An introductory chant, often used before
welcome songs like Karangatira Rā.
Mā wai a hari
Te kupu o aroha?
Mā Hine o Te Rangi
E whakamana mai
E okiokitanga
Mo te whānau nei
Whirinaki, whirinaki
Kia eke ki runga e.
Ko wai tēnei
E tū atu nei?
Ko te kupu tēnei
A o tūpuna
Kia ora koutou
Haere mai
Hi aue hi!
Who will convey
the message of love?
Let Hine O Te Rangi1
do it
to give it prestige
and a resting place
for the family.
Give support, give support
that all may be fulfilled.
Who is this
standing here?
This is the word
of our ancestors.
Good health to you all;
Welcome
Yes, oh yes!
Hine O Te Rangi
Hine O Te Rangi (Te Koaupari) was
the wife of Kahutapere, one of generals of
Taraia, the great grandson of Kahungunu and
Rongomai-wahine.
Hine O Te Rangi's daughter Hinekimihanga married
Tureia, and their son, Te Huki, married
Rangitohumare. One of their children was Purua
Aute, whose son Te Kahu o Te Rangi was the
founding ancestor of Ngati Pahauwera, an iwi
near Mohaka, north of Napier.
Hine o te Rangi was also the name
bestowed on Jean Batten, a pioneering New
Zealand pilot who, in 1936, made the first-ever
solo flight from England to New Zealand.