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.

Larissa
Joyanne
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Uekaha

Ko Pūhanga Tohorā te maunga Ko Punakitere te awa Ko Okorihi te marae Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua te waka Ko Nukutawhiti te tangata Ko Ruanui te tohunga Ko Ngāti Ūeoneone te hapū Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi Ko Mere Hita taku ingoa

Mere

Ko Ian tōku ingoa Nō Ingarani me Kōtirana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tahuna

Ian
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Ko Narid tōku ingoa, Nō Kotirana mē Piritene ōku tīpuna, Kei te noho au Ki Kirikiriroa

Narid

Ko Amanda toku ingoa

Amanda

Ko Simon Whitlock tõku ingoa Nõ Ingarangi me te Whenua Wīwī õku tūpuna Kei te noho au ki te taha Hauāuru o Akarana

Simon

Ko Vanessa Whitehead tōku ingoa No Ngati Porou , Rongowhakaata , Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Whakaoriori Wairarapa

Vanessa

Ko Mel tōku ingoa. Nō Ingarani me Aotearoa ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Whanganui-a-Tara.

Mel

Ko Mel Fisk Toku ingoa. No England oku tipuna. Kei te noho au ki Otautahi.

Mel
Rowena

Ko Andrea tōku ingoa Nō Tikitiki raua kō Rangatukia ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Turanganui-a-kiwa

Andrea

Ko Wiremu Kinita tōku I hoa Nō Ngati Tahu / Ngati Whaoa , Te Whanau a Apanuiōku tupuna. Kei te Moho au ki Rotorua nui a Kahumatamoemoe. Mauri Ora

William

Ko Trish Knight toku ingoa No Ingarangi oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Poneke

Trish

Kia ora Ko Belinda tōku ingoa. No Taranaki ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Whakatu.

Belinda

Ko Holley tōku ingoa Nō Rakiura ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki waihopai

Holley

My name is Louise Ko Ruiha tōku ingoa My ancestors are from Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and South America Nō Kotirana, Airani, Scandinavia me Amerika ki te Tonga ōku tīpuna I live in Waitati Kei te noho au ki Waitati

Louise

Ko Kate tōku ingoa Nō Whānganui ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Awakairangi

Kate

Ko Beatrix tōku ingoa. Nō Hōrana Ingarani Kotirana Aerana Parani ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Ngararatunua, Whangarei - terenga-parāoa.

Beatrix

Ko Jill tōku ingoa Nō Aorangi me Kutarere ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Papaioea.

Jill

Ko Sue toku ingua No Liverpool oku tipuna Kei Te Noho au Ki Te Puke 😊

Sue

Ko Lana tōku ingoa Nō Whāngārā ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Ngongotahā

Lana

Alison Flutey toku ingoa Nō Kotirana ōku tīpuna kei te noho au ki Tok

Tristan

Ko Shannon tōku ingoa Nō Thames ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Hamilton

Shannon

Kia ora, Nō Kōtarania, Ingarani me Aerana ōku tīpuna. I whānau au i Ōtautahi, engari kei Tāmakimakaurau tōku kāinga ināianei. Ko Sally tōku ingoa.

Sally

Ko Lyn tōku ingoa Nō Ingarani hoki Huitene ōku tipuna Kei Te noho Au ki Grey Lynn

Lyn

Ko Jill toku ingoa Nō Aorangi me Kutarere ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Papaioea

Jill

Ko Sarah Binner tōku ingoa Nō Aerana me Kōtirana ōku tīpuna Kei te koho au ki Tamaki Makaurau

Sarah

Ko Janelle Eason tōku ingoa. Nō Kōtarana ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Lumsden.

Janelle
Jocelyn

Ko Janet tōku ingoa Nō Peretānia ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki-makau-rau

Janet

Ko Christina tōku ingoa Nō Ingarani ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Ōtepoti

Christina

Ko Morag tōku ingoa. Nō Kōtirana ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Whakaoriori.

Morag
Andrea

Kō David tōku ingoa. Nō Ingarani, Tenimaka, me Aotearoa ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau.

