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My mother was of the generation where they were punished for speaking te reo māori in the playgrounds. She spoke so eloquently in te reo it was beautiful to listen to korero i nga wa katoa to her brother and sisters. They were great orators. She vowed that our reo will never be lost. I am learning my reo and will continue this kaupapa for my whānau for the future of whakapapa and we are gifted to have such a beautiful language that is forever evolving, Tihei Mauri Ora!

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Tū tiketike mai rā tōku maunga o Puketapu I Ōmahu e Ka titiro wkakararo ki Ngaruaroro, ko ia te awa matua o tōku kāinga, e rere atu ana I tōna mātāpuna ki tōna kōngutu k te moana ki Rangatira Ko Takitumu te waka tapu o tōku iwi o Ngāti Kahungunu Ko te marae o ōku hapū o Ngāti Hinemanu Ngai te Ūpokoiri, ko Omahu Ka tū māro ngā whare whakaruruhou o te iwi kāinga ko Kahukuranui te whare tipuna me ōna ringa rapa, E pōwhiri ana i te ope whakaeke, ko Ruatapuwahine ia ko tō mātou whare manaaki I te tangata Ko tēnei ahau Diane Toatoa-Pakai E mihi nui kia a koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa Utaina Omahu!

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