Tūwhera aku Ringa

He waiata mō Te Kooti ā Rohe o Aotearoa, Nā Kaiwhakawā Heemi Taumaunu

Tūwhera aku Ringa I Extend my Embrace

Ngā tikanga e The fundamental principles

Tuku iho nei Handed down (by the ancestors)
Hei tauira mōu Act as an example for you
Mō ake tonu Into the future

Puritia e Grasp hold of and retain

Ngā tūmanako The dreams and aspirations
O ngā tīpuna Of the ancestors
Nō te ūkaipō Originating from the primal parent

Tūwhera aku ringa I extend my embrace

Ki a koutou rā To all of you gathered here
Taku aroha My love
E kore e memeha Will never diminish

Anei rā mātou Here we are assembled

Ngāti Kaiwhakawā The judicial tribe
E pupuri nei The repository
Te tika, te pono Of truth and justice

Tūwhera aku ringa I extend my embrace

Ki a koutou rā To all of you gathered here
Taku aroha My love
E kore e memeha Will never diminish
Taku aroha My love
E kore e memeha Will never diminish
Ngā tikanga e The fundamental principles
Ngā tikanga e, Hī The fundamental principles