, kjˈuːæ tɪmˈɑːɾə ɪz mˈaʊɹi, ænd mˈiːnz "ɪɾ ɪz fˈɪnɪʃt, bˌʌt hɐz ɐɡˈɛn bɪɡˈʌn" ɐ ɹˈɛfɹəns tə ðə nˈuː skˈuːl ɹˈaɪzɪŋ fɹʌmðɪ ˈoʊld kˈɪŋ ˈɛdwɚd tˈɛknɪkəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ tə hˈaɪ skˈuːl æz ɐ tɹænsˈɪʃən fɹʌm tʃˈaɪldhʊd tʊ ɐdˈʌlthʊd.
, kua timata is Māori, and means "It is finished, but has again begun" – a reference to the new school rising from the old King Edward Technical College, and also to high school as a transition from childhood to adulthood.