We are honored to have our own Carosika Waiata, written and composed by Haunui Royal. These words are symbolic of the purpose behind the mahi the of the Collaborative. Please join us in learning this beautiful waiata, nurturing whanaungatanga, and standing together in our mission to improve preterm birth outcomes in Aotearoa.  

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He taonga tuku iho

Ā tātou pēpi e

He kākano i ruia mai

I Rangiātea e

Tiakina, manaakitia

Kia tupu, kia ora e


I te aroha o te whānau

Ka puāwai

ngā tamariki e

Our babies are treasures

Handed down through whakapapa,

Seeds planted from the ancestral source of life.

When cared for with love and held by whānau,

Our children will grow, flourish, and live well.