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Mihi moments

Introduce yourself in te reo Māori

We want to know your name, where your ancestors come from, and where you live. Learn your mihi here and give it a go.

Mana

Kia ora koutou Ko Davina toku ingoa Ko Waikato Tainui oku tipuna Ko Taihape toku kainga

Davina

Ko Paul tōku ingoa. Nō Korea ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau.

Paul

Ko Rose Karaitiana toku ingoa Ko Tutumapou Te Maunga Ko Te Hoiere Te Waka Ko Te Hoiere Te Awa Ko Kaikaiawaro Te Taniwha Ko Matua Hautere Te Tangata Maranga Mai e Te iwi Pakohe Maranga Mai e Te iwi Ngati Kuia

Rosezanna

Ko Sue Beggs tōku ingoa Nō Ingarangi ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Okaihau Te Tai Tokerau

Sue

Ko Paul tōku ingoa. Nō Korea ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau.

Paul

Ko Ranginui kei runga Ko Papatuanuku kei raro Ko ngā tangata kei waenganui Tihei, Mauri ora! Nö Te Puaha o Waikato öku Tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Pukekohe Ko Janine Te Anau töku ingoa Mauri tū, mauri ora 🌿💜

Janine

Tena Koe, Ko Andrew Taku Ingoa Ko taranaki te iwi Ko Aotea te Waka Ko Orumpiko te mare

Andrew

My name is Yvonne MacKenzie Sealey My ancestors are from Scotland, England, Germany and Ireland I live in Tauranga

Yvonne

Ko Sarah tōku ingoa Nō Whangapē ōku tūpuna Kei te noho au ki Whangārei

Sarah

Kia ora Ko Kerri toku ingoa No Te Puke oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Whakatu.

Kerri

Ko Wendy Dumee toku ingoa. No Whiti me Ingarani oku tipuna. Kei te noho au ki Papamoa.

Wendy

Ko Margie tōku ingoa No Hiripene ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Tokoroa.

Margie

Ko Faruq toku Ingoa Ko Faris toku ingoa No Iraq oku tupuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Mākaurau

Mariam

Emma

Ko Helen tōku ingoa Nō England ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Ōtepoti

Helen

I am keen to speak correct pronunciation of Maori words and placenames

Val

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. No England/Scotland oku tipuna. Ko Tararua toku maunga. Ko Manawatu toku awa. Kei te noho au ki Papaioea. Ko Stead toku papa. Ko Frances toku mama. Ko Anne toku ingoa. No reira, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Anne

De

Ko Courtney tōku ingoa No Ngāti Maniapoto ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Courtney

Born in Dar es salaam Tanzania of British parents

Brian

Ko Ngati Kahungunu ki te Wairoa toku iwi Ko Takitimu toku waka Ko Whakapunake toku maunga Ko Wairoa toku awa Ko Ngati Hinemihi toku hapu Ko Hinemihi toku marae Ko Pickard toku whanau Ko Donna toku ingoa.

Donna

Ko Inaya tōku ingoa Nō Murihiku me Moeraki ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Inaya

Ko Danielle Tai Biddle ahau Ko Tainui me Mātaatua te Waka Ko Waipā me Waimarino te awa Ko Pureora me Matauhipo te maunga Ko Rereahu me Ngāti Tūwharetoa te Iwi Ko Tuwhakaekeao me Ngāti Hine te hapū Ko Mangapēhi me Korohe te marae

Danielle

Ko julie tōku ingoa No Aotea ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Papatoetoe

Julie

Ko Gillian tōku ingoa. Nō Kōtirana ōku tipuna. Kei te noho au ki Lower Hutt.

Gillian

Ko Kate tōku ingoa Nō Kōtirania ōku tīpuna Kei to noho au Richmond My name is Kate My ancestors are from Scotland I live in Richmond

Kate

Kia ora koutou! Ko Chloe Campbell toku ingoa Ko ngati Kahungunu te iwi Ko ngai te whatuiapiti raua ko ngai te rangikoianake Nga hapu Ko ngarurororo raua ko tukituki Nga awa Ko poukawa te waiu Ko Kahuranaki te maunga Ko Kahuranaki te marae Ko te Hapuku ika nui o te moana te tangata Ko Hori Tupaea toku tipuna No reira tena koutou, tena koutou, tena ta tatou katoa! !

