Kia Orana tatou katoa i te aroa kenakore o to tatou Atu. Te rekareka nei au ite akaaravei ia tatou na roto i teia tataanga; ia tatou e tapapa atu nei no teia tuatau akamaaraanga ite ivangauruanga ma iva mataiti na tatou rai tatou e akaaere.

Kua kitea ia te aroa o te Atua i runga i to tatou basileia meangiti. Kua vai ruperupe te enua, kua ki te vairanga ite mou ote enua e tote moana e te vai nei rai ta tatou peu Maori ei akamaara kia tatou e koai tatou, e noea mai tatou.

It is with great pleasure that I extend the warmest greetings, on behalf of our Prime Minister, the Honourable Mark Brown, our Minister for Culture, the Honourable George Maggie Angene, and the Directors, Managers and staff of Tauranga Vananga to everyone as we prepare to celebrate the 59^th anniversary of becoming a self-governing nation in free association with New Zealand.

The evident of God’s blessings is seen in our little paradise with abundance filling our cups to overflowing.

Our culture is still intact and continue to remind us of who we are and where we come from.

I pray for God’s continued blessings upon all our leaders and our nation and wish everyone a Happy 59^th Constitution Celebration.

• Emile Kairua, Secretary of Ministry of Cultural Development