Kohuora ki te uru, Tāmaki moana ki uta,
he toetoe hei tipare ki waenganui
 (Kohuora to the west, the shores of the Tāmaki river,
and a headdress of toetoe in the middle)
Describing the boundaries of Papatoetoe,
with the Kohuora Crater to the west,
the shores of the Tāmaki river to the east,
and Papatoetoe in the middle as the garland headdress.
Welcome to the Papatoetoe 150 years celebrations 1862-2012