Nō hea koe? Where are you from?

Whanaungatanga connects us and creates a sense of family.

This is the first of several Māori questions to help us learn a little bit more about one another. 

Anne-Marie

Gigi

Tēnā koutou katoa. Tēnā koutou katoa.
Ireland ōku tupuna   (my ancestors are from) Nō England ōku tupuna   (my ancestors are from)
I whānau mai ahau i Pukerua Bay    (place of birth) I whānau mai ahau i Wimbledon   (place of birth)
I tupu āke au i Wellington, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Auckland   (where I grew up) I tupu āke au i Devonport   (where I grew up)
Kei Forrest Hill ahau e noho ana   (where I live now) Kei Devonport ahau e noho ana   (where I live now)
Ngā mihi ki a Ngati Paoa te mana whenua ki reira   (acknowledge local Iwi) Ngā mihi ki a Ngati Paoa te mana whenua ki reira   (acknowledge local Iwi)
Ko Rangitoto te maunga   (mountain) Ko Rangitoto te maunga   (mountain)
Ko Pupuke te roto   (lake) Ko Takapuna Beach te moana   (sea)
Ko Anne-Marie Davis tōku ingoa   (name) Ko Gigi Albrecht tōku ingoa   (name)
Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.