The bird song is that of the korimako accompanied by cicadas.
Tu takina ai ki te pouriuri ki te potangotango
Kia takiri tu kia takiri rangi
Ko Tane I wahia ai Te Taihorohikurangi te whare tapu
O te ika-a-Mauitikitiki-a-Taranga te moananui-a-Kiwa e tau mai nei
Nau mai haere mai ki Aotearoa otira ki Taihere Hauora
Oranga tangata oranga whanau oranga hapu oranga iwi