Mihi moments

Introduce yourself in te reo Māori

We want to know your name, where your ancestors come from, and where you live. For Waitangi Day 2021 we asked people to learn how to introduce themselves in te reo Māori. Learn your mihi here and give it a go.

Ko Trinity toku ingoa Ko Ngai Tahu toku iwi Ko Hikaroroa toku maunga Ko Waikouaiti toku awa Ko Araiteuru toku waka

Trinity

Ko Katie Gemmell tōku ingoa Nō Auckland me Taranaki ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Auckland

Kati

Ko Emma tōku ingoa Nō Whanganui ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Pōneke

Emma

Ko Whetumatarau te maunga Ko Awatere te awa Ko Horouta te Waka Ko Hinerupe te Marae Ko Tuwhakairiora te hapu Ko Ngati Porou te Iwi Ko Denise ahau

Denise

Tena koutou katoa Ko Shaedyn Wairau toku ingoa No Taupo Nui A Tia me Nuhaka oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Patea No reira tena koutou katoa

Shaedyn

Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko Anahera Bhana-Hutchins tōku ingoa. Ko Ngongotaha te maunga. Ko Utuhina te awa. Ko Te Arawa waka. Ko Te Arawa te iwi. Ko Te Kuirau te marae. Ko Te Roro o Te Rangi te whare tipuna. Ko Kaimātai te wharekai. Ko Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Te Roro o Te Rangi ngā hapū. Ko Ohinemutu tōku kāinga. No Rotorua ahau. Tihei Mauri Ora

Anahera

Ko Sandy Matthews/Matiu tõku ingoa. Nõ Kenana me Taemaro õku tīpuna Kei te noho ahau ki Poneke

Sandy

kia ora, my name is Jenny my ancestor come from Switzerland and Portugal I live know in Te Aroha

Jennz

Ko Black Hawk te maunga e ru nei taku ngakau Ko Wisconsin te awa e mahea nei aku māharahara No Poland no Croatia no French Canada oku tūpuna No USA no Te Jop Wisconsin ahau Ko Takaka toku kainga inaeanae Ko Sukie toku hoa wahine Ko john gieryn toku ingoa No reira Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

john

Tēnā koutou katoa, Ko Matapihi o te Rangi te maunga (mauka) Ko Whangarae te awa Ko Takitimu te waka Ko Ngāi (Kāi) Tahu te iwi Ko Ngāi (Kāi) Irakehu te hāpu Ko Te Wahi Whakatupuranga te marae Ko Te Marino Gilbert te tupuna wahine Ko Chris rāua ko Nini ōku mātua Ko Rob Thornley tōku ingoa No Ōtautahi ahau He kaiako ahau i Te Kāreti Taitama o Wairau Nō reira, Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātou katoa

Robert

Ko Renee tōku ingoa No Rāhiri me Hongi Hika ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Alice Springs

Renee

Mai te taha o tōku mama Tu mai Taupiri, rere ana a Waipiata, ka mirimiri te oneone Opoutama, a ka kotiro ia kei raro te maunga Moumoukai, e rere ana te awa ko Nuhaka, Ko Kahungunu, Ko Te Tahinga ngā whare tīpuna ra. Mai te taha o tōku papa, Tu mai Orangi, Ko Te Pohatupaopao hei manaaki, Ko Te Ewe te waiu e rere ana ki Whakaki-nui-a-rua, ko Hine Tepairu te wharekai, Ko te Horo te whare, he tino pai ōku matua, Ko Tere Munro tōku papa ka moe ia a Alice Brown no Opoutama. Ko Takitimu ta tātou waka.

Moana

Tēnā kotou katoa Ko Tom toku ingoa Nō Ireland oku tipuna Ke te noho au ki Outatahi Christchurch Nō reira tēnā kotou, tēnā kotau, tēnā kotou katoa

Tom

E ngā mana E ngā reo E ngā karanga maha E kui mā E koro mā E rau rangatira mā Ko koutou nga kai akeake Ko koutou nga kai tautoko Ko koutou nga kai pupuri I te kaupapa o te Ao Maori E mihi ana e mihi ana e mihi ana Ko Rangitoto te Maunga Ko te Moananui-a-Toi te Moana Ko Ngāpuhi te Iwi Ko Cowan te ingoa whanau Ko Golden Sands te Whare Karakia Ko Clive rātou ko Frances, ko Richard, ko Amy ōku tupuna Ko John rāua ko Naomi ōku mātua. Ko Viktoriia tōku hoa rangatira. Ko Morgan rāua ko Sophie nga tamariki. Ko Bernie tōku īngoa. Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa

Bernie
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Ko Martin ahau No Ingarangi oku tipuna No Rangiora ahau

martin

Tēnā koutou Nō Te Rāpaki o te Rakiwhakaputa ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Rāpaki o te Rakiwhakaputa Ko Demi toku ikoa, Mauri Ora!

