Mihi

E rau rangatira mā, e te tini, e te mano, tēnei te tuku mihi ki a kōutou katoa i raro i ngā tini āhuatanga o te wā.

Ki ngā tini mate o ia marae, o ia maunga, haere, haere, whakangaro atu rā.

Ko te akaaka o te rangi ki a rātou mā, kei a tātou ngā purapura ora, ko te akaaka o te whenua.

Rohe

The rohe of Ngāti Koata includes the whenua (land) and moana (sea) contained within the tuku of Tūtepourangi. From Anatoto at the mouth of the Pelorus Estuary and including the Sounds and around the coast from Kaiaua (Croisilles Harbour) to Cape Soucis, Whangamoa, Whakapuaka, Whakatū, Waimea, Motueka, and on to Te Matau (Separation Point). Ngāti Kōata oral tradition says that the tuku started at Anatoto at the mouth of the Pelorus Sound and included Kurupongi, Nga Kiore, Takapourewa and extended to Onetahua (Farewell Spit). Subsequent occupations also included the Pelorus Sounds.

Pepeha

The rohe of Ngāti Koata is encapsulated in the following pepeha.

Mai te awa Te Hoiere
Ki Kurupongi
Ki Ngā Kiore
Ki Takapourewa
Whiti atu ki te hiku o Te Mātau
Koata taonga
Koatatanga
Koata mana e!