Te Kohika A Kaakati

Te Kohika A Kaakati      Written by Keri Takao

Hoturoa Te tangata  
Hoturoa this was the chief who captained the Tainui waka from Hawaiki to Aotearoa.
Hotuope
Matapu    (Hotumātapu)
Mōtai     (Mōtai tangata rau)
Uetapu    
Raka e     (Rakamaomao)

Kaakati Te kohika... Kaakati is 7 generations from Hoturoa. The Whare Tupuna at Whakatū Marae is named for him

A Koa  (of Ngāti Koata)
A Kuia e  (of Ngāti Kuia)
A Toa  (of Ngāti Toa rangatira)
A Tama  (of Ngāti Tama)
A Ra (of Ngtāi Rārua)
A Awa (of Te Ātiawa)
Ko ngā ikanga e (The Tribes)

This chant is special to us in this area because it is the whakapapa of Whakatū Marae