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.

Ko Judy tōku ingoa. No Switzerland ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Kaponga.

Judy

Ko Nathaniel Rowe tōku ingoa, E te taha o tōku pāpā. Ko Aotea me Tokomaru ōku waka Ko Taranaki me Motakiora ōku maunga Ko Waitara, Urenui me Mangaokewa ōku awa Ko Maruehi me Te Kūiti ōku pā Ko Mahi Tamariki, Te Aroha, me Te Tokanganui-ā-Noho ōku whare tīpuna Ko Te-Ūpoko-o-te-Whenua te marae Ko Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Maru me Ngāti Maniapoto ōku iwi. Ko Ngāti Rōrā te hapū. Ko Taonui Hikaka te tangata. E te taha o tōku māmā. Ko Horouta tōku waka Ko Hikurangi, Whetumatarau me Manawaru ōku maunga Ko Awatere, Waiapu, me Te Arai ōku awa Ko Hinerupe, Rahui, Manutūkē ōku marae Ko Te Poho-o-Rukupō te whare tīpuna Ko Ngāti Porou me Rongowhakaata ōku iwi Ko Te-Whānau-ā-Hinerupe me Ngāti Kaipoho ōku hapū. Ko Murray Allan Rowe tōku pāpā. Ko Ana Maria Kuini tōku māmā. Ko Halsey Ngahina Henry Rowe me Muiora Rowe (nee Wallace) ōku matua tīpuna ki te taha ō tōku pāpā. Ko Parekoihu Te-Kani-ā-Takirau Taiapa me Takiri Taiapa (nee Paratene) ōku matua tīpuna ki te taha ō tōku māmā.

Nathaniel

Ko Whakapoungakau te pae maunga, te tapuae o oku tupuna Whakapoungakau is the mountain range, the tramping ground of my ancestors Ko Pukepoto te tihi, toku arawhata ki te rangi Pukepoto is the peak, my stairway to the heavens Ko Waengaehe te awa, te wai u Waengaehe is the river, my spring-well of life Ko Waikawa i ariki ai Waikawa is the hot-spring, that sooths my body and my soul Ko Rotokawa i tau te paru Rotokawa is the lake that filters life's indiscretions Ko Rotokawa te Kura Rotokawa is my school where I stand proud Ko Kakahoroa te papawhenua Kakahoroa is the place, my marae, where I stand tall Ko Uenukukopako, te tangata Uenukukopako is my ancestor of whom I draw my inspiration Ko Te Arawa te waka Te Arawa is my waka, my pathway for opportunity Tihei mauri ora This is me, my breath of life

Jamal

Ko Te Wano (Stephen) Chadwick TeWeewehioterangi Moanaroa Kidwell ahau. Ko Nga Uri o hau ki te Taha o toku Papa, me Ngati Te Wehi ki te tahi o toku Whaea. Ka noho au anaia nei, No Taamaki Makaurau ki Ellerslie. Kei te pirangi au ki te korero māori tika, I nga wa Katoa. Kahora au I tipu ake I roto I te Kura kaupapa maori. Nga mihi Te Wano

Stephen

Ko Joanne Kelly tōku ingoa Nō Kotirana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tamaki Makaurau

Joanne

Ko Kia tōku ingoa No Aotearoa ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Ahirtereiria

Kia

Ko Whetumatarau te Maunga Ko Awatere te Awa Ko Hinerupe te Marae Ko Horouta te Waka Ko Ngati Porou te iwi

Tineka

Tena koutou Katoa Piki mai ra Kake mai ra Homai te waiora ki ahau e tu Te hu ana e moe a te kuia i te po, Po, po wairaka i raru ai e Papaki tu ana nga tai ki Te Reinga Ka po Ka ao Ka awatea Tihei mauri ora Ko te mihi tuatahi ki nga kaiwhakawa o tenei me kii (website) tauke nga mahi akoranga tena koutou Ko Te mihi tuarua ki nga tangata whanau ranei kei te ako mihi tena koutou Katoa Ko te mihi tuatoru ki oku tipuna aa ki te hunga mate kua ngaro ki te po haere ki hawaiki nui, hawaiki roa, hawaiki Papamamao no reira e NGA mate haere, haere haere. Ko Tawhetakino Mahia Williams toku ingoa, Kei Te Manukatutahi ahau e noho ana I te papakainga o oku Matua. Toru tekau ma toru nga tau e noho ana oku Matua ki Taiwhakaea. No nga wahi katoa o Aotearoa oku tipuna heoi. I te Taha o toku papa no Ruatoki, Te Oromahoe me Te Moana nui a kiwa oku tipuna I te taha o toku mama no Te Oromahoe, Te Teko me Whakatane oku tipuna. Whakatauki Nau te rourou, Noku te rourou, Ka ora ai te iwi. Whaia te iti kahurangi ki te tuohu koe mehemea he maunga teitei

Tawhetakino Mahia

Ko Kemal toku ingoa. No Takei oku tipuna. Kei te noho au ki Kerikeri.

