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Bruce Hopkins

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Have done to level 4 at Wananga Aotearoa but had to pause a couple of years ago. Am keen to get back into learning te reo, but need to find the platform that fits my schedule etc. I have 3 books to continue on my own, but am also trying to organise a casual meet up each week or fortnight with other learners

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I have always loved listening to & watching musicians. From back in 1983 I had the privilege of spending time throughout the year at Hoani Waititi marae with Te Roopū Manutaki as they created a new kapa haka piece for competition. Pita Sharples in particular was amazing to witness. I feel like I am almost from another planet to that which births musicians, but I was determined to at least teach myself a couple of waiata & to be able to play them on the guitar & sing along on my own. Te reo & te ao marama sparked for me during that time. Still not a speaker but absolutely know where I call home, in part because of the language that also comes from that place . . . here!

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Te reo & maoritanga are two of the most significant founding threads to the weaving of the human journey in these blessed remote south pacific islands. As a 4th generation Rakiuran, I have always known from a young age that I feel connected this place. If I could converse in te rep I would feel an incredible completeness to my belonging

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as a 4th generation from Rakiura, I have for many years felt that I am a pakeha tangata whenua & I believe as a nation we will contribute to a much healthier society by being conversant with maoritanga & our shared journey since colonisation began

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