David

Ko Catherine tōku ingoa Nō Rāhui Pōkeka ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tamaki Makaurau

Catherine

Kō Christine L Ammunson tōku ingoa Nō Ngāti Hāmoa (Sāmoa) me Melanesia (Meranīhia) ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki te pā o Papawai i te Wairarapa

Author

Tihei mauri ora! Ko Autagavaia Sitivi toku igoa Ka heke aku matua i Hamoa Ko ahu te Hamoa o te whakatupuranga tuatahi o Aotearoa Kua marena ahau ki te Hilkary Kei te noho au ki Papaoeia

Stephen

Ko Stephanie Mills tōku ingoa Nō Kotimana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tapu te ranga

Stephanie

Kia ora. I'm David Clegg. I'd love to learn some more te reo Maori, so I can incorporate it more into everyday life.

David

Ko Omar Hurinui Tōku Ingoa Nō Taitoko, Te Whanganui a Tara me Tauponuiatia Ōku Tūpuna Kei te noho au ki Taitoko Kei te mahi au ki Muaūpoko Tribal Authority Inc.

Omar

Ko Anne-Marie tōku ingoa Nō Aerana nō Kōtirana nō Pōrana nō Aotearoa ōku tīpuna Kei to noho nau ki Tāmaki Makaurau

Anne-Marie
Leo

Tēna koutou e hoa ma He pākehā ahau He Tangata Tiriti ahau No Kernow, no Alba, no Leistershire okū tīpuna whenua Ko Hinkley rātou ko Edge, Ko Roach, Ko Hurrell, Ko Cleaver, Ko Wilson Ko Willey ngā whānau Ko Grahame raua ko Jillian tõku mātua No Waikato mātou ko tõku whānau Kei Kirikiriroa te kainga o õku mātua Kei Otēpoti tõku kainga inaianei Ko Jane Hinkley tõku ingoa Ngā mihi ki e Kai Tahu whānui No rēira tēna koutou, tēna koutou, tēna koutou katoa.

Jane

Ko Suzy Rock-Evans toku ingoa Ko Olive Lilian Inch toku mama Ko Harry Arthur Williams toku papa Ko John Rock-Evans toku hoa rangatira No Te Whanganui o Tara toku Kalinga No Ruapehu toku maunga No Waitangi toku away No Te Rangitata toku Waka Ko Zanda taku Tama Ko Rebecca taku hine Ko Maddy, Will, Zak, Paige, Liam, Morgan aku mokopuna. No Reira Tena koutou Tena koutou Tena koutou katoa

Suzy

Kia ora Ko Hilary ahau Nō Tāmaki Makaurau ahau Ko airihi te iwi Tēnā koutou

Hilary

Ko Maungakiekie te maunga Ko Opanuku te awa Ko Waitemara te Moana Ko Risley te waka Ko George raua ko Makareta oku tipuna Ko kotuku te marae Ko Te Apouri/Ngati Pakeha te iwi Ko Ropata raua ko Erina oku matua Ko Sharnie toku ingoa Ko Hill taku whanau Ko Tamaki Makaurau taku kainga No reira, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena tatau katoa

Sharnie

Tēnā koutou e nga iwi o nga motu, Ka nui te koa me te hari ki te tuhi i a koutou. Ko wai ahau? Ko Taniela Vaka’uta tōku matua, No Tonga ia, Ko Kolomotu’a tōna kāinga. Ko Kaye Yates tōku whaea, Ko Te Rarawa tōna iwi, Ko Ngati Moroki tōna hapū. Ko Koro Vaka’uta ahau. Kei te noho matou ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Ngā mihi kia koutou, kaua e wareware, Kia kaha te reo Māori.

Koro

Ko Moehau te maunga Ko Waihou te awa Mo Ngati Maru te hapu Ko Tainui te waka Ko Matai Whetu te Marae Ko Lynn Mitchell tōku ingoa

Lynn

Ko Sarah tōku ingoa. Ko Takitimu tōku waka. Ko Ngāti Kahungunu tōku iwi. Ko Papawai tōku marae. Nō Wairarapa ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Ōtāne.

Sarah

Ko Tania Wootton ahau Ko Taranaki me Waikato ngā Iwi Nō Whitianga te papa kainga

Tania

Ko Rachel tōku ignoa No Britain ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au Tamaki Makaurau

Rachel

Ko Taylor tōku ingoa. Nō Ngāpuhi me Kuki Airani ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki-makau-rau.

