He tangata whenua, he tangata moana. Nā Māui te whenua i hī ai, nā Kiwa te moana i kau, nā Paikea te whenua i taunaha.
We are of the land, we are of the ocean. It was Māui the demi god who discovered this land, it was Kiwa who navigated the oceans, it was Paikea that claimed our rights.
