Te Ao Toa spoke to Katelyn Vaha'akolo (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Maniapoto and Tongan) - who didn't grow up speaking Māori - about her te reo Māori journey.
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'I wanted to know my language': Kiwi Fern Katelyn Vaha'akolo's te reo journey