"This is a call for everyone far and wide to fill out and take part in the Aotearoa Census.

Whānau, it's so important that well all complete our census forms this year. We can do it online, we can do it in-person. But what it means is we'll get the funding we need to get the services we deserve here in the North.

So, kia kaha tātou! Let's make it count. Everyone counts, kia kaha!"

"Mauri ora e te iwi! Get up! It is census time. 

Now for those of you who don't know what census is, it's basically a national survey collecting everybody's information so that our communities can get the resources that they need. 

Now, it only takes literally 15 minutes, no longer than that, and you can actually do it online.  So if you haven't already filled it out, go and do that right now! Go and fill it in! Especially if you are Māori.

Why? Because we need to be heard. We need to be seen, and we all count. Let's make it count!"

"Tēnā tātou e te iwi Māori, tēnā tātou ko taku iwi o Ngāti Kahungunu.

We really want to encourage everyone to take part in this year's census. We need you to fill in the census e hoa mā. Whether you are Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, or Ngāti Kahungunu, your iwi needs to know who you are, where you are and how they can help you.

Let's all be counted!"

Kahurangi Naida Glavish, Moe Milne, and Annette Wehi talk about why the census is important.