Kemal

Greetings. My name is Stephen Courtney. I was born and raised n Christchurch but my ancestors are Irish. I have since become a true Wellingtonian - and I even support the Hurricanes - unless they pay the Crusaders of course.

Stephen

Kiaora ko Margaret toku ingoa No TeTeko te kainga Ngati Hamua you happy Te Mapou oku marae

Margaret

Ko wai au? Ko Tracey Waho-Blayney tōku ingoa Nō Horowhenua me Whanganui ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Otautahi

Tracey

Ko Maungakiekie te maunga Ko Manukau te moana Ko Matatua te waka Ko Hauraki te iwi Ko Ngati Pukenga te hapu Ko Ngati Pukenga te marae Ko Van Huenen toku whanau Ko Papakura ahau Ko Gemma toku ingoa

Gemma

Ki te taha ureotarewa – paternal heritage Ko whakarongorua te maunga Ko utakura te awa Ko ngatokimatawhaorua te waka Ko ngapuhi te iwi Ko ngatitoro te hapu Ko mataitaua te marae Ko hokianga te moana Ko horeke te papakainga Ko makiri te whanau Ko Wayne toku papa Ko Glenis toku mama Ko Lavinia toku ingoa

lavinia

Tēnā koutou katoa, Ko Aoraki tōku maunga Ko Leith tōku awa Ko Air New Zealand 1989 tōku waka Ko Paterson tōku iwi Ko Pecan Place tōku marae Nō Ōtepoti ahau Kei Tāmaki Makaurau tōku kāinga ināianei. Ko Columba College tōku kura Ko Paterson-Hamlin tōku whānau Ko Fraser tōku matua Ko Jan tōku whāea Ko Sarah tōku ingoa. Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Sarah

Ko Hikurangi toku Maunga Ko Waiapu toku Awa Ko NgatiPorou toku Iwi Ko Horouta toku Waka Ko Whareponga raua ko Hiruharama oku Marae Ko Te Aitanga a Mate, Ko Te Awemap oku Hapu

hayley

Ko Jodie Matthews toku ingoa. No Aoteraoa me kinitanga Kotahitanga oku timpuna. Kei ten oho au ki Tamaki-Makau-rau.

Jodie

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

Nive

Ka Makarena ahau. No Waikato oku tupuna, Kei Otautahi au e noho ai! Kia ora!

Makarena

Tēnā koutou katoa, ko Vanda ahau. Ko Jugoslavija kainga tupu, ko Tāmaki Makaurau kainga noho. Mauri ora!

Vanda

Ko Tainui te waka Ko Karioi te maunga Ko Pakoka te awa Ko Ngati Mahanga te iwi Ko Ngati Hourua te hapu Ko Motakotako te marae Te Oohaki o Mahuta te tuupuna whare

Caitlin
Karen

Ko Natasha toku ingoa No Inia oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Natasha
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Kirsten

Ko Kaitlyn-Jo Tōku Ingoa No Ngāpuhi me Rāngitane ōku Tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Whakaoriori

Kaitlyn

Ko Nina tōku ingoa Nō Sāmoa, Hōrana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Maungakiekie, Tāmaki Makaurau

Nina

Ko Daniel tōku ingoa Nō Haina ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmakimakaurau

Daniel
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Jenni
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Sarah

Ko Simotu toku ingoa No American Samoa and USA oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Porirua

simotu

Ko Olly tōku ingoa Nō Ahipara ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Olly

Ko Marilyn toku ingoa No taumutu oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Tai tapu

lincoln University Early Childhood Centre

Tena koutou katoa, Ko Psalms Layne Ettles toku ingoa Ko Jeanette toku Mama Ko Donald toku Papa Ko Tamaki Makaurau ahau Ko Angels Childcare toku kura Ko Hamoa toku hapu Ko Whakatoi ahau! !

