Mona Herangi

He honore he kororia ki to tatou matua nui i  te rangi,
Me whakahonoretia to tatou ariki nui a Kingi Tuheitia e noho mai ra I tona ahurewa tapu o ona matua tupuna
Rire rire hau paimarire
Ko Onepoto te maunga tapu
Ko Waikato te awa
Ko Waikato te iwi
Ko Ngati Amaru te hapu
Ko Te Awamarahi te marae
Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Mona Kirikakara Herangi (nee Turner) ahau
I tipu ake au ki Ngaruawahia, huunuku mai ooku maatua ki Ngaruawahia i a maamaa e hapu ana I ahau.  I kuraina e au ki Bernard Fergusson.  Marena ahau ki taku hoa tane, tokorima a maua tamariki.
I noho ahau ki raro i te marumaru o te kohanga reo mo ngaa tau e ono whakaako ai.  I te taenga mai o taku peepi tuatahi whakaaro maua ko taku hoa kia hoki ki te whare wananga ki te whai I te huarahi matauranga.  I whakaoti pai ahau I taku tohu ki te whakaako tamariki, ki Te Whare Wananga o Aotearoa ki Mangakotukutuku i te tau 2013.
He honore nui tenei maaku ki te whai tuuranga ki tooku kura tuatahi ara a Bernard Fergusson.  Ko ahau te kaiako o te akomanga Manawanui 2, te tau 2, ko ngaa tamariki 5yrs – 6yrs.
Nau mai haere mai ki waenganui i a tatou te akomanga Manawanui 2, ki te noho tahi, ki te tirotiro haere i ngaa mahi miharo a o tatou tamariki mokopuna.
 
Tangata ako ana i te whare, te turanga ki te marae, tau ana
A person who is taught at home, will stand collected on the Marae (meeting house grounds)
A child who is given proper values at home and cherished within his family, will not only behave well amongst the family but also within society and throughout his life.
Kingi Tawhiao