18-09-2022, 11:25 AM
"Kāhore taku toa i te toa takitahi, he toa takitini"
We cannot succeed without the support of those around us
"Ki te kore nga putake e mākukungia e kore te rakau e tupu"
If the roots of the tree are not watered the tree will never grow
"Mauria te pono"
Believe in yourself
"Waiho ma te tangata e mihi"
Let others sing your praises.
"He iti hau marangai e tū te pāhokahoka."
Just like a rainbow after the storm, success follows failure.
"Kia Mau ki nga mahi toi"
Hold steadfast to creativity
"Aroha mai, aroha atu"
Love towards us, love going out from us
"Mai i te Kōpae ki te Urupa, tātou ako tonu ai."
From the cradle to the grave we are forever learning.
"Aroha ki te tangata, Ahakoa ko wai te tangata"
Love people, in spite of who they are
"Hapaitia te ara tika pumau ai te rangatiratanga mo nga uri whakatipu."
Foster the pathway of knowledge to strength, independence and growth for future generations
"Whaowhia te kete mātauranga."
Fill your basket of knowledge.
"E tohe e taa te purihi."
Persistence has its rewards.
"Ko au te whenua, Ko te whenua ko au"
I am the land and the land is me
"Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa."
Let us keep close together, not wide apart.
"He tātai whetū ki te rangi, ko te ira tangata ki te whenua."
Like the myriad of stars in the heavens, so is the essence of humanity spread across the land.
"He rangi tā Matawhāiti, he rangi tā Matawhānui."
The person with a narrow vision sees a narrow horizon, the person with a wide vision sees a wide horizon.
"Kia ū ki te pai."
Cleave to that which is good.
"Toitu he kainga, whatungarongaro he tangata."
The land still remains when people have disappeared.
We cannot succeed without the support of those around us
"Ki te kore nga putake e mākukungia e kore te rakau e tupu"
If the roots of the tree are not watered the tree will never grow
"Mauria te pono"
Believe in yourself
"Waiho ma te tangata e mihi"
Let others sing your praises.
"He iti hau marangai e tū te pāhokahoka."
Just like a rainbow after the storm, success follows failure.
"Kia Mau ki nga mahi toi"
Hold steadfast to creativity
"Aroha mai, aroha atu"
Love towards us, love going out from us
"Mai i te Kōpae ki te Urupa, tātou ako tonu ai."
From the cradle to the grave we are forever learning.
"Aroha ki te tangata, Ahakoa ko wai te tangata"
Love people, in spite of who they are
"Hapaitia te ara tika pumau ai te rangatiratanga mo nga uri whakatipu."
Foster the pathway of knowledge to strength, independence and growth for future generations
"Whaowhia te kete mātauranga."
Fill your basket of knowledge.
"E tohe e taa te purihi."
Persistence has its rewards.
"Ko au te whenua, Ko te whenua ko au"
I am the land and the land is me
"Waiho i te toipoto, kaua i te toiroa."
Let us keep close together, not wide apart.
"He tātai whetū ki te rangi, ko te ira tangata ki te whenua."
Like the myriad of stars in the heavens, so is the essence of humanity spread across the land.
"He rangi tā Matawhāiti, he rangi tā Matawhānui."
The person with a narrow vision sees a narrow horizon, the person with a wide vision sees a wide horizon.
"Kia ū ki te pai."
Cleave to that which is good.
"Toitu he kainga, whatungarongaro he tangata."
The land still remains when people have disappeared.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)