Here is my Pepeha Kia Ora tatou, tena tatou katoa Greetings All I whanau mai ahau, i whakatipuhia hoki ahau ki Punjab - he whenua e rima nga awa Ko Sutluj, ko Beas, ko Ravi, ko Jhelum me Chenab ngā awa I was born and brought up in Punjab – a land of 5 Rivers (Sutluj, Beas, Ravi, Jhelum and Chenab) (Note: ‘Punj’ means 5 and ‘ab’ means river in punjabi. So ‘Punjab’ means land of 5 rivers) Nō te hāhi haamoriraa sikh ahau Ka tukuna ōku karakia ki a Guru Granth Sahib ji, tō matou Guru mutunga kore. I belong to the Sikh religion, and we worship Guru Granth Sahib ji as our Eternal Guru. He kaiārahi i a maatau ki te noho i te koiora me te whakaaro kia tapatahi nga taangata katoa. It guides us in living the life of truth and to consider everyone as equal. Mōku, ko Shri Darbar Sahib i Amritsar toku waka, toku moana, me toku marae I consider Shri Darbar Sahib (pilgrimage place) in Amritsar (location) as my waka, sea and place Ā, ko Shri Hemkund Sahib i nga Hamalayas hei maunga mōku And, Shri Hemkund Sahib in the Himalayas as my Mountain. I tenei wa, he Kaitiaki putea ahau mo Te Kaunihera ā Takiwā o Waikato At present, I am working as Accountant at WDC Kei Taupiri ahau e noho ana i tēnei wā - ka kite ahau i te maunga Taupiri me te awa o Waikato e rere ana. And, residing in Taupiri – where the Taupiri mountain is and where the Waikato river flows. Ko Harsh Singh Garcha toku ingoa Harsh Singh Garcha is my name E mihi ana ki a tatou katoa, kua hui mai nei i runga Kia pai te ra! Mauri Ora, tena tatou katoa Congratulations to all of us, who have gathered here Have a nice day! Greetings all