Kūmea mai te waka nei
Ki te takotoranga i takoto ai
Tiriti2 te mana motuhake3
Te tangi a te manu e4
Pīpī-wha-rau-roa5
Kūi! Kūi! Kūi!
Whitiwhiti ora!
Hui e, tāiki e.
Haul this canoe
drag the canoe up here
to its resting place;
the Treaty gives us our autonomy.
May the cry of the bird,
the shining cuckoo
- Quee! Quee! Quee! -
signal a change for the better.
Draw together, become intertwined!
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