The meaning and reason for PEPEHA - tribal saying, motto or proverb. EG:. Mountain. River. Tribe. And you can add components (like waka, chief, marae and family) and here’s an example of one of my pepeha:. Ko RUAPEHU te maunga. Ko TE TURI O MURIMOTU te taumata tapu. Ko WHANGAEHU te awa. Ko NGĀTI RANGI te iwi. Ko PAERANGI te tupuna