My whānau, my kāinga, my hapū, my future tamariki and te ao o te mate are all my WHY. The moment I lost my grandma I knew I had to learn te reo Māori to keep our connection strong.
Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori.
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Erena Watson
Ngati Kuri / Ngai Tahu
Te Tauihu-o-te-waka | Marlborough
Te Wiki te Reo Māori 2023 pledge
Ako | Learn
Continuing my haerenga reo with Te Wananga o Aotearoa. I may not know my reo but my reo knows me! My late uncle was a te reo Māori kaiako and his passing is one of my “whys”. My main reason is because I feel like we are close to Te Ao o Te Mate and I want to keep my connection with my grandma strong.
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