Ko Taranaki, Pukeatua me Titokura ngā mounga. Ko Waiwhetū me Mōhaka ngā awa. Ko Tokomaru me Tākitimu ngā waka. Ko Waiwhetū me Te Hāroto ngā marae. Ko Te Āti Awa me Ngāti Hineuru ngā iwi. Ko Bill Wiremu Hapi Puketapu raua ko Moana nui a Kiwa ōku tìpuna. Ko Karauna rāua ko Connie Brown ōku mātua. Kō Mereana Hinewaiera Brown ahau.
Ko au te mātāmua o te whānau. Ko Anahera Brown tōku teina. Ko Karauna Brown tōku tūngane. Ko Tawera Ratahi tāku tama tāne. Ko Neihana rātou ko Hinaia, Ko Waiariki Ratahi āku mokopuna.
He kaiako, he tumuaki tuarua ahau no te kura takawaenga o Wainuiomata.
Ko Waiwhetū tōku kainga noho.
Nōreira, ka nui te mihi kia koutou katoa.
On this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori I want to share our Pepeha and whakapapa with my current mokopuna and with their whanau in 50 years time. My wish is that when you open this Pūtahi Mahara in 50 years time you will find my photo and message and remember me as I will be gone. Know that I wish with all of my Manawa and wairua that you are safe, that you are loved and you have found happiness in your life. I also pray that you remember who you come from, that you are proud to be Māori and that you remember us and our olds before us, every now and then, with fondness and love. Ka Aroha Tino Nui kia koutou - love Naana ♥️
