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Duane Calvert

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Holding an outdoor waiata session for two three ACC worksites in Dunedin.

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A group of ACC staff in Dunedin gathered on the front lawn of the historic First Church to sing waiata on a lovely warm day. Some of us knew the words, others were still learning, all of us were enjoying the moment. This was just one of the many efforts made by ACC staff in Dunedin in celebration of Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori, which has been promoted internally from senior management through to front-line staff. And while this moment was eagerly captured, the emphasis remains on the longer hikoi of filling our kete mātauranga and as an organisation becoming ever more adept in the ways of Te Ao Māori.

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Big picture: I support the renaissance of te reo Māori as a form of redress and respecting Māori as tāngata whenua. Selfishly: my wife and kids are Māori.

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