He kākahi tēnei nō te komutu awa o Te Awahou. Tipu ake ahau i te taha o tōku marae o Tarimano i Te Awahou. Ko Ngāti Rangiwewehi tērā. He hononga whakapapa anō ki a Ngāti Maniapoto te taha ki taku pāpā. Ko taku māmā, nō Ngāti Rangitihi, nō Tūwharetoa hoki. E rua aku waka, ko Tainui, ko Te Arawa. Tokorima aku tamariki, tokoono aku mokopuna. Nō Ngāpuhi, nō Ngāti Kahu tōku hoa rangatira, ko Terry Smith.
He kaimahi ahau mō Te Rūnanga Nui o Nga Kura Kaupapa Māori. Ko te whakarauora i te reo Māori taku tino aronga kia whakahokia mai te arero Māori ki ngā whānau, ki ngā kāinga.
Mauri ora!