Ehara tāku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini

I come not with my own strengths but with me the gifts, talents and strengths of my family, tribe and ancestors

My whānau, the people who inspire me, motivate me and make me want to be a better person every day.

Ki te taha o tōku whaea

Ko Ruapehu tōku maunga

Ko Whanganui tōku awa

Ko Aotea tōku waka

Ko Ati-hau-nui-a-Paparangi tōku iwi

Ko Ngatihau tōku hapu

Ko Hiruharema tōku marae

Ko Nohi Wallace raua ko Evelyn Wallace ōku tūpuna

Ko Priscilla Rodokal tōku whaea

Ki te taha o tōku matua

Ko Rangitoto tōku maunga

Ko Army Bay tōku moana

Ko star tōku waka

Ko George Rodokal raua ko Joy Rodokal ōku tūpuna

Ko Andrew Rodokal tōku matua

Ko Wyndi Tagi tōku ingoa

E rere kau mai te Awanui mai i te Kahui Maunga ki Tangaroa

Ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au.

The great river flows from the mountains to the sea

I am the river, and the river is me