Chloe

Ko Zakk tōku ingoa Nō Aotearoa ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Zakk

Ko Bex tōku ingoa Nō Aerana me Tauranga ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Pōneke

Bex

Kia ora koutou, Ko Mary Herlihy tōku ingoa Nō Taranaki, Te Tai Rāwhiti, Te Moana-a-Toi, Te tai Tokerau me Manawatū-Whanganui ōku tipuna Nō Waioneke au Kei Te Raki Paewhenua tōku kāinga ināianei

Mary

Ko Adam toku ingoa Nō Aotearoa me Ahitereiria ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Tokoroa

Adam

Kia ora ko Cushla tōku ingoa, nō Ariani ōku tīpuna, kei te noho au Tamaki Makaurau

Cushla

Ko Liesl tōku ingoa. Nō Huiterangi, Aerana me Kōterana ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Waiuku.

Liesl

Ko Lucy tōku ingoa Ko Ngāi Tahu tōku iwi Nō Kaiapoi ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Ōtautahi

Lucy

Ko Amanda tōku ingoa Nō Whītī/ Aerana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Amanda

Tēnā tātou e te whānau o ngā hau e whā, ko Hana tōku ingoa, nō Ngāpuhi me Ingarangi ōku tūpuna, kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau.

Hana

Ko Haimona Searancke tooku ingoa Noo Ngaati Kauwhata, ko Ngaati Haua, me Ngaati Maniapoto ooku tuupuna Kei te noho au ki Te Papaioea.

Haimona

Kia Ora, Ko Catherine tōku ingoa Nō tawaahi ōku tupuna E noho ana au ki Kirikiriroa

Catherine

Ko Nadine toku ingoa No Hamene me Awherika ki te Tonga oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Taurere

Nadine

Ko Ric tōku ingoa. Nō Tararua ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Hauraki.

Ric

Kia ora, Ko Kewene taku ingoa. Nō Akarana ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Melbourne

Kevin

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa Ko Hikaroroa te mauka Ko Waikouaiti te awa Ko Tākitimu rāua ko Uruaokapuarangi te waka Ko Kai Tahu, ko Kati Mamoe, ko Waitaha te iwi Ko Kati Huirapa rāua ko Ngati Wheke te hapū Ko Puketeraki, rāua ko Rāpaki te marae Nō Karitane ahau Ko Greg tōku matua Ko Viv tōku whaea Ko Ash Wallace tōku whaipō Ko Kerr tōku ingoa whanau Ko Hannah tōku ingoa Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Hannah

Ko Angela tōku ingoa Nō Stewart Island ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Taranaki

Angela

Ko Janie tōku ingoa. Nō Mauao ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Maketū.

Janie

Ko Sabien tōku ingoa Nō Holland and Germany ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Whākatu

Sabien

Ko Pewari Hēni P¬āka tōku ingoa Nō Taranaki ōku tīpuna Nō United Kingdom ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tauranga Moana

Beverley

Ko Robyn toku ingoa Ko Whatawhata oku tipuna Ko Raahui Pokeka kei te kainga Tena koutou Tena koutou katoa

Robyn

Ko Pirongia te maaunga Ko Waikato te awa Ko Queen Mary te waka Ko Lindsay tooku tipuna Ko tauiwi ko iwi Ko Smith tooku whanau Ko Temple View tooku marae No Kirikiriroa Ko Graham raua ko Dorothy ooku matua Ko Lynette tooku ingoa

Lynette

Ko josephine Lawrence toku ingoa no whatuwhiwhi oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Aurere

Josephine

Ko Erika toku ingoa No Te Hapua me Peria oku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tamaki Makaurau

Erika

Ko Mt Herbert te maunga Ko Akaroa te whanga Ko Comte de Paris te waka I noho oku tupuna i Akaroa Ko Scottish, French, English tōku iwi Ko Ngā Karere o te Arohanui tōku hapū Ko Te Ope Whakaora te Whare Karakia Nō Taratahi ahau Kei te noho ahau ki Tāhuna Ko Gavin rāua ko Bev ōku mātua Ko Andrew Wilson taku hoa rangatira Ko Isabella rāua ko Miah aku tamariki Ko Ruth Wilson tōku ingoa Ko tāku tūrangawaewae tenei Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Ruth