Jeanette Manu

Tēnā koutou, Ko Kapukataumahaka te maunga Ko Ōwheo te awa Ko Pākehā te iwi Ko Milo toku tungāne Ko Shadow me Furball me Monstertruck me Cheezel aku ngeru Ko taku kararehe tino pai he Hainamana pea Ko Violet toku ingoa No Otepoti ahau Nō reira, Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou katoa!

Violet

Ko Hehilia tōku ingoa Nō Tokelau me Hāmoa ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Awakairangi

Lia

Ko Tihea Te maunga Ko Te waimimi o pekehaua Te awa Ko Te Arawa Te waka Ko Te Arawa Te iwi Ko Tarimano Te Marae Ko Tawakeheimoa Te whare tupuna Ko Ngati Rangiwewehi Te Hāpu Ko Atelea Walters Ahau

Atelea

Manawa maiea Te mata o Te Ariki Manawa maiea Te Ariki o Te Rangi Manawa maiea Te matahi o te tau Puritia Kia u Puritia Kia mau Puritia Kia ita

Atelea

Kia ora, Ko Puketapapa te maunga, Manukau te moana, Oruarangi te awa, Ihumatao te whenua, Makaurau te Marae. Ko Karen toku ingoa, e noho ana au i Manurewa.

Karen

Hello I am Fiona McNair, my ancestors are from Scotland and Ireland. I have three adult sons and five grandchildren. I live in Palmerston North but I plan to return to the South Island in the near future.

Fiona

Ko Iona tōku ingoa. Nō Ūropi ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Te Awakairangi.

Iona

Ko Mitchell Crosswell tōku ingoa, Nō Ngāti Porou E noho ana au i Taranaki

mitchell
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Julie

Kia Ora Tātou ko rangitoto te maunga ko omaha te awa nō Snells Beach ahau ko Holm tōku whānau ko Adele tōku ingoa

Adele
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Arina

Ko Moira tōku ingoa Ko Rakaipaaka ōku Tipuna Ko Nuhaka tōku kainga

Moira

Kia Ora Koutou. Ko Marianne toku ingoa. No Te Puna oku tipuna me Te Awamutu me Te Aroha me Motu, me Wellinton. Kei te noho au ki Whangarei.

Marianne

Ko Lauren tōku ingoa Nō England, Austrian me Scotland ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Ko Karen tōku whaea Ko Mike tōku matua Ko Alyssa tōku tuahine Tena koutou, tena koutou tena koutou katoa

Lauren

Ko Scott tōku ingoa. Kei te noho au ki Tauranga, Aoteraroa

Scott

Ko Henry Ballantyne tōku ingoa No Kōtirana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho ahau ki Ōtātara

Henry

Tihei mauri ora Ko Kahuranki tōku maunga Ko Ngaruroro tōku awa Ko Tākitimu tok waka Ko Korongatā tōku marae Ko Ngāti Pōporo tōku hapū Ko Ngāti Kahungunu tōku iwi Ko Kim ahau

Kim
Shireen

Ko Sarah tōku ingoa Nō Haka Taramea Valley ōku tīpuna

Sarah

Ko Gayle Tooku ingoa No Thames ooku tiipuna Kei te noho au ki Tamaki makaurau (Auckland)

Gayle

Kua tukua atu taku ingoa kia awhi I a koutou mahi whakanui I te Reo Maori, to tatou Reo rangatira. Nga mihi tino nui ki a koutou. Kua puaawai te putiputi o to tatou Reo, tukua kia tupu kaha I waenganui I te katoa. Arohanui. Pat Tauroa

Pat

Kia Ora Koutou, Tena kautou katoa, Ko oku pae maunga ko nga Himalaya. Mai Iniaa ki a Papatuanuku ka tutaki ki a Ranginui. Ko te moana o Inia toku moana. Ko te Ganges toku awa. Karekau he waka, na te mea, no te hapu oneone ahau. Ko Bhramin toku iwi. Heke iho mai toku iwi i a Tama nui te Rā I whanau mai ahau i Whiti. Ko Ram raaua ko Sita oku maatua. Ko Mohan Lal toku ingoa. Kei te mahi ahau ki te Wananga o Aotearoa ki Te Arawa. Ko taku mahi he kaitiaki pukapuka. No reira Tena koutou tena koutou tena tatou katoa