Taylor

Ko BJ Munro tōku ingoa. Ko Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Ko Ngāti Māru Ko Ngāti Tamaterā Ko Ngāti Whānaunga ōku tūpuna. Kei te noho au ki Manurewa.

Bj
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Kara

Ko Aoraki te maunga Ko waimakariri te awa No Otautahi ahau Ko Amanda Keith toku ingoa

Amanda

Tena koutou Katoa ko te riri wharewera ahau. Ko kapu te rangi tōku maunga . Ohinemataria tōku awa. Ko mataatua tōku waka. Ko Ngati awa tōku iwi. Ko Ngati hokopū tōku hapū. Ko te hokowhuti atu te Rahui tōku marae. Ko toroa te tangata. Tena kouto katoa.

Te riri lilian

Kō Brendan tōku ingoa Nō Hōrana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Porirua

Brendan

Kiaora Ko Tania tōku ingoa Nō Whakatū ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Oamaru

Tania

Ko Ian Morrison tōku ingoa Nō United Kingdom/Peretānīa ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Half Moon Bay/Tāmakimakaurau

Ian
Violet

Ko Mereana Dehar tōku Ingoa Nō Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Upokoiri me Tamakōpiri oku Tūpuna Kei te noho au ki Tauranga Moana

Mereana

Kia ora koutou Ko Stiza Te Moananui tōku ingoa No Hauraki ōku tūpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmakimakaurau No reira tēnā koutou katoa

Stiza

Ko Tessa tōku ingoa Nō Canada rāua ko England ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Pōneke

Tessa

He Uri ahau nō Te Takapu o Tapuika. Nō ngā wai rererere o te awa nui o Kaituna. Mai Okere tae tonu atu ki ngā ngaru moana o Maketū. Ki reira tōku waka a Te Arawa i tau. Mawhiti atu ki te moana o Tauranga. Ki reira tetahi o ōku tini maunga a Mauao e tū ana. He Uri hoki ahau nō Ngā Pāpāka o Rangataua. Mataatua ki te hoe! Ka huri taku titiro ki te Tai Tokerau. Ki te Hokianga nui a Kupe. Ki tōku poupou, te maunga Whiria, Te Paiaka o te Riri te kawa o Rahiri e. He Uri  ahau nō Ngati Hau me Ngati Kaharau. Kei Tāpikitū te moengaroa o tōku Pāpā, Eparaima Hauraki. Kei Kenana te moengaroa o tōku Māmā, Catherine Hauraki (nee Moke). Na ta rāua aroha, ka tū nei ahau, Chelsea Te Whango Hauraki.

Chelsea

Ko Cheryl tōku ingoa. No Tauranga Moana me Northland ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Tauranga Moana

Cheryl
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Kō Rāhera tōku ingoa. Nō Kōtirana me Ingarani ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki te motu Waiheke. #mymihi #tereomāori

Rachel

Ko Howard Toku ingoa No Rarotonga No European oku tipuna Kei te noho au Ki Whanganui

Howard

Kō Tabita tōku ingoa. Nō South Africa ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Auckland.

Tabita

ko Merinara toku ingoa No England oku tipuna kei to noho au ki Whitby, Porirua

Melinda

Ko Gabrielle tõku ingoa, He tapuhi ahau, E noho ana aū ki Te awa Kairangi

Lummis

Ko Taranaki te maunga Ko Hangatahua te awa Lo Kurahaupo te waka Ko Taranaki to iwi Ko Nga Mahanga A Tairi te hapu Ko Puniho te marae Ko Hond toku whanau Ko Katerina toku ingoa

Katerina

Ko Te Ahu Patiki toku maunga, Ko Whakaraupo toku moana, Ko Norfolk, ko Rangitiki toku nga waka, Ko Opawaho toku kainga. Ko Fred James toku papa, ko Lily Ashelford toku mama. Ko Lynne James toku ingoa Tena koutou katoa.

Lynne
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Matthew

Kō Morgan tōku ingoa. Nō Aerana ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Kirikiriroa.

