He kakano au i ruia mai i nga pito o te ao — e tupu ana i te whenua, i te moana, i te mahara. He uri no Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, no Rangitane, no Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, a, kei roto i taku toto nga whakapapa o Kotirana, Airani, Tiamana, Nowei me Wera.
I am a seed scattered from the corners of the earth — growing through land, sea, and memory. Born of Ngati Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Rangitane, and Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki descent, my blood also carries the lineages of Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Norway, and Wales.
