Our pepeha tells us the intrinsic connection that we have with our wai. He taonga tuku iho nā Ranginui kia horapa nei i runga i te whenua hei oranga mō te iwi Māori mō te tira, hunga tangata katoa puta noa i te motu. Engari, kei a te iwi Māori tōna mana motuhake. Ko te iwi Māori te kaitiaki o te wai.