‘Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui-a-Tāne.’
I Mate 24/09/2021, Ona tau 81
Kaumatua, Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa
E Waka, te Mana-nui! o nga papa Takaro-Whutupaoro-o-Te Ao, moe mai ra, moe mai i to Moengaroa.
Our inspirational Chiefly warrior, Waka, who graced the Rugby Fields of the World, sleep now in your Great-sleep-of-peace.
E kore koe e warewaretia e o karangatanga whanau me o hoa maha ka mahue iho nei ki tenei ao.
You will always be in the memories of your whanau and your many friends left in this world.
Moe mai ra, e Waka, Te Mana-nui.
Na matou, na
Ta Tamati Reedy,
me Te Poari whakahaere o Te Tohu Taakaro o Aotearoa Charitable Trust
