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Ngā Karere me Ngā Rauemi
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Ngā Karere me Ngā Rauemi
News and Resources
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Te Rangaihi Reo Māori
The Movement
Te Rangaihi Reo Māori
The Movement
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Te Pae Kōrero
Our Community
Te Pae Kōrero
Our Community
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Huihuinga
Events
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Ngā Ara Ako
Learning Pathways
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Learning Pathways
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Carley | Share your why
Posted by Carley Posinkovich · April 25, 2024 8:13 AM
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Karen | Share your why
Posted by Karen Holder · April 23, 2024 11:01 AM
I'm an educator, and I am on a journey. -
Eugenia | Share your why
Posted by Eugenia Luke · April 21, 2024 12:14 AM
To be able to understand our TUPUNA, MOKOPUNA. -
Mel | Share your why
Posted by Mel Johnson · April 20, 2024 7:36 PM
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Ana | Share your why
Posted by Sharron Peters · April 19, 2024 12:41 PM
To better understand the Māori heritage of this land I call home -
Aroha | Share your why
Posted by Hiria Rolleston · April 19, 2024 8:25 AM
Ko au te reo, ko te reo ko au. -
Anamaria | Share your why
Posted by Anamaria Clarke · April 18, 2024 9:44 PM
Ko oku tupuna, ko aku tamariki, ko tatou tenei te tino take nei. -
John | Share your why
Posted by John Heynen · April 18, 2024 4:22 PM
I have lived in this (my new) country since 1960 - time to learn the language. -
John | Share your why
Posted by John Heynen · April 18, 2024 11:31 AM
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Oriwa | Share your why
Posted by Oriwa Va'asili · April 17, 2024 7:15 PM
My journey started when I asked my hubby how is he so grounded in who he is. -
Joby | Share your why
Posted by Joby George · April 17, 2024 3:24 PM
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Tania | Share your why
Posted by Tania Cargo · April 17, 2024 1:25 PM
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Bayley | Share your why
Posted by Bayley Cressey-Reed · April 16, 2024 5:02 PM
I can think of so many 'whys' that it's better to just say why not? -
Lachy | Share your why
Posted by Lachy Paterson · April 12, 2024 10:56 AM
Ko te reo Māori te reo ake o Aotearoa, ā, ki a au nei he reo rangataira, he reo ātaahua. -
Jayney | Share your why
Posted by Jayney Brodrick · April 12, 2024 9:39 AM
Language and culture are deeply intertwined, reflecting our connection to the land and our distinct identity within Aotearoa. -
Margaret | Share your why
Posted by Margaret Guldborg · April 12, 2024 7:53 AM
As an immigrant to New Zealand, and as a teacher, I feel it is important to understand te ao and te reo Maori. -
Ali | Share your why
Posted by Alexandra O'Brien · April 10, 2024 3:31 PM
To bring the reo back to our whānau. -
Kapareira | Share your why
Posted by Kapareira Lummis · April 10, 2024 2:10 PM
For my Tamariki and Mokopuna -
Charley | Share your why
Posted by Charley Koteka · April 06, 2024 7:09 PM
Mō tōku whānau! -
Tori | Share your why
Posted by Tuhikura Erceg · April 05, 2024 9:15 PM
Get back to my roots to understand who we are and where we come from. -
Violetta | Share your why
Posted by Violetta Horsford · April 04, 2024 9:40 AM
To connect to my ancestors and express my feelings in my own language -
Rebecca | Share your why
Posted by Rebecca Kelly · April 02, 2024 9:13 PM
Kia ora! -
Phoebe | Share your why
Posted by Phoebe Tio · April 01, 2024 1:49 PM
Aotearoa is my kāinga now. -
Joyce | Share your why
Posted by Joyce Heywood · April 01, 2024 8:37 AM
I am learning to be unapologetically Māori, embracing who I am. -
John | Share your why
Posted by Hone Martin · March 27, 2024 6:33 PM
