Te Kāhu - The Nz Swamp Hawk Poem by Keith Shorrocks Johnson

E hui o nga kāhu
Ko te whenua i haroa e te kāhu:
Let those of noble intention
Meet in the lands soared over by the hawk.

Te haaro o te kāhu ki tuawhakararere
E hoa ma, ina te ora o te tangata:
Let us view the future with the insight of a hawk -
My friends, this is the essence of life!

Te kāhu i runga whakaaorangi ana e ra,
Te pera koia toku rite inawa e!
The hawk keeps watch from the heavens -
Let us do the same, inawa e!

Me haere i raro i te kāhu korako
Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata:
Give us the keen discernment of the hawk -
Let us care for the land, care for the people.