He honore, he kororia ki te Atua. He tangi aroha ki o tatou tini mate e hingahinga mai na i nga marae maha puta noa i te motu, mai i tena pito, ki tera pito. E kore e taea enei ahuatanga te karo, no te mea, ka pa ki tena, ki tena, ahakoa ko wai. Heoi te kōrero, e nga mate haere, whakangaro atu ki tua o te arai, haere atu ki nga matua tpuna kei kona hei awhi i a koutou. Na reira, haere, haere, haere!

Ka huri atu ki nga iwi, ki nga reo, ki nga karangatanga maha o nga hau e wha, tenei te mihi atu ki a koutou katoa. Tena koutou, tena koutou, a, tena tatou katoa.

Tihei mauriora.

The honour and the glory to our Creator. To those who have passed on to the great beyond, farewell. And to all peoples, all voices, all the many relations from the four winds, we greet you all.

The New Zealand Disability Strategy Sector Reference Group,
September 2000