I am 76 years old, the mātāmua and tuākana of thirteen siblings and with the shortage of kaumātua to sit on the taumata of our marae, I feel right now the need to fullfil my resposibility as the Mātāmua, as the Tuākana and kaumatua to learn te reo me ōna tikanga so that I can give back to our marae and community . -
Ez | Share your why
Posted by Ez Pene · March 26, 2024 9:06 AM
To find ME and love everything about how i become, so i can be the best version of me and pass it down to my kids -
Archie | Share your why
Posted by Bronwyn Graham · March 22, 2024 9:36 AM
For me and my children - te reo Māori is a gift for every New Zealander - and it is a beautiful language. -
Kirstin | Share your why
Posted by Kirstin Pitiroi · March 21, 2024 10:17 PM
Te Reo Māori is one of many beautiful languages in the World. -
Ariana | Share your why
Posted by Ariana Ormsby · March 21, 2024 12:43 PM
I want to hold on to the legacy left by our tuupuna to give a legacy to my uri. -
Nick | Share your why
Posted by Nick Stewart · March 21, 2024 12:35 PM
Tangohia mai te taura I taku ka kī kia a waiata au I taku waiata -
Max | Share your why
Posted by Max Barrett · March 21, 2024 12:27 PM
Ki te haeretahi ki paeraawhiti raa -
Zoe | Share your why
Posted by Zoe Christall · March 21, 2024 12:13 PM
To connect with my whakapapa -
India | Share your why
Posted by India Keelan · March 21, 2024 11:44 AM
Kei te ako au mō āku Tamariki -
Paulette | Share your why
Posted by Paulette Doctor · March 21, 2024 11:18 AM
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Aaliyah | Share your why
Posted by Aaliyah Little · March 21, 2024 11:18 AM
Kia Ora , ko wai tēnei e Tū take nei , he uri no Ngati Porou , Tauranga Moana. -
Amara | Share your why
Posted by Aroha Patene · March 21, 2024 11:17 AM
What is my why?. -
Tūirirangi | Share your why
Posted by Tūirirangi Renau · March 21, 2024 10:37 AM
Learning journey is ongoing. -
Wanda Lee | Share your why
Posted by Wanda Lee Abraham · March 20, 2024 8:48 PM
Kia ora. -
Christyanna | Share your why
Posted by Christyanna Saufoi · March 20, 2024 11:09 AM
I believe Te Reo is important because when one thrives we all thrive -
Poppy | Share your why
Posted by Rowena Benge · March 19, 2024 9:06 PM
It’s important for me to learn and to be able to teach my children -
Miriam | Share your why
Posted by Miriam Denney · March 18, 2024 3:06 PM
work in a school with great Tamariki, paddle Waka Ama -
Fiona | Share your why
Posted by Fiona Newdome · March 18, 2024 7:11 AM
I am a 53 yr old and growing up with a very European NZ up bringing but connected through marriage ancestry to Rapaki Marae always had me wanting to know more. -
Shai | Share your why
Posted by Sharon Hutson · March 18, 2024 4:42 AM
As a kiwi living away from Aotearoa, continuing my journey with Te Reo is important to me. -
Albert | Share your why
Posted by Albert McIlroy · March 17, 2024 10:35 PM
I grew up in an time where the general consensus was "what use is your Maoritanga and your language, how will it help in this modern world?" My grandparents and elders spoke Maori only. -
Darcy | Share your why
Posted by maree Carleton · March 16, 2024 3:25 PM
As a kaiako I need to be able to embrace te ao Māori -
Patricia | Share your why
Posted by Patricia Aukino · March 15, 2024 1:41 PM
As a primary school teacher, the significance of the Maori language resonates profoundly with me. -
Carol | Share your why
Posted by Carol van Kerkhoff · March 15, 2024 12:16 AM
I NEED to do this for my myself and whānau. -
Gabrielle | Share your why
Posted by Gabrielle Ebsworth · March 14, 2024 3:04 PM
Because language is the oldest method of storytelling, connection, friendship, humour and love. -
Ali | Share your why
Posted by Ali Steven-Riley · March 14, 2024 11:16 AM
My personal journey has given me a sense of belonging to my whakapapa and so I can pass this down to my son when he is ready to go on his journey I will be able to give him some guidance and to make him feel proud of who he is. -
Zahra | Share your why
Posted by Rachael Walters · March 13, 2024 5:17 PM
