Let us agree to stand as one
Astride these islands, a shining nation
The many colours of freedom
In Aotearoa

From peak to peak and coast to coast
From riverbank and bush-clad slope
We rise to serve the future’s hope
In Aotearoa

Together strong as mighty totara
Many peoples, many creeds
In chorus with tangatawhenua
We raise one voice in unity

Our youth has bled in foreign fields
To stem the tide of tyranny
Our hearts are pledged to freedom’s call
And Aotearoa

Let us agree to heal the past
And bend together to the task
Of building peace, that it may last
In Aotearoa

For this is our turangawaiwai
Wherever we were born or raised
We blend our differences with dignity
For Aotearoa

Leigh Harrison © APRA 2002