I didn't always understand what they were saying on the paepae, but loved how my Pa would capture his audience's attention with his korero. Also loved seeing the other koroua dance around mimicking manu. . . I was intrigued and wanted to know why everyone would laugh at certain times. My dad would say he couldn't speak Maori, yet, any and all Maori words I didn't know, if I asked dad what it meant, he always knew. So I learnt, 'confidence and expressing kupu out of your mouth. . . really make a difference on your reo journey. There is so much more to learn from our reo, its opens a door to our Ancestors world view.