. I would like to share with you something of an unofficial College motto, which is…

He aha te mea nui o te ao?
What is the most important thing in the world?
He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!
It is people! It is people! It is people!