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Fairly formal: 

Tena Koe

This is <company>:

Ko <company> tënei

Hello this is <company>:

Kia ora <company>

Hello , it’s _ _ _ _ _here from <company>:

Kia ora ko _ _ _ _ _: tënei o Te <company>

Who would you like to speak to?:

Ko wai tau e hiahia nä?

Hold on:

Taihoa

Yes:

Ae

Just a minute  (I’ll get them):

Taihoa ake nei

He/She is not here:

Kare kë ia I könei 

Yes but he/she is speaking with someone else at the moment:

 Ae, engari kei te körero kë ki tëtahi atu.

he/she shouldn’t be very long:

käore pea e tino roa

Do you want to leave a message?:

Kei te hiahia waiho mai koe I tëtahi körero?

What is you phone number?:

He aha to tatau waea?

Thank you very much:

Kia ora rawa atu

Good bye/see you later:

Hei kona rä

Hello:

Tena Koe

Hi:

Kia ora

Hi it’s _ _ _ _ _here:

Kia ora ko _ _ _ _ _tënei

I want to speak to _ _ _ _ :

Kei te hiahia körero kë au ki a _ _ _ _ _:

What time will he/she be back?:

Ä whea ia ka hoki mai?

I’ll ring again:

Mäku  e waea atu anö.

Could you please tell him/her I rang:

Tena koe, ki atu (ki a ia) I waea atu au.

Could you please ask him/her to ring me:

Tena koe inoihia atu ia kia waea mai (ki a au)

How are you?:

Kei te pëhea koe?

I’m well:

Kei te pai

I’m very well:

Kei te pai katoa

That’s good:

Ka pai

And you?:

A koe?

Same as usual:

Kei te pera tonu

Not so good:

käore I te tino pai

Hi/Hello, This is _(name) _ Voice Mail

Kia ora rä, Ko _ _ _ _ tënei

I am not able to take your call at this time

Kare au I te wätea inäia tonu nei

Please, leave a message after the machine ‘beeps’

Tënä koa, mutu ana te tangi “beep” a temïhini nei, korerohia mai to körero.