Morgan

Ko Ōteauheke te maunga Ko Ōtakaro te awa Ko Takitimu te waka Ko Ngai Tahu te Iwi Ko Ngāti Īrakehu te hapū Ko Onuku te marae Ko Otautahi ahau Ko Joe Kearns taku ingoa Kei Double-O ahau e mahi ana

Joe

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

Nancy

Ko Steph tōku ingoa, Nō Te Whanganui-a-tara ōku tīpuna, Kei te noho au ki Omārōrō.

Steph

Ko Ōwairaka te maunga Kō Waitematā kō Matheson Bay ngā moana Nō Ingarangi kō Ahiterairia ōku tīpuna Nō Tāmaki Makaurau ahau Kei te noho ahau ki Puketāpapa Kō Ngati Pakeha te iwi Kō Ferguson Clan tōku hapū Kō Ferguson rāua kō Williams ōku whānau Kō Murray Williams rātou kō Ruth Bartrum kō Bob Ferguson kō Rosemary Hare ōku tīpuna Kō John tōku pāpā, kō Robin tōku māmā, kō Jeremy tōku tungane Kō Emily Ferguson tōku ingoa

Emily

Ko Vanessa tōku ingoa. Kei te noho au ki Kohimarama

Vanessa

Ko Jo tōku ingoa. Nō Kōtarana ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Te Papaioea.

Jo

Ko Aaron Moore tōku ingoa Nō Pipiwai me Whananaki ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au Whanganui-a-Tara

Aaron

Tena koutou katoa Ko wai tenei Ko Taupiri te maunga Ko Waikato te awa Ko Ngati Maniapoto te iwi Ko Ngati Kanawa te hapu Ko te Kanawa te marae Tihei Mauri ora Ko Harata Franks taku ingoa

Charlotte Harata

Ko Heidi tōku ingoa Nō Hōrana (Netherlands) ōku tīpuna Kei to noho au ki Te Awakairangi (Hutt Valley)

Heidi

Ko Iris Niu toku ingoa. No Niue ahau

Iris

Ko Taranaki te maunga Ko Tokumaru te waka Ko Hongi Hongi te awa Ko Ngati te Whiti te hapu Ko Tracey toku ingoa

Trace

Ko Trish Lui tōku ingoa Nō Airani me Kōtirana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Awakairangi

Trish

Ko Rebecca tōku ingoa Nō Tauranga ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Whitianga

Rebecca

I'm 63 years old just decided to learn my language I'm from bay of plenty I've lived half my life here in Australia

Tewata

Ko Rihare Kehoma Hokianga tōku ingoa Nō Hāmene ōku tīpuna Kō Rongowhakaata tōku Iwi Kō Ngati Ruapani tōku hapu Kō Whakato, Ohako, Manutuke, Pahou, raua ko Te Hau ki Turanga, tōku Marae Kō Te Arai te awa Kō Papatu tōku Maunga Kō Terry Kainuku Hokianga tōku Papa Kō Colleen Frances Hokianga (Dillon) tōku Mama Kō Kaine Maikara Hokianga tōku Teina Kō Terri Rangimarie Hokianga tōku Tungane Kei te noho au ki Otautahi

Richard

Koo Pat tooku ingoa. Noo Ingarangi ooku tiipuna. Kei te noho au i Waihi Beach.

Patricia

Ko Rīpeka tōku ingoa Nō Ngāti whatua ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau!

Ripeka

Ko Jean Cresswell tōku ingoa Nō Kōtarania ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Te Awaikairangi

Jean

Ko Toni Ormsby ahau. Nō Ngati Porou ahau engari kei Ngati Kahungunu ahau e noho ana .

Toni

Ko Fiona tōku ingoa, Nō Scotland ōku tīpuna, Kei te noho au ki Ōtautahi.

Fiona
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Linda

Ko Jo tōku ingoa Nō Aerana ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Whanganui a Tara

Josephine

Ko Sonny tōku ingoa. Nō Kuki Airāni ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Mahurangi, Tāmaki Makaurau

Sonny

Ko Tianei tōku ingoa Nō Ngati Awa raua kō Ngapuhi ōku tīpuna. Kei te noho au ki Whakatane. Kia ora rā

Tianei