Ko Tangiwai tōku ingoa Nō Tauranga me Matamata ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Oamaru

Tangiwai

Ko Wharepūhunga te maunga Ko Komangakomua te awa Ko Tainui te waka Ko Ngati Raukawa ki Wharepūhunga te iwi Ko Ngāti Takihiku te hapu Ko Aotearoa marae Ko Tunoho whānau Kei Papamoa ahau e noho ana Ko Mariah tõku ingoa

Mariah

Meri

Ko Doris Peeti taku ingoa Ko Aotea toku waka Ko Taranaki toku Maunga Ko Ngati Pukorokoro toku Maunga Ko Nga Rauru toku Iwi Ko Wai o Turi toku marae No Patea ahau

Doris

Ko Shani tōku ingoa Nō Taranaki ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Otumoetai

Shani

Ko Stella Cooper taku ingoa Nō Whananaki me Matawaia ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tamaki Makaurau

Stella

Tēnā tātou, Ko Anthony Keung tōku ingoa. Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti me Tainui me Haina ōku tīpuna. I tipu ake au ki Tāmaki Makurau. Kei Māngere tōku kainga. Mauri ora!

Anthony

Ko Lisa-Marie tōku ingoa. Nō Aeranam, Parani, Kōtirana kōrua Nōrwei. Ko Maunga Aōraki. Ko Awa Waimakariri. Kei te noho au ki Pōneke

Lisa-Marie

Ko Angela tōku ingoa, nō Aerana ōku tīpuna. I tipu ake ahau ki Tāmaki Makaurau, ko Maungawhau te maunga, ko Waitemata te moana. E noho ana au ki Tāmaki.

Angela

Ko Trish tōku ingoa Nō Waihōpai ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Ōtepoti

Patricia

Ko Aleena Herbison tōku ingoa Nō Ingarangi ōku tīpina Kei te noho au ki Ahuriri

Aleena

Ko Paul tōku ingoa Nō Takahiwai ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Blockhouse Bay

Paul

Ko Andrei toku ingoa No Philippines toku iwi Kei te noho au ki Whakatane

ko Brooklyn toku ingoa no waikato oku tipuna kei te noho au ki matata

brooklyn

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

Leilani

Ko Jo tōku ingoa, Nō Aerana ōku tīpuna, Kei te noho au ki Māhurangi.

Jo

My name is Bex My ancestors are from England, Ireland, and Scotland I live in Wellington

Bex

ko Hikurangi toku maunga ko Rangitaiki toku awa ko Mataatua toku waka ko Tuhoe toku iwi ko Ngati Haka Patu Heu Heu toku hapu ko Waiohau te rohe ko Sharon toku mama ko Simon toku papa ko Darren ingoa

Darren

Mustafa

Tim

Ko Lindsay Robertson tōku ingoa. Nō Piritana Nui, Kōtirangi, Ingarani ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki ōtepoti.

Lindsay

ko Hikurangi toku maunga ko Rangataiki toku awa ko Mataatua toku waka ko Tuhoe toku iwi ko Ngati Haka Patu Heu Heu toku hapu ko Sharon toku mama ko Simon toku papa ko Darren toku ingoa

Darren

Ko Dominique tōku ingoa Nō te Hōrana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Remuera, i roto i Tāmaki Makaurau

Dominique

Ko Barb tōku ingoa Nō Murihiku ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Tihi-o-maru

Barb

Nell

Ko Mark tōku ingoa Nō Mitimiti me Motuti ōku Tupuna Kei te noho au ki Tauranga Moana

Mark

Ko Robyn tōku ingoa No Te Tai Rāwhiti ōku tipuna Kei te noho awau ki Wainuiomata

Robyn

Ko Mauao te maunga Ko Takitimu te waka Ko Tauranga te moana Ko Wairoa te awa Ko Ngati Ranginui, Ko Ngaiterangi te iwi Ko Ngati Kahu te hapu Ko Wairoa te marae Ko Ronnie Apaapa tōku pāpā Ko Gail Barclay tōku māmā Ko Lenora Skinner ahau. E noho ana au ki Tamaki Makaurau.

