I te tau kotahi mano, waru rau, ono tekau ma whā, kua tae mai nga hoariri ki Tauranga Moana He taua a Kuīni Wikitoria nga hoariri I tino maha nga toa tauiwi Ko General Cameron te rangatira o tera atu taua; te taua o Ingarangi Ko tana kaupapa, te pēhipēhi nga iwi Maori Ka whakautu nga iwi mai te whakahuihui i runga i te taumata a Pukehinahina Ko Ngaiterangi, ko Ngāti Pūkenga, ko Ngāti Ranginui, ko Ngāti Pikiao hoki Kei waenganui o nga iwi, i tū ana tā māua tupuna, ko Te Aho Aho tōna ingoa
[English translation:]
In 1864, 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, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāti Pikiao Amongst them stood our great great great grandfather, Te Aho Aho