It is Friday 19 September 2025, 9:53pm. I am on my Samsung mobile phone posting this from a link provided in Dr Vini Olsens instagram. I wanted to share some things we do today that hopefully helped shape a better and more inclusive world for you as Māori in the future:
1. The first mokopapa for Ngātiwai was held this year and it was fabulous- I hope you all have moko/moko kauae and it is accepted as 'normal' practice to wear it proudly
2. It is ok to kōrero Māori - i hope te reo Māori is the 3rd most spoken language in the world
3. Be proud to be Māori - I hope as Māori we are thriving as a collective whānau, Iwi, hapu in all aspects of life
4. We are running the country, we own more of the country, we are caring for the country and the world celebrates us as leaders
5. We are being better Māori, we not only live by our values, we are true to our values
