Tapuwae o Nuku, Tapuwae Ariki, Tapuwae o Tai

Mā te tuhi rapa a Manawatere ka kitea



Ngā pōtiki toa a Taikehu, ngā tamariki toa a Taikehu

Ngā waka a Taikehu, me he kāhui kataha kapi tai

Kia mahara ki te hē o Kaweau

Tuhuratia ō mātou motu tapu

Te ariari ngao

He painga anamata

We of the sacred footprints in the earth, footprints of the high born, footprints in the foreshores

Through the ochre marks of Manawatere you will see 

The brave young children of Taikehu



The canoes of Taikehu, like the shoals of herring filling the sea

Remember the wrong of Kaweau

Discover our sacred islands

Carving pathways

Building a secure future