I am taking up the plethora of opportunities available In these recent times that were never available in my callow youth. (Two years of Latin actually turned me off learning another language! I imagine where I would be if Maori was available in the fifties.) I am Tauiwi and am many parts as a person and one of those parts needs to be able to communicate, understand and relate to tangata whenua and so my growth in Te Reo helps (and is helping) with that and alongside that helps me grow as a person. It also helps me promote the use of Te Reo with other Tauiwi by pronouncing words correctly and using phrases and words in context so that they assimilate the fact that we can all change and make progress in Reo Maori as well as attitude.
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