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Ka nui ngā mihi ki a koutou, ngā kaiako i roto i te kura nei. //Greetings to you, the teachers of this school.// He aha te tino kai o te ao? Māku e kī atu - he tiakareti, he tiakareti, he tiakareti. //What is the best food in the world? It is chocolate, it is chocolate, it is chcolate.// Ko wai au? //Who am I?// Ko Ngongotaha te maunga //Ngongotaha is the mountain// Ko Rotorua te roto //Rotorua is the lake// Ko Waiariki te rohe //The place of hot springs is the region// otirā ko Otepoti kei roto i Te Wai Pounamu tōku kāinga i nāianei. //but Dunedin in the South Island (the Place of Greenstone) is my home now// Ko Ngāti Pākehā te iwi //European New Zealanders are the people I belong to// Nō Ingarangi, nō Tiamani, nō Kotirana aku tūpuna. //My ancestors are from Germany, Scotland and England// Ko Donald rāua ko Hermione ōku mātua. Kua mate ēnei tokorua e ono tau kua hipa nei. //Donald and Hermione are my parents. They have been dead for six years now// Ko Pam Morrison tāku wahine //Pam Morrison is my wife// Ko Cameron tāku tama. E rua tekau mā rima ōna tau. //Cameron is my son. He is twentyfive years old.// Ko Izzie te tuarua. E rua tekau ma toru ōna tau. //Izzie is my second child. She is rwentythree years old.// Ko Jorj te pōtiki o te whānau nei. E rua tekau mā tahi ōna tau. //Jorj is the youngest of the family. She is twentyone.// Ko John au. //I'm John.// Nō reira, kaiako mā, he mihi anō ki a koutou. Kia kaha kia whakapakari ai tō koutou reo i tēnei tau! //So then, teachers, greetings again to you. Put some effort into improving your reo this year!//