E tangi tonu ana mō tō tātou kaumātua, a Muriwai Ihakara. Nāna te oranga o te reo I whakakaha, mā te whakakōrero i ngā pūrākau me ngā waiata o Ngāti Pikiao kia rāngona, ka mutu, nāna hoki te rautaki matua o
Te Tāhuna i tautoko. Moe mai ra kei te piki amorangi.
We acknowledge the passing of Kaumātua Muriwai Ihakara, who supported the Te Tahuna Strategy and championed the reo, pūrākau, and waiata of Ngāti Pikiao. His legacy lives on.