Mohan

Ko wai ra matou? Ko Parihaka te maunga. Ko Hatea te awa. Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua te waka. Ko Parawhau te hapu. Ko Ngapuhi te iwi. Ko Otangarei te kura. No reira tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Terynne

Ko Genevieve tōku ingoa No Ōtepoti me Ahitereiria ōku tīpuna Ke te nohio au i Ōwairaka Tēnā koutou katoa

Genevieve

Ko Nicki Pye tōku ingoa Kei te noho au ki Masterton

Nicki

Ko Ben Nevis rāua ko Pūtauaki ngā Maunga te rū nei tāku ngākau. Ko Clyde rāua ko Tarawera ngā awa e mahea nei āku māharahara. I whanau mai au i te taha o te awa o Paisley. Nō Scotland ahau. Kei Kawerau au e noho ana. E mihi ana ki ngā tohu o nehe o Tauranga Moana; e noho nei te whanau o tōku hoa tane. Ko Wiremu Kuka tāna ingoa. Ko Pirirakau tāna hapu, ko Ngai te Rangi me Ngati Ranginui ngā iwi. Ko Poututerangi tāna marae, no Te Puna ia. Karekau a māua tamariki, ahakoa ko Bolo rāua ko Hiccup a māua kuri. Ko Heather tōku ingoa.

Heather
Isobel
Clara

Tēnā koutou Ko Monique Tawhiri toku ingoa He uri no Ngapuhi nui tonu, Te Arawa, Maniapoto me Tainui anö hoki No Tamaki Makaurau i tipu au engari kei Ahuriri au e noho ana aianei Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa

Monique

Ko Taranaki te Maunga, Ko Araparera te Awa Ko Kaipara te Moana, Ko Ngati Rango te Hapu Ko Ngati Whatua te Iwi Ko Rewana Waaka tenei, Mauri Ora.

Rewana

Kia Ora Ko Pani toku ingoa No tuhoe oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Kalgoorlie.

Pani

Nō Norway ōku tupuna Kei Wadestown ahau e noho ana Ko Genevieve tōku ingoa

Genevieve

Ko Rob Macdonald toku ingoa No Scotland and Ireland o ku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Taupo

Robert
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Te Ariki
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carillo

Ko Layla tōku ingoa Kei te noho au ki Kihipene

K.

Kia ora whanau, He iwi o Whakatohea me te rarawa ahau No Rotorua ahau. Kei te noho ahau i te Otautahi. Ko Gordie taku ingoa.

Ruth (Gordie)

Ko wai ahau Ko Hikurangi te maunga Ko Waiapu te awa Ko Ngati Porou te iwi Ko Putaanga te hapu Ko Nukutaimemeha te waka I te taha o toku mama no Ngati Porou I te taha o toku papa no Ngati Hamoa Kia ora

Sina

Ko Kylie tōku ingoa. Nō Matauri Bay me Raglan ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Mangere Bridge. No reira Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Kylie

Kia ora, Ko Athena tōku ingoa. Nō Tiaina ōku tīpuna/tūpuna. Kei Hingapoa ahau e noho ana.

Athena

Tihei Mauri ora! Nō Paratiamu ōku tupuna. Kei Marapana ahau e noho ana. Ko Kāren tōku ingoa. Tēnā koutou katoa.

Karen

Nga mihi kia koutou katoa, Ko Tarawera, me Ramaroa nga maunga, Ko Tarawera te moana me Whirinaki te awa, Ko TeArawa me Ngapuhi nga waka, Ko Tuhourangi ngati Wahiao, me TeHikutu nga hapu, Ko TePakira me Matai Aranui nga marae, Ko Louise toku ingoa. No Takanini e noho ana inaianei.

Louise
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Anna

Ko Billy tōku ingoa Nō United Kingdom ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Prebbleton

Billy

Ko Connor tōku ingoa Nō New Zealand, Europe ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Christchurch

Connor

Ko Tiffany Tito toku ingoa No Tinopai toku tupuna Kei te noho au ki Otahuhu

B

Kia Ora koutou! No Witināma āhau Ko Ho Chi Minh City papatuwhenua I raro I te maru. O Kinh Ko Black Virgin te māunga Ko Saigon te awa Ko Chris tōku ingoa Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa Kia Ora!

