[Let me remove my hat, oh friends. This is my welcome to the Moriori people. Those of the waina pono people of the Chatham Islands, of Rangihaute, of Hororereoro and the islands close to the Chatham Islands. I acknowledge your ancestor Rongomaiwhenua, and your ancestors that have passed to the night. They were resilient people who held fast to the prestige of the waina pono people and the genealogy of the Moriori. Therefore, this is my lament, this is my acknowledgment.]