Tēnā koutou katoa Greetings to you all
Nō Ingarani ōku tīpuna My ancestors are from England
I tupu ake ahau i Portsmouth e Takapuna I grew up in Portsmouth and Takapuna
Ko Te Taua Moana te marae The Navy’s Te Taua Moana is my marae
Ko iwi Heramana te iwi The sailors of the Royal New Zealand Navy are my tribe
Nō Tauranga Moana ahau I now call Tauranga home
Ko Andrew Ford tōku ingoa My name is Andrew Ford
Kei te mahi ahau i Beca Applied Technologies I am a consultant at Beca Applied Technologies
Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, so again, greetings to you all
tēnā koutou, katoa