He Kupu O Te Rā!

Ko te Rāapa tenei rā, te rua tekau ma rima o Hōngongoi 2012
Today is Wednesday, the 25th of July 2012
 
tuakana: elder sibling (of the same gender)

Ko Hone tōku tuakana.
Hone is my older brother.
- this is an example of an equative sentence

The above can be assumed to be spoken by a man or boy. If a woman were to talk of her brother Hone, she would have said "Ko Hone tōku tungāne."