I have been attending a nightclass in Te Reo Māori this year at Nelson polytechnic - it runs for the full year.

So I have thought quite a bit about why I am doing this - ( My learning te Reo has been an ongoing - coming and going over the years type of thing!).

- Because it is one of NZ's national languages

- Because all my neices and nephews are Māori

- Because I am a treaty partner with our unique te Tiriti o Waitangi - that was then disregarded by Pakeha - we need to keep working to restore some kind of justice and equity within Aotearoa

Because i am an educationalist - i need to role model

Because it is such a beautiful language and holds so much mana.

I am so luck yo to have an amazing tutor that gracefully shares so much.

( Dont have a visual to share - but wish i did!)