Ko Maungaraki tōku pae maunga
Ko Kahu tōku maunga
Ko Weraiti tōku puke
Ko Uhimanuka tōku repo
Ko Parikauiti tōku pari
Ko Ruamāhanga tōku awa
Ko Wairarapa tōku moana
Ko Kourarau tōku roto
Ko Mangahuia tōku manga
Ko Maurioho tōku wairere
Ko Hurunui-o-Rangi tōku marae
Ko Wairākau tōku mārakai
Ko Hamuera tōku urupā
Ko Takitimu tōku waka
Ko Tamatea Arikinui tōku kaihautū
Ko Tupai tōku tohunga
Ko Parikauiti tōku kaitiaki
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu tōku iwi
Ko Ngāti Muretu tōku hapū
Ko Reiri rāua ko Namana ōku whānau
Ko Nukupewapewa tōku tangata
Ko Rawiri tōku ingoa
Rawiri is the environment manager for Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, based in Masterton. He is a natural storyteller, practised in the art of weaving mātauranga Māori and environmental knowledge particularly in connection to Wairarapa Moana. Ra is motivated to inform and inspire whānau and the wider community to connect with and improve the ecological health and mauri of Wairarapa waterbodies.