MAIMAI AROHA - TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR ANGUS HIKAIRO MACFARLANE

“We search in vain
But where have you all gone?
Alas! You are lost unto Paerau
The meeting place of illustrious spirits
As you were destined to be." 

Farewell, esteemed one, Angus
Scholar and ardent researcher!
Who for a long time have advocated
To ensure that Māori customs and values
Stand alongside those of non-Māori
At all levels
Of New Zealand’s education system.
And for what reason?
To enlighten the educators
And so, create success for Māori students. 

We shall never forget
Your smile and your gentle heart
If it was not for your contribution
Then who can really say?
How your Māori people might have fared. 

So go forth, great chief
Your journey is not a lonely one
Pursue our patron
The late Sir Robert Nairn Gillies
Last survivor of the 28th Māori Battalion
You are both indeed offspring
Of the eight beating hearts of Te Arawa!