Share your why

Cheryl | Share your why

Posted by Cheryl Brown · March 10, 2023 3:08 PM

To be more confident in understanding and speaking te reo.

Erica | Share your why

Posted by Erica Cameron · March 10, 2023 12:15 PM

Im passionate about te reo maori all my children have been brought up in kohanga reo an te kura kaupapa i would love to be able to speak fluently

Tania | Share your why

Posted by Tania Karaitiana · March 09, 2023 8:53 PM

Kia Ora, .

Te Rina | Share your why

Posted by Te Rina Absolum · March 09, 2023 9:48 AM

It is part of my heritage.

Jen | Share your why

Posted by Jen Royal · March 08, 2023 8:33 PM

To make my whanau proud, to respect my ancestry and to teach my children and others te reo

Peter Alexander | Share your why

Posted by Peter Dey · March 08, 2023 8:23 PM

I te wa ka kite ahau i tetahi kupu hou ki ahau i roto i te reo Maori ka tuhituhi i taua kupu i roto taku pukapuka.

Ragihau | Share your why

Posted by Raŋe . · March 07, 2023 5:04 PM

He tangata Tāwhiti ahau ā i whakapakeke ahau i Aotearoa nei.

Andrea | Share your why

Posted by Andrea Leadbetter · March 04, 2023 9:30 PM

Learning te Reo Māori is so rewarding.

Bradley | Share your why

Posted by Bradley Drayton · February 25, 2023 9:32 AM

Kia kaha te reo Māori

Noel | Share your why

Posted by Noel Yeldos · February 24, 2023 8:56 AM

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Katarina | Share your why

Posted by Katarina Beedles · February 24, 2023 1:22 AM

Very important to me being of Maori descent.

Talatonu | Share your why

Posted by Talatonu Va'a Sila · February 23, 2023 8:12 PM

My home, Moera Whaiwhetu is all the same to the death.

Maramena | Share your why

Posted by Maramena B · February 23, 2023 8:02 PM

Te Reo Māori and tikanga Māori are doorways to Te Ao Māori, to learn our history, and whakapapa.

Debi | Share your why

Posted by Debi Tatana · February 23, 2023 2:21 PM

Mereana | Share your why

Posted by Mereana Su · February 23, 2023 2:10 PM

Korero Maori mai ahakoa tika ahakoa he.

Yvonne | Share your why

Posted by Yvonne Rogers · February 23, 2023 2:05 PM

Sheena | Share your why

Posted by Sheena Mareikura · February 23, 2023 2:01 PM

Ko te reo Māori te reo o tēnei whenua, hapai ake te reo, korerotia te reo mō ngā uri whakatipu

Sonia | Share your why

Posted by Sonia Smith · February 23, 2023 