kua tae mai nga hoariri ki tauranga moana
he taua a kuini wikitoria nga hoariri
i tino maha nga toa tauiwi
ko general cameron te rangatira o tera atu taua; te taua o ingarangi
te pehipehi nga iwi maori
ka whakautu nga iwi mai te whakahuihui i runga i te taumata a pukehinahina
hostile forces arrived at tauranga harbour
these enemies were an army sent by queen victoria
the foreign troops were many in number
general cameron was the leader of the army; this army from england
his mission was to suppress the maori tribes
the people responded by assembling on the hilltop at pukehinahina
there were warriors from ngaiterangi
ngati ranginui and ngati pikiao
amongst them stood our great great great grandfather