TE OHU KAIMOANA BOARD

Alternate te ātiaWa, taraNaKi, Ngāti rauK aWa Ki te toNga

Moe mai rā e ngā rangatira

I te tuatahi me mihi ki nga rangatira kua whetūrangitia

The Board would like to acknowledge the great sadness across all corners of the motu as we farewelled many of our esteemed rangatira ki tua o te ārai In particular, those who had a hand in creating the legacy of Te Ohu Kaimoana and Māori fisheries as it is today but also those who paved the way for te iwi Māori Dame Georgina Kirby, Dame Temuranga Jackson, Tā Wira Gardiner, Dr Moana Jackson, Tā Toby Curtis, Haydn Edwards and Harerangi Meihana we are grateful for your courage, leadership and service to your people

E moe rā e ngā kahurangi, e ngā tā, e ngā rangatira, i te moe roa

I te tuatahi me mihi ki a rātou mā kua wehe atu ki te pō, ngā rangatira nō ngā hau e whā i para i te huarahi whakamua mō Te Ohu Kaimoana, mō te iwi Māori anō hoki Ko Kahurangi Georgina Kirby tērā, ko Kahurangi Temuranga Jackson tērā, ko Tākuta Moana Jackson tērā, ko Tā Toby Curtis tērā, ko Haydn Edwards tērā, rātou ko Harerangi Meihana E kore e ea i te kupu, tā Te Ohu Kaimoana mihi aroha ki ngā Rangatira, ngā mana nō tuawhakarere, i pau te kaha ki te iwi Māori, ki ngā take Māori, me te ao Māori whānui tonu . Kei ngā iho pūmanawa, ngā Kahurangi, ngā Tākuta, ngā Tā, ngā taniwha o te ao Māori, e moe, e moe, e moe i te moenga rangatira, kia au te moe