He mihi nā Hone Heke
He kohinga mai i Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa nō te Niu Pepa Pīpīwharauroa, 1 Hānuere, 1902.
Te reo—ā, kua rongo au, i ngā rā i mua, Te reka o te tangi mai; he mihi aroha, i rehua mai i runga rā, i roto i ngā kapua, he waiata ki te ao, he whakaatu raumati, he poroporoaki ki te tau tawhito nei, he umere ki te tau hou, nei ka puta mai, he reo rā ki te tangata, he kupu mihi mai, “ Whiti, whiti ora,” te reo waiata mai, he kī “ Kia ora” koe e hoa, me ō hoa aroha.
Kua tio mai te reo i runga i te rangi He pīpīwharauroa, ngā karere o te tau. Kua kanu ngā ngahere i ōna kahu raumati, kua ura ngā moana i ngā pohutukawa nei.
He koa, he pōwhiri i te manuwhiri nei.
He maha noa ngā mahara ātaahua, papai, otirā ‘tahi anō te kupu kaha mai,
E rite ai ngā mihi, ngā aroha, me te pai, anei, ”Kia Ora koe e hoa, me ō hoa aroha.
Nā Hone Heke