Kia ora rā e te iwi, e te ao! E kī ana te whakataukī a te kura, 'Ko ā tātou tamariki ngā rangatira mō āpōpō'
Nei mātou e mihi ana.
Hāngai te titiro ki ngā Pae Maunga o Tararua,
he pae āhuru, he pae ikeike.
Kei ōna rekereke e rere nei,
ko Ōtaki,
ko te wai kaukau o ngā tīpuna,
te pātaka kai, auē!
Whātoro mai nā ngā mahi
o Hoturoa,
kia haoa mai ngā uri, ngā mata,
ngā kaihoe o te waka tapu,
ko Tainui e!
Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Raukawa, ana hī!
