Click to hear mp3's of the NZ National Anthem:
Instrumental version:
Vocal version:
God Defend New Zealand
The NZ National Anthem
English Version
God of Nations at Thy feet,
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our free land.
Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar,
God defend New Zealand.
Māori Version
E Ihoā Atua,
O ngā iwi mātou rā
Āta whaka rongona;
Me aroha noa
Kia hua ko te pai;
Kia tau tō atawhai;
Manaakitia mai
Aotearoa
From the NZ Ministry for Culture & Heritage
http://www.mch.govt.nz/anthem/index.html