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