Demi

Kia Ora Ko Tess tōku ingoa Nō Aotearoa ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Hirini

Tess

My name is Carol My ansciestors come from scotland I live in Southland new zealand

Carol

Ko Margherita tōku ingoa Nō Maungatotari ōku tūpuna Kei te noho au ki Berlin

Margherita

Ko Te Mata te maunga Ko Tutaekuri te awa Ko Storm Cloud te waka Ko Isle of Sky te iwi Ko MacLeod te hapū Nō Ahuriri ahau Ko Sarah Binner tōku ingoa

Sarah

Ko Stephen tōku ingoa Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Papaioea

Stephen

Ko Catherine tiki ingoa. Nō Hōrana ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Whakatu

Catherine

Kia ora, I whānau mai au ki Bristol, I tipu ake au ki England. Kei Kāpiti Coast aha e noho ana. Ko Paul tōku ingoa.

Paul

I am from Palmerston North in the Manawatu. My ancestors are from Scandinavia . My river is the manawatu and my mountains are the Tararua.

Melaina

Tēnā koutou katoa. . . . . ki te taha o tōku pāpā. . . Ko Pukenui 0 Raho te māunga. Ko Waiotahe te awa. Ko Maromahue te marae. Ko Te Poho o Kahungunu te tāpenekara. Ko Pouwharekura te wharekai. Ko Ngai Tamatea te hapū. Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi. Ko Takitimu te waka. Ki te taha o tōku māmā. . . Ko Tongariro te māunga. Ko Taupo nui a Tia te moana. Ko Nukuhou te marae. Ko Rauhoto te wharenui. Ko Ngāti Rauhoto te hapū. Ko Ngāti Tuwharetoa te iwi. Ko Te Arawa te waka. . . . Tihei māuri ora! ! ! !

Shaw

Ko Cheryl Aranui-Paul tōku ingoa Nō Waitomo rāua ko Piopio ōku tūpuna Kei te boho au ki Waipawa.

Cheryl

Tēnā tātou katoa Ko Maurice Rihari toku ingoa Nō Taamaki Makaurau, Waikato, Te Māhia, Te Tairāwhiti, Rarotonga me Tahiti ōku tūpuna Kei Taamaki Makaurau toku kainga

Rihari

Ko Maryanne toku ingoa No Maniapoto aku tupuna

maryanne erana

Ko Kathryn tōku ingoa Nō Kōtirana me Ingarani ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Owairoa.

Kathryn

Ko Coraline tōku ingoa Nō Peratiamu ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Twizel

Coraline
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Ko Fiona tōku ingoa. Nō Ingarani me Kōtarani ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki-ma-kaurau.

Fiona

Ko Kimberly toku ingoa Nō India ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Kimberly

Ko Wiremu tōku ingoa Nō Hāwera me Taranaki ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Pōneke

Wiremu

Ko Susie tōku ingoa. Nō Tāmaki Makaurau ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Carterton.

Susie

Kia ora e te whanau Ko Tapuae O Uēnuku te maunga Ko Waiautoa te awa Ko Taki Timu te waka Ko Ngāti Kuri te hapu Ko Ngāi Tahu te iwi Ko Kaikōura toku kainga Ko Cheyenne toku ingoa No reira, tena koutou, tena kotou, tena tatou katoa.

Cheyenne

Ko Ira tōku ingoa Nō Heretaunga õku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Kirikiriroa

Ira

Ko te mihi tuatahi ki te runga rawa , nāna nei ngā mea katoa I te taha ō tōku pāpā Nō Ingarihi ōku tūpuna Ko Whiltshire te whenua Ko Avon te awa Ko Martin te iwi I te taha ō tōku māmā Nō Kōtirana ōku tūpuna Ko Ben Nevis tōku maunga Ko te maunga Gulvain ki te hauāuru, te Lock Quoick me the Glenn Garry ki te tokerau, te Lock Lochy me the awa Locky ki te rāwhiti me te Lock Eil ki te tonga. Kei korā te whenua ō tōku iwi, Ngāti Cameron Nō Kānata te whenua i whanau mai ahau Ko Missinnehe te awa e kōrero nei tōku ngākau Ko Ontario te whenua ō tōku maharatanga ō te tamarikitanga Whakamihitia ngā taonga tūpuna me ngā taonga wairua ō Ōkaihau e noho nei ahau Ko Don Cameron Martin tōku ingoa

