Mel Bland

Mel's completed challenges:

Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2020

#Kaitahi - Matariki 2021

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As a Principal, you envision opportunities to honour our incredible country and the rich culture of our Māori community. Friday was such a day. I am beyond humbled by the huge amount of work put forward by our Māori whānau, our kaiako, our iwi Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, our parent helpers and our tamariki. Thank you does not say enough the gratitude I feel for what all did at our hāngī. He rā whatiwhati kō A day of hard work This whakatauki is so appropriate- it can be used when talking about a community initiative that required a hard day’s work. What an absolute honour to work alongside this exceptional community - Te Uho o te Nikau Primary School 💜 #kaitahi

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I love languages and have been committed to learning French the last 2 years however I don't know our own national language fluently which really is not acceptable in my opinion. I am determined to learn and teach my children so we can speak te reo only at home. I am also studying to become a GP with my main focus on our Maori and pacific people so I need to learn the languages as fast as possible beginning with Maori.

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Our Māori language moment from our kāinga - Te Pua

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Our Māori language moment from our kāinga - Te Pua