Maungawharau School Pepeha- we use this pepeha when we are representing the school.

Tēnā koutou katoa.

Ko Te Mata te maunga e tu mai nei

Ko Tukituki te awa

Ko Takitimu te waka

Ko Maungawharau te kura e tu ake nei

Ko Ngati Kahungunu te iwi

Ko (your name) te ingoa

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.

Greetings to you all

Te Mata is the mountain standing here

Tukituki is the river

Takitimu is the canoe

The school standing here is Maungawharau

Kuhungunu is the tribe

My      name is

​​​​​​​Greetings to you all

Pepeha for when you are representing yourself

Tēnā koutou katoa,

Ko ____________________ te maunga – My mountain is…

Ko ____________________ te awa – My river is…

Ko ____________________ te waka – My canoe is…

Ko ____________________ te iwi – My tribe is…

Ko ____________________ te hapū – My sub-tribe is…

Ko ____________________ te marae – My marae is…

Ko ____________________ taku ingoa – My name is…

Ko ____________________ taku kura – My school is…

Nō ____________________ ahau – I am from…

Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa.

Therefore, greetings to you, greetings to you, greetings to us all.