Ngā puke ki Hauraki ka tārehu, e mihi ana ki te whenua, e tangi ana ki te tangata

Ko Moehau ki tai, ko Te Aroha ki uta, ko Tīkapakapa te moana, ko Hauraki te whenua, ko Marutūāhu te tangata. Tīhei mauriora!

Mita is a dynamic and passionate kaimahi of Pare Hauraki, and a rigorous exponent of kaitiakitanga, protector of Te Puru Creek, Tīkapakapa. Mita lives on his tūpuna whenua and is a SSI mātanga ruku with diverse knowledge of Tīkapakapa and Te Moananui ā Toi, from current and  tidal nuances to pūrākau and kōrero tuku iho.