Here we all are all ready for the first term at school.
Here are the children in Room 24
About the Author: Josie Gardiner
Tena koutou katoa,
Tu te po, Tu te ao, tu ka maranga,
te wheiao ki te ao marama,
Tihei Mauriora!
Te mea tuatahi,
ka mihi ki te rungarawa
nana nei nga mea katoa.
Kororia ki tana ingoa.
Ko Ngapuhi te iwi,
Ko Mahurehure te hapu,
Ko Whakatere te maunga,
Ko Moehau te marae,
Ko Waima te awa,
Ko Mamari te waka.
Ko Josie Gardiner toku ingoa.
Ko Haki Tikena toku Paapaa
Ko Karitiana Wiremu toku Maamaa
No Waima toku Matua
No Awarua toku Whaea
Tihei Mauriora
Tenei te taha o toku Paapaa