Haere mai, Haere mai, Haere mai rā                                  Welcome, Welcome, Welcome

                              Ko te reo o Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei                                        Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei

                              e mihi atu nei ki a koutou                                                    extends a welcome to you all

                              ngā mātāwaka kua tau mai nei                                           the diverse groups who have arrived

                              ki ngā wai papaki o te Waitematā e                                   to the shores of the Waitematā

                              Haere mai rā ki Te Kahu Tōpuni o Tuperiri e                     Welcome to the expansive lands of Tuperiri

                              Haere mai rā ki Te Paepae Tapu a Te Kawau e                Welcome to the sacred space of Te Kawau

                              Nei rā ngā parirau o.                                                           Before you are the outstretched wings

                              Te Kāhu Pōkere e toro atu nei e                                        of Te Kāhu Pōkere

                              Nau mai rā                                                                          Welcome

                              Haere mai rā                                                                       Welcome

                              Haere mai rā                                                                       Welcome