I need to try and learn this as i feel on the outer as a NZ’der talking to others -
Joan | Share your why
Posted by Joan Maxwell · March 11, 2024 5:41 PM
My “Why” will definitely be my Whānau and future generations to come. -
Samantha | Share your why
Posted by Samantha Schmidt · March 08, 2024 11:39 AM
I fell in love with the beautiful country of New Zealand when we came on our honeymoon 5 years ago. -
Victoria | Share your why
Posted by Victoria Maus · March 08, 2024 9:27 AM
I’m from England and have chosen to make Aotearoa my family’s home. -
Trish | Share your why
Posted by Trish Elliott · March 06, 2024 4:06 PM
I am working as a nurse in an Aged Care facility - also as an educator. -
Louis | Share your why
Posted by Louis Te Mete · March 05, 2024 5:23 PM
Tini whetu ki te rangi. -
Rebecca | Share your why
Posted by Rebecca Travers · March 05, 2024 2:05 PM
Learning Tikanga and Reo Māori is my way of participating in Te Tiriti o te Waitangi. -
Tayla | Share your why
Posted by Tayla Eketone · March 05, 2024 2:05 AM
Iv lived in Australia since I was 9, I am now 20 years old and being so far from Aotearoa, Iv grown to be so proud and very interested in learning about my culture. -
Claudette | Share your why
Posted by Claudette Tangira · March 04, 2024 1:04 PM
To keep the Reo alive and for my mokopuna to learn about part of their culture . -
Janean | Share your why
Posted by Janean Groube · March 01, 2024 4:26 PM
It is my language, my mana. -
Devy | Share your why
Posted by Devy Delecia · March 01, 2024 3:36 PM
I have been in nursing for 27 years and recently joining Maori Primary Health Organisation. -
Janean | Share your why
Posted by Janean Groube · March 01, 2024 12:35 PM
It's my language my mana. -
Zǐmò | Share your why
Posted by Ngawini Snowden · February 26, 2024 1:31 PM
To uphold the mana of my tūpuna. -
Dj | Share your why
Posted by Dj 682 · February 25, 2024 12:30 PM
Once upon a time, in the vibrant world of music, there was a talented Polynesian disc jockey known as DJ 682. -
Colleen | Share your why
Posted by Colleen Osmond · February 25, 2024 11:24 AM
I love the language and culture. -
June | Share your why
Posted by June Callan · February 25, 2024 6:08 AM
I want to communicate with Maori in a respectful way -
Tracy | Share your why
Posted by Tracy Kenyon · February 23, 2024 8:10 PM
I am ashamed to say I haven’t used my te reo for a very very long time. -
Bethany | Share your why
Posted by Bethany Blower · February 22, 2024 11:26 PM
I am a kiwi born in Christchurch but moved to Australia when I was young with my parents, the rest of my family are in New Zealand. -
Ali | Share your why
Posted by Alisha Paterson · February 22, 2024 6:28 PM
I'm a nursing student and it will be so beneficial to my studies and career if even I just learn the basics. -
Alex | Share your why
Posted by Alex Henry · February 21, 2024 9:07 PM
As an Aotearoa/ New Zealand educator, I see it as vital that I take steps to learn our indigenous language. -
Juniper | Share your why
Posted by Alissa Smith · February 21, 2024 4:47 PM
We lost Te Reo in our family a couple of generations ago, we want to insure that our next generation has it as their first language -
Anaru | Share your why
Posted by Harai Marsters · February 20, 2024 9:18 PM
Need to learn te REO it's who I am. -
Anahera | Share your why
Posted by Chloe Milner · February 19, 2024 9:49 PM
I want to learn more for my children to be able to know more about their dads side and educate myself to help educate them -
Gillian | Share your why
Posted by Gillian Olivier · February 19, 2024 9:46 PM
This is my new home and I want to understand the culture, tikanga and reo of my new friends. -
Aria | Share your why
Posted by Stephanie Palmer · February 19, 2024 10:17 AM
I want to speak te reo Māori naturally within our whare and community for my tipuna, for my mokos, for my tamariki and for myself kia mau te reo Māori -
Matthew | Share your why
Posted by Matthew Smith · February 19, 2024 10:03 AM
Kia Ora -
Aria | Share your why
Posted by Cherie Brewer · February 17, 2024 3:58 PM
I feel it is crucial for people inhabiting a place that is not their own, to learn basic language, history, arts and culture to better appreciate the land and people and also learn more about who they are. -
Georgia | Share your why
Posted by Helen Francis · February 16, 2024 5:19 PM
I want to speak the language to engage with those who don't speak English but are New Zealanders just like me. -
Aroha | Share your why
Posted by Aroha Ngaropo · February 15, 2024 2:52 PM
Kia ora e te iwi -
Kauri | Share your why
Posted by Cristina Omine · February 14, 2024 11:43 AM
I think is important to know the owners of the land that I'm living on, their vision, their culture, so we can understand better. -
Roelant | Share your why
Posted by Roelant Dewerse · February 13, 2024 8:45 PM
I have lived and worked in several countries, and have always sought to be influenced by their culture and language as this makes my world larger. -
Conrad | Share your why
Posted by Conrad Waitoa · February 13, 2024 1:53 PM
Kia ora! -
Aria | Share your why
Posted by Laura Buchan · February 11, 2024 10:40 AM
I want to be able to learn te reo and share what I learn with others -
Raiha | Share your why
Posted by Raiha Johnson · February 10, 2024 11:06 PM
We were proud to learn this new waiata as a kura especially for te wā tuku reo Māori. -
Charlotte | Share your why
Posted by Elaine Denton · February 06, 2024 10:08 PM
The last time I heard te reo Maori fluently was from my Papa. -
Andrea | Share your why
Posted by Andrea Crawford · February 06, 2024 7:13 PM
My why is my children, both Maori. -
Alana | Share your why
Posted by Alana Brodrick · February 06, 2024 6:22 PM
Being maori is in my heart, I want a greater connectedness to my culture, and to my people. -
Mia | Share your why
Posted by Mia Carroll · February 06, 2024 6:23 AM
Toitū Te Tiriti. -
Kit | Share your why
Posted by Celeste Barcham · February 06, 2024 4:21 AM
Kia ora i have done many studies in Maori and still can't speak fluently or confidently wanting to do some more learning and practice my te reo -
Maria | Share your why
Posted by Maria Sutton · February 05, 2024 5:43 PM
I want to connect with my iwi and my Marae . -
elke | Share your why
Posted by elke haakma · February 03, 2024 2:48 PM
To know my countries language, to support, to grow, to educate myself and my whanau -
Ben | Share your why
Posted by Ben McHardy · February 03, 2024 12:38 AM
My Māori friends and family have suffered immensely from discrimination, both personally and at the hands of the compounding effects of colonial violence and intergenerational wealth. -
Aditi | Share your why
Posted by olga pleijte · February 02, 2024 4:21 PM
Better understand the culture -
Ashley | Share your why
Posted by Ashley Faleafa · January 30, 2024 9:54 PM
To help strengthen my knowledge in Te Reo Māori so I can share our beautiful language with others. -
Tina | Share your why
Posted by Tina McLeod · January 30, 2024 7:54 PM
As a proud kiwi. -
Elliott | Share your why
Posted by elliott day · January 29, 2024 11:20 PM
To better understand this wonderful culture! -
Leah | Share your why
Posted by Leah Langdale · January 29, 2024 12:30 PM
Mo tāku tamāhine -
Ben | Share your why
Posted by Ben Sutton · January 27, 2024 8:14 PM
I'm new to the country, having just moved over from the UK with my wife (NZ citizen). -
Shona | Share your why
Posted by Shona Dunn · January 26, 2024 3:33 PM
My husband, children and grandchildren are Māori, for me personally it's about being able to extend the little reo I have and to hopefully in time korero Māori with them at some level, and a huge thing for me is not to be afraid to use what I do know. -
Tania | Share your why
Posted by Tania Westphal · January 26, 2024 5:49 AM
I want to be able to kōrero with my pāpā. -
Jordan | Share your why
Posted by jodie appleton · January 24, 2024 5:04 PM
I have lived in Aotearoa now for 13 years and am an educator.