Don

Nō Ingarani ōku tīpuna I whānau au i  Tāmaki Makaurau Kei  Ōtautahi ahau e noho ana Ko Birse tōku whānau Ko Lissa tōku ingoa Tēnā Koutou

Lissa

My name is Jemma-Lee Ko Jemma-Lee tōku ingoa My ancestors are from Taranaki Nō taranaki ōku tīpuna I live in Hamilton Kei te noho au ki Hamilton

Jemma-Lee

Ko Rickylee toku ingoa No matahi oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki whakatane

Rickylee

I te taha o tōku pāpa, i hoea mai te waka o Tainui e ōku tūpuna ki Kawhia moana, Kawhia kai, Kawhia tangata. Kakepuku te maunga Waipa te awa Tainui te waka Maniapoto te iwi Ko Ngāti Puta rāua ko Ngāti Kinohaku ngā hapū Motiti te marae Ko Te Hungaiti te whare tupuna I moe a Titi Kaahunui i a Rangitotohu Peneta ka puta ko Ruki Titi I moe a Ruki Titi i a Rangi-awatea Paeuru ka puta ko Ruki Te Ruki I moe a Ruki Te Ruki i a Waitapu Emery ka puta ko Te Pohe Ruki I moe a Pohe Ruki i a Maureen Johanson ka puta ko tēnei e tu ake nei ko Erana ahau. Kei te mihi, kei te mihi, kei te mihi!

Erana

Ko Noeline toku ingoa No Motueka õku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki te Whakatu me Mohua.

Noeline

Ko Mr. West tōku ingoa. Nō Hāmene, Itāria, Aerana ōku tūpuna. Kei te noho au ki Rātō Whetū-Whenua.

Tex

Tēnā koutou, Ko Tanyia āhau Ka noho au ki te taone o Ōtaki Kei raro i ngā pae maunga o Tararua Ki te taha o te awa o Ōtaki Ko Ramari, Ko Hihi ōku tupuna Tihei mauri ora!

Tanyia

Ko Sally Tokou ingou Ko hapu ngai Tumapuhia Ko Ngati Raukawa Ko Ngati Toa Rangatira Tainui

Sally

Tena koutou katoa. Ko Cathy Ruka toku ingoa. Ko June raua ko Pete toku Matua. Ko Mahuri Te marae. Ko Puhanga Tohora Te maunga. Ko Hokianga whakapaukarakia Te Moana. Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua Te waka. Ko Nukutawhiti Te rangatira. Ko Ngati Pakau Te hapu. Ko Ngapuhi nui tonu Te Iwi. Kia Ora.

Cathy

e tu ana ahau ki te taumata o toku maunga a mauao e tu takotako ra ka whitingia i tona auheke ki nga hihi a tamanui tera kia tairano ki nga wai o tauranga ka whakaterea toku waka a mataatua kia hoia ai ki te iwi o ngaite Ranginui me ngati Pukenga me ngate Rangi e mihi atu nei e karanga nei ki te hapu o nga potiki e tu tata ana ki te marae o tahuwhakatiki e hikoi i roto i te wharenui o Romainohorangi ko anaia kahotea honiana wharepi jazell taite ahau no tauranga moana ahau tauranga moana tauranga tangata. . .

anaia

Ko Sophie tōku ingoa. Nō Poihākena ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau.

Sophie

ko Mahalia Tooku ingoa Ko Brenda raaua ko Raymond ooku tuupuna it te taha o tooku Mama Ko Meri raaua ko Graeme ooku tuupuna it te taha o tooku Papa Kei te noho au ki Murihiku

Mahalia

Ko Slieve Bloom toku maunga Ko Triogue toku awa Ko Rangitoto te maunga e whakaruruhau ana i te moana o te Waitemata No Airangi me Ingarani oku tipuna No Tamaki Makaurau ahau Ko Jacinta toku ingoa

Jacinta

Ko Emere McDonald tōku ingoa. Nō Kōtimana rāua ko Airihi ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau.