Lenora

NZ Olympian and Pole Vaulter, Eliza McCartney, shares her mihi.

Kiriana

Ko Jade tōku ingoa Nō Aerana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Jade

Kia Ora koutou ma ko Tarcisius toku ingoa no Nga Puhi ahau Kia ora.

Tangiwai

Nō Taranaki me Whanganui a tara ōku tūpuna Kei te noho au ki Whanganui a tara Ko Tim tōku tāne Ko Stella rāua ko Lucy ōku tamāhine Ko Philippa tōku ingoa

Philippa

Thank you for this amazing opportunity to share

Ngaoma

Ko Susan tōku ingoa Nō Peretānia me Hāmene ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Awakairangi

Susan

Tena koutou Ko Wangapeka te awa Ko Takaka te maunga Ko Ngati Pakeha me Italiano te iwi Ko Tangata Tiriti ahau No Waimeha ahau Ko Leanne Greep toku ingoa No reira, tena koutou katoa.

Leanne

Ko Mereana Henare ahau. Ko Hikurangi te maunga Ko waiapu te awa Ko Ngati porou te Iwi Ko Te Aowera te hapu Koo Hiruharama te marae Ko Horouta te waka Noreira tena koutou tena koutou katoa.

Maryanne

Ko Peata toku ingoa. No Tokoroa, Te Kaha oku tipuna. No Katikati e noho au.

Peata

Ko Tanya Grimstone tōku ingoa. Nō Kōtirana me Repanona ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Pāpāmoa

Tanya

Tēnā tātou e nga waka mai i nga wha Ko Nita taku ingoa No Moerewa oku koiwi E noho ana ki Whangarei

Nita

Et te atua e te whare e tu nei, tena koe e te papa ki waho tena koe e nga mate haere haere haere e nga mana e nga reo e nga iwi o te motu e nga iwi nga hau e wha tena koutou tena koutou tena re tatou katoa he pepeha ko Ormen Skamme te waka ko Queen Elizabeth te tangata ko pepperbox hill te maunga ko bourne nadder wyle ebble avon nga awa ko ngati ingarangi te iwi ko pa dean te hapu ko st johns te hahi ko hainault te urupa ko lee toku whea no nga chandler ko loulou and charlenne tamariki ko Helenna moko no ngati ingarangi ahau ko deane toku ingoa tena koutou tena koutou tena koutou katoa e nga mate haere haere haere et te whanau tena koutou tena koutou katoa

Deane

Ko Pam tōku ingoa Nō Whakatāne me Rotorua ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tauranga Moana

Pam

Ko Manihera Te Hei tōku ingoa Nō Ngāti Raukawa ki te tonga, Ngāti Porou me Waikato Tainui ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Ōtaki

Manihera

Ko Melanie tòku ingoa Nò Moeraki òku tipùna Kei te noho au ki Timaru

Melanie

Kia ora. Kō Bruce Fraser tōku ingoa. Nō Kōterana me nō Ingarangi ōku tipuna. Kei te noho au ki Tauranga Moana

Bruce

Ko Bruce Fraser toku ingoa

Bruce

Ko Phillip Hendry tōku ingoa No Ngongotaha ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Wainuiomata

Phillip

Ko Liz taku ingoa, No Ngati Ruapani ki Waikaremoana, Ko Te Atiawa ki Poneke, Ko Ngati Pāhauwera, Ko Ngai Tuhoe hoki oku matua, I tipu rea ahau kei Te Awa Kairangi kei roto i toku whānau o Te Atiawa, me tonu ahau kei kora.

Liz

Ko Richard Hape tōku ingoa Ki te taha o tōku Pāpā ko Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa, Ki te taha o tōku Māmā ko Ngaitakoto me Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ko Ngapuhi hoki. Kei Kaitaia ahau e noho ana inaianei

Richard

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Kaitaia

Ko Richard Hape tōku ingoa Ki te taha o tōku Pāpā ko Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa, Ki te taha o tōku Māmā ko Ngaitakoto me Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ko Ngapuhi hoki. Kei Kaitaia ahau e noho ana inaianei