Chris

Ko Nancy toku ingoa. No Te Kuiti me

Nancy

Tena koutou katoa Ko Belinda toku ingoa Ko Archie raua ko Elizabeth oku tipuna I te taha o toku papa. No Otautahi raua. Ko Ron raua ko Jane oku tipuna I te taha o toku mama. No Otautahi hoki Ko Alan raua ko Dianna oku Matua Kei te Whakamarama ahau e noho ana.

Belinda

kia ora Ko Maungapohatu te maunga Ko Te arawhatawhata te awa Ko Mataatua toku waka Ko Tuhoe toku iwi Ko Ngatirere toku hapu Ko Rahiri ote rangi toku marae No Waimana ahau Ko Queenie Tumai-Totorewa raua ko Rehua ite rangi Mika oku matua Ko Rachael Mika toku ingoa

Rachael

Ko Katie tōku ingoa. Nō Éire mo England ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki

Katie

Ko Katie tōku ingoa. Nō Éire me England ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau.

Katie

Ko Manawarangi Hohaia toku ingoa No Muriwhenua oku tupuna Kei te noho au ki Kaitaia

Hohaia

Ko Meghana tōku ingoa. Nō India ōku tipuna. Kei te noho au ki Poneke.

Meghana

Ko Maungatautari tōku maunga Ko Rangitikei tōku awa Ko Tainui tōku waka Ko Parewahawaha tōku marae Ko Ngati Parewahawaha tōku hapū Ko Ngati Raukawa tōku iwi Ko Gail ahau Tihei Mauri ora! Tēnā koutou katoa

Gail

Ko Nara toku in goal No Hamoa oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Ranui

Nara

Nō Rotorua ōku tupuna Kei Christchurch ahau e noho ana Ko Vivienne tōku ingoa Tēnā koutou katoa

Vivienne

Ko Pukemaire te maunga Ko Kaituna te awa Ko Te Arawa te waka Ko Te Arawa te iwi Ko Whakaue te marae Ko Ngāti Whakaue te hapū Ko Te Aomarama toku ingoa Tihei Mauri Ora

Te Aomarama

Ko Ngongotaha toku maunga Ko Te Rotorua nui a kahumatamomoe te roto Ko Te Arawa te waka Ko Te Arawa te iwi Ko Ngati Uenukukopako te hapu Ko Ruamata te marae Ko Teiyah toku ingoa

Teiyah

Kia Ora Toku pepeha Ko tiheia Te maunga Ko Te Waimimi o pekehaua te awa Ko te arawa Te waka Ko Te arawa Te iwi Ko ngati rangiwewehi Te hapu Ko Tarimano Te marae Ko tawakeheimoa toku tupuna Ko serenity ahau

Serenity

Tena koutou katoa Ko Charlie tōku ingoa Nō Kotirana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki te whanganui a tara Ko dean toku papa Ko anna toku mama Ko forrest toku koroua Ko paul toku koroua Ko joan toku kuia Ko judith toku kuia

Charlie

Ko Paeroa te maunga Ko Waikato te awa Ko manu-nui-arangi te waka Ko Ngati tahu ngati whaoa te iwi Ko Te rama te hapu Ko Te toke te marae Ko JJ ahau

Jj

Ko Sheree Toku Ingoa Ko Whakapoungakau Te maunga Ko Te Arawa Te Waka Ko waingahe Te awa Ko Ngati Te Roro o Te rangi Ko Te Arawa Te iwi Ko Rotorua nui a Kahu mata moemoe Ko Tutanekai Te whare nui Ko Hinemoa Te whare Kai Ko Sheree raua Ko Jackeob Toku mantua Te na koutau Te na koutau ka toa

Sheree

Ko Paeroa te maunga Ko Waikato te awa Ko manu-nui-arangi te waka Ko Ngati tahu ngati whaoa te iwi Ko Te rama te hapu Ko Te toke te marae Ko JJ ahau

Jj

Ko Li tōku ingoa Nō Te Arawa ōku tūpuna Kei te noho au ki Rotorua.

Li’no

Ko Whakapoungakau te maunga Ko Te Rotorua nui a Kahumatamomoe Te roto Ko Te Arawa te waka Ko Te Arawa te iwi Ko Ngati Uenukukopako te hapu Ko Ruamata te marae Ko Teiyah toku ingoa

Teiyah

Kia Ora Ko Sheree-Hinetekawa Toku ingoa Ko Te Arawa toku iwi Ka Nono ahou ki Te Arawa

Sheree