Emere

Ka tangi te titi Ka tangi te kaka Ka tangi hoki ahau Tihei Mauri Ora Ko Georgina Sekona nee Tipu tōku ingoa Ko Kahuranaki tōku marae Ko Ngāruroro me Tukituki ōku awa Ko Takitimu tōku waka Ko Matahiwi me Korongata ōku marae Ko Ngāti Hawea me Ngāti Poporo ōku hapu Ko Tamatea Ariki te tangata Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te iwi Tena koutou katoa Wipua mai o koutou mihi

Georgina

Ko pirongia toku maunga (mountain) Ko kawhia toku moana (sea) Ko waipa toku awa (river) Ko hiiona toku marae (land) Ko ngati pourahui toku hapu (sub-tribe) Ko waiwhakaata toku whenua (land) Ko maniapoto toku iwi (tribe) Ko tainui toku waka (canoe)

Judy

Ko Tainui te Waka Ko Wharepuhunga te Maunga Ko Mangaorua te Awa Ko Raukawa te Iwi Ko Ngati Huri te Hapu Ko Pikitū te Marae Ko Jahmarley toku ingoa

Jahmarley

Ko Rohi tōku ingoa. Nō Airani me Ingarani ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Koputai.

Rose-Antoinette

Ko Mandy tōku ingoa Nō Piritene, Nōwei me Aerana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Ākarana, Aotearoa

Mandy

Ko Ronogokako te maunga Ko Ngaruroro te awa Ko Takitimu te waka Ko Ngati Kahugnunu te iwi Ko Te Aranga te marae Ko Maraea toku ingoa

Maraea

my name is Steve Glew I was born in England I live in Auckland

steve

Kō Natalie toku ingoa Nō Whītī me Īnia ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Natalie

My name is tania Ko tania tōku ingoa My ancestors are from kokohinau Nō kokohinau ōku tīpuna I live in papamoa Kei te noho au ki papamoa

Tania

Ko Demi-Jayde Lores toku ingoa No Whakatane oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Papamoa

Demi-Jayde

Tēnā koutou katoa I tipu ake au i raro i te maru o te maunga Bröhmer ki Tiamani. Kua karapotia au e ngā wai o te moana Paratiki. I tipu ake au i roto i ngā ringaringa o tōku hapori ko Neubrandenburg. Ko tēnei tōku tūrangawaewae hoki. Ko Tiamana tōku iwi. Nō Tiamani ahau, engari kei Ōtepoti ahau e noho ana. Ko Andrea Lemm tōku ingoa. Nā reira, tēnā koutou katoa.

Andrea

Ko Debbie Clarke taku ingoa. Ko George Muru Clarke taku tane. Ko Josephine raua ko Maegan raua ko Charles taku tamaiti. Ko Manawatu taku awa. Ko Tararuas take maunga. Ko Fraser raua ko McKay take kiwi. No raira tena koutu katoa.

Deb

Ko Becky tōku ingoa Nō Scotland ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Karitane

Becky

I am a Great Great Grandaughter of Princess Ono daughter of Chief Tikitu Te Wai I was born and have lived in Thames all my life I am 85 years old and have been married 64year, Have four children, 11 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren

Patricia

No Australia No Rotorua oku tupuna. No Hauraki ahau engarei Whangarei e noho ana. Ko Table Mountains Hauraki Plains te maunga. Ko Waihou te awa. Ko Pakeha te iwi. Ko Corby te hapu. Ko Kath Corby toku ingoa.

Kath

Ko Remutaka Te Maunga Ko Awekairangi Te Awe Ko Ngati Pakeha Te Iwi Ko Orongomai Te Marae Nō Heretaunga Ahau Ko Dewsnap Tōku Whānau Ko Allan Dewsnap Tōku Papa Ko Lucy Dewsnap Tōku Mama Ko Jessica Dewsanp, Harriette Dewsnap ōku tuakana Ko Charlotte Dewsnap, Michaela Dewsnap ōku teina Ko Georgina Tōku Ingoa

Georgina

No Airani, Ingarani, Wēra ōku tūpuna I tae mai ki te Aotearoa i te tau 1840 Ko Bolton taku waka Ko Puketāpapa te maunga Ko Manukau te moana No Tamaki makaurau ahau engari no Hoterini ahau e noho ana Ko Peter raua ko Helen toku mātua Ko Anne taku ingoa No reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.

Anne

Ko Ruapehu te Maunga Ko Whanganui te Awa Ko Moana Nui A Kiwa te Moana Ko Hovding te Waka Ko Te Tapu Te Ranga te Whare Tupuna Ko Te Atiawa te iwi Ko Con Toku Kuia Ko Anthony Tōku Korua Ko Juliet Tōku Māmā Ko Fay Tōku Kuia Ko Harold Tōku Korua Ko David Tōku Pāpā Ko Prue, Frances Ōku Tuakana Ko Molly Dreaver Ahau

Molly

Tēnā koutou katoa. Ko Tanja Baker toku ingoa. Nō Hāmene oku tipuna. anō hoki Hāmene ahau engari kei Te Awanga ahau e noho ana.

Tanja

Ko Ana Maraea toku ingoa No Aerana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau Ehara koe i a ia!

Annamarie

E ngā mana e ngā reo e ngā karanga maha o te wā tēnā koutou katoā Ko Ruahine ngā pae maunga Ko Oroua te awa Ko Drinkwater tōku whānau Nō Aorangi ahau Ko Debbie Viner tōku ingoa No reirá Tēnā koutou tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Debbie

Tena koutou katoa Ko Te Mata te maunga Ko Tukituki te awa No Ingarangi, no kotirana ano hoki aku tipuna I whanau mai ahau i Heretaunga Ko Tamai Makaurau taku kainga inaianei Ko Ngati Pakeha te iwi Ko River Paton toku ingoa No reira, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatou katoa

River

Ko wikitoria Toku ingoa No ngati tuwharetoa aku tupuna Kei te noho au ki te papaka a Maui

Wikitoria

Ko Alexandrea toku ingoa. Nō Ingarani me tūpuna ōku Te-Koko-O-Kupe ōku tūpuna. Kei te noho au ki Pari-ā-Rua.

Alexandrea

Ko Chanel taku ingoa No Otaki oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki kirikiriroa

Chanel
Mel

Nga mihi kia koutou Ko Mauao tōku maunga Ko Wairoa tōku awa No Tauranga ahau Ko Barbara tōku ingoa

Barbara

Ko Marissa toku ingoa No Auckland oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki New Plymouth

Marissa

Ko Marissa toku ingoa No Auckland oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki New Plymouth

Marissa

Ko Chloe roku ingoa No Tauranga oku tipuna Kei te noho au kei Whangarei

Chloe

Ko Shae tōku ingoa Nō tangaoio ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Ahuriri

Shae

Hi my name is Lew, short for Lewis. My ancestors are from Wales. I live in Taumarunui

Lew

Ko Zach tōku ingoa Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara me Te Tai Tapu Kei te noho au ki Ōtautahi

Zach

Ko Bradley tōku ingoa Nō Ingarani ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Bradley

Ko Tainui te waka. Ko Waikato te awa Ko Waikato te iwi Ko Ngaati Maakirangi me Te Hoe o Tainui nga hapuu Ko Waiti te Marae Ko Lilian Whitiora taku ingoa Kia ora

Lilian

Ko Sandra tokū ingoa Nō England ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Kirikiriroa

Clare

Kia ora koutou. Ko Joe tōku ingoa. Nō Mārehia ōku tipuna. Kei te noho au ki ōtepoti, Aotearoa. Ngā mihi.

Joe

Ko Pukekura ki Ahuriri te maunga Ko Tutaekuri ki awa Nō Kotirani ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Waikanae Ko Deborah tōku ingoa.

Deborah

Nga mihi Kia ora Ko laleia toku ingoa No Taakanu me Taupo Moana oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki tamaki makaurau me waitakere

Laleia

Ko laleia Toko ignoa , Ko Taupo Moana, ko te heu heu te hapu

Laleia
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Elizabeth

Tēnā kotou katoa! Ko Ngāti Tūmatauenga tōku iwi Ko Dalzell tōku whānau Ko Gordon Malcolm Murray Morris tōku ingoa Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tatou katoa.

Gordon

Tēnā koutou, e te whānau. Ko Peter Wills tōku ingoa. Nō Pirinata Nui ōku tīpuna Ko Russell Wills taku pāpā. Nō Ahuriri ia. Ko Mary Lang taku māmā. Nō Waihōpai ia. Kei Ahuriri tō rāua kainga inaianei. Nō Ahuriri ahau. Engari inaianei kei Tāmakai Makaurau taku kainga. Kia kaha te reo Māori. Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.

Peter

Ko Maria Perigo Toku ingoa Ko Naenae Lower Hutt ahau Ko Martha Te Kakahi- Waerea toku mama Ko John Jellicoe Wikiriwhi- Waerea toku papa Ko Ngati Uenuku ki Raetihi toku hapu Raua Ko Ngati Tamakana toku iwi

Maria

Ko Jenny toku ingoa No Great Britain oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Te Atatu

Jenny

Ko Terri tōku ingoa Nō Ngā Whenua Tōpū o Amerika ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Pōneke

Terri
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Kia ora, Ko Ben tōku ingua, Nō Te Whananui-a-Tara, nō Tiamana ōku tīpuna, Kei te noho au ki Te Whananui-a-Tara.

Ben
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Memphis-marie

Ko Karen tōku ingoa. Nō Kōtirana, Ōtepoti, Ingarani, Tāmaki Makaurau, Wēra, me Waiariki ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki te Maungarei, Tāmaki Makaurau.

Karen