Story by Brent Kerehona | Image Caption: Bust of Hongi Hika, possibly self-portrait, carved 1814 in Parramatta, NSW Australia. Brighton Hove Museum, United Kingdom, photo © Brent Kerehona.
Ki te whei ao, ki te ao maarama, Ki te whei ao, ki te ao maarama,Tihei Mauri Ora!
(From out of the darkness, into the light,From out of the darkness, into the light, Ah, the sneeze of life!)
Ka tangi te titi,Ka tangi te kaka, Ka tangi hoki ko au,Haumi e, hui e . . .
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