Tēnā rā tātou,
I te taha o tōku matua, ko Mataatua me Mahuhu ki te rangi me Ngātokimatawhaorua ngā waka. Ko Hokianga te moana. Ko Toko o te rangi te awa. Ko Kererū te roto. Ko Te Tii Maunganui me Tautoro ngā maunga. Ko NgāPuhi te iwi. Ko Ngāti Rēhia me Ngāti Moerewa me O’Reilly ngā hapū. Ko Tareha me Rahiri ngā tupuna rangatira. Ko Whitiora me Te Ringi ngā marae. Ko Matene me Parangi ngā ingoa whānau.
I te taha o tōku whaea, Ko Aerani me Koterana ngā whenua tupuna. Ko Kennedy te hapū. Ko Armiger me Feeney ngā ingoa whanau. Ko Bill Parangi rāua ko Angela Armiger ōku matua.
Ka puta mai ahau, ko Emma Parangi tōku ingoa. He kaiako ahau, he ākonga hoki ahau. E noho ana ahau i Onehunga, i Tāmaki Makaurau, i runga i te whenua tupuna o Ngāti Whātua. He kaiārahi ahau o ngā hapori ako o Our Kids ki Waitākere me Onehunga.
Kia Ora, my name is Emma Parangi. I am a teacher and a learner. I live in Onehunga on the ancestral lands of Ngāti Whātua. I am currently a leader in the Our Kids learning communities of Onehunga and G