Taku manawa e kakapa nei
e kakapa ana ki te rā, ki ngā whetū
ki te marama…ka tau kai te rua!
Kātahi au ka kite i te hē
kātahi au ka kite i te mate.
Ko te Maunkura a Ngai Tūhoe tēnei
kua riro ki Paerau,
ki te huinga atu o te Kahurangi.
He uru ki aku kamo
he wai e māturu ana
he awa e māpuna mai ana.
Ā inā ia ka rere anō…e te Rangatira, moe mai rā.
Anei ētahi kupu poroporoaki mō Te Wharehuia - (he wāhanga nō tētahi tauparapara ka rangona whānuitia i Tūhoe, i Mataatua).
It is with sadness that the Teaching Council notes the death of respected academic and champion of Te Reo Māori Professor James Te Wharehuia Milroy QSO.
Learn more about Professor Milroy’s life.