Ko Rangiuru te maunga e tū whakahirahira mai rā, hei pou herenga wairua,
Ko Kaituna te awa e mahea nei i ngā whakaaro, e kawe nei i te oranga o ngā whakatipuranga,
Ko Tūhourangi me Moko ōku marae e pupuri nei i ngā taonga tuku iho, e whakakaha nei i taku tūrangawaewae.

E tū nei a Te Matai: Te Kura-ā-Iwi o Tapuika i runga i ngā wawata me ngā moemoeā o ngā kuia, o ngā koroua o Tapuika, kia whai mātauranga whānui, mātauranga pakari hoki ā tātou tamariki.

I ēnei rā, kua pūmau taua aronga ki roto i a Tapuikatanga – he tūāpapa e whakatinana ana i te tuakiri o Tapuika ki roto i te kura, ki ngā whakamahere, me ngā hōtaka o ia rā.

Ka whakatōngia, ka poipoia hoki ngā uara o Tapuika ki roto i ia tamaiti, kia tū rangatira ai rātou, kia manawa whakahī hoki mō tō rātou ake tuakiri me tō rātou ūkaipō.

The history and identity of Te Matai: Te Kura-ā-Iwi ō Tapuika is grounded in the pursuit of a robust and well rounded Education as was the wish of the founding Tapuika kuia and koeke.
This Education is now embedded in Tapuikatanga where the Tapuika identity will be articulated and reflected in the Kura environment, planning and daily programmes. Tapuika values are instilled and nurtured in each and every tamaiti so that they become proud of who they are and where they come from.