Kiingi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero Te Tuawhitu. I te pakētanga mai o te whaititiri me te uira,  ko te kata o te Tīrairaka tērā i pāoro mai ki te taringa, i runga i te karere o tōu mate. E te kai raranga i te tira, e te kūrae o te paihere, e te whakatāhuna ngaru o te kotahitanga hoatu atu ki te mūrau o te tini, ki te wenerau o te mano e tāria nei ki a koe. Kei te raukura whakaniko o Te Hao o Rua, kua mū tō reo, ko te ohāki kia tauawhitia mātou i to mātou Māoritanga tēnei e aru nei e te iti, e te rahi kua waihōtia mai e koe. Nō reira, kua tō te rā ki tua o Taupiri, kua mātao te noho o tōu ahurewa tapu, hoatu atu koe ki te waharoa o te mate, kia unuhia ko ōu wae tapu ki te marae kei tua o Paerau, kei te Huihuinga o te Kahurangi.

We, as a nation, are mourning the loss of our beloved Māori King, Kiīngi Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII, who has journeyed beyond the veil. We honour the legacy of our former king by upholding his key message of kotahitanga as a means to guide us in our mahi each and every day. In life and in death, we all bore witness to his impact and how much his deep belief and appreciation for kotahitanga really resonated with his constituents.

While the country mourned the loss of a great king, the royal family of the Kiingitanga movement mourns the death of a father, uncle, and grandfather. This distinction is very important, because to uphold the mantel of the Kiingitanga movement is a very heavy responsibility. There is a tendency to forget that the ordinary people that are placed within these extraordinary positions, are human.

Nō reira, kei te Whare Kāhui Ariki kua taka te rau o te huia, he tohu o te mate. Kua unuhia ngā parekawakawa o te motu ki ōu rekereke. I tanuku, I horo katoa ngā pātū o te Whare Kāhui Ariki. Engari, I raro I te mana o to tātou kuini, māu anō tōu whare e whakarauora, ko tōna tāhūhū ko te kotahitanga, ko te rangatiratanga, ko ōna pou ko te anamata, me te mana Māori motuhake.  

As the torch is passed to his daughter, our new Queen, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te pō Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VIII, there exists a heavy burden for her to carry. To be at the head of the Kiingitanga movement comes at a heavy sacrifice. The sacrifice of one's own ambitions, the sacrifice of one's own personal indulgence in an effort to perform her ultimate duty, is a selfless act that bears heavy responsibility. A responsibility that should not be taken lightly.

Ka pū te ruha ka hao te rangatahi. Kei taku Kuini, Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te pō Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VIII. Kua whakawāhia e koe ki te tuākiri tapu tongarerewa o tōu whakapapa. He kura tangihia tēnei mōu e pīkau nei i tēnei kawenga nui whakaharahara. Kua whakaurupā ko ōu āwhero, kua whakaurupā ko ōu nawe, kua whakaurupā ko ōu whakaepaepa, kia tūwheratia ko ngā tauwharewharenga o tōu ngākau ki ngā āwhero, ki ngā nawe o tōu iwi Māori, kua whakakotahi mai nei i runga i tōu mana, i runga i ngā ohāki o tōu matua. Nō reira, kua matike mai a Tamanuiterā ki tua o Taupiri e tohu ana, ko te anamata tēnei kua tau mai nei. Kei taku Arikinui, kei taku Kuini, nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki te ahurewa tapu o ōu mātua tīpuna.