Ka tau te kārohirohi te katoa
O te taiao nei
I have learned that…
Pets, plants and places
And people long for
The intimacy of the
Human touch
Kua rongo ake au…
Na, tirotiro ana mō te aroha me te rangimārie
Mehe e tirotoro ana kei whea te rangimārie ka kitea e
Te aroha e
I have learned that…
If you look for love, you’ll find peace,
And if you look for peace
You will find love
From Words of a Kaumātua by Haare Williams, edited by Witi Ihimaera
Dr Haare Williams MNZM has been Dean of Māori Education and Māori Advisor to the Chief Executive at Unitec. He was General Manager of Aotearoa Radio. He set up a joint venture with the South Seas Film and Television School to train Te Reo speakers as producers and operators in film and television. He has worked closely with iwi claimant communities and was responsible for waka construction and assembly at Waitangi for the 1990 commemorations. He has published poetry, exhibited painting and written for film and television. He was a cultural advisor for the Mayor of Auckland and is Amorangi at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
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