Mihimihi

Question 1

Nō Te Wai Pounamu aku tūpuna

Answer 1

My ancestors are from the South Island

Question 2

Ki te taha o Taku pāpā, ko Ian rāua ko Lyn akure kaumātua

Answer 2

On my father’s side, Ian and Lyn are my Grandparents

Question 3

Ki te taha o taku māmā, ko Ray rāua ko Annē akure kaumātua

Answer 3

On my mother’s side, Ray and Anne are my grandparents.

Question 4

Kei Rolleston au e noho ana

Answer 4

I live in Rolleston

Question 5

I tipu ake au ki Wakefield

Answer 5

I grew up in Wakefield

Question 6

Ko Camden taku ingoa

Answer 6

My name is Camden

Question 7

Ko tēnei taku mihi ki ngā tāngata whenua o te rohe nei, ko Ngāi Tūāhuriru

Answer 7

I acknowledge the indigenous people of this land, Ngāi Tūāhuriri

Question 8

Ko mihi hoki au ki ngā tohu o te rohe nei

Answer 8

I also acknowledge the important landmarks of this area

Question 9

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Answer 9

Therefore, my acknowledgement to you all

Question 10

Kia ora koutou,

Ko Hikaororoa te mauka
Ko Waikouaiti te awa
Ko Āraiteuru te tai
Ko Waitaha, ko Kāti Mamoe, ko Kāi Tahu kā iwi
Ko Ngāti Kurī, ko Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki, ko Ngāi Tūāhuriri, ko Ngāi Te Ruahikihiki, ko Kāti Hawea, ko Ngāti Wheke, ko Ngāi Tūhaitara, rātou ko Ngāti Irakehu kā hapū.

Ko Huruhuru Manu, ko Āraiteuru, ko Uruao, Ko Rākaihautū to tātou tūpuna ariki
Ko Hinekoau tō tātou matua tūpuna.

Ko David rāua ko Denise ōku mātua
Ko Camden tōku ingoa, ko au te mātāmua o te whānau
Ko Roan, ko Peyton, rātou ko Eamon āku tēina
Ko Brenna taku tuahine.

Ko Shellock taku ingoa whānau.

Ka mihi hoki au ki kā tohu o te rohe nei.

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Answer 10

Hello everyone,

Hikaororoa is the Mauka (mountain)
The river is Waikouaiti
The tide is Āraiteuru
The tribes are Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, and Kāi Tahu
Ngāi Tūāhuriri, Kāti Ruahikihiki and Kāti Hawea, Puketeraki ki Huirapa are the hapu, Huruhurumamu, Araiteuru, Uruao and Takitimu are the boats
Rākaihātū is our ancestor
Hinekoau is our forefather.

My parents are David and Denise
My name is Camden and I am the eldest of the family
My brothers are Roan, Peyton and Eamon
Brenna is my sister.

Our family name is Shellock.

I also acknowledge the important landmarks of this area.
Therefore, my acknowledgement to you all.

Question 11

Ko Āni tōku taua.
Ki te taha o tōku pāpā, ko Ian rāua ko Lyn ōku kaumātua.
Ki te taha o tōku hākui, ko Ray rāua ko Āni ōku kaumātua.

Answer 11

Āni is my toua.
On my father’s side, Ian and Lyn are my Grandparents.
On my mother’s side, Ray and Anne are my grandparents.