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#MyMihi - Waitangi day 2021
Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2021

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Kei te cafe i Kirikiriroa, kua korero ahau ki a Aroha Yates-Smith "Kei te haere ahau ki te hohipera Kia kite I a ia inaianei". Korerotia Aroha ki a au " e kii! ".

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waiata to philosophy class at Te Whare Wananga o Waikato that I am a student in.

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Whanau is most important to me. We now have a mokopuna but I am not allowed to show her. I first learned some reo about 33 years ago at Wintec where we were taught using the Rakau method- " he aha te tae o tenei rakau? I then went to other night classes to learn some more and also attended University classes since I was teaching at Te Whare Wananga o Waikato. Some of my teachers there were Timoti Karetu, Murumara Moorfield, Te Haumihiata Mason and I got to meet Hirini Melbourne, Te Wharehuia Milroy and others. It was all thoroughly enjoyable and the staff were very friendly and welcoming (well except Sam! ). I have been able to use my Maori on many occasions where understanding of protocols and expressions were important( eg te wa o te mua for the past). Waikato is currently having a review of structural racism in the institution which review is being promoted by the Dean Brendan Hokowhitu(FRS), the Tohunga, Pou Temara and Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith. I am tautoko to one of the current Maori staff in her submission to the review and am submittting myself on serious racist effects in the Wananaga. I believe Maori language would be more easily learned through waiata and focusing on the language structures in the waiata since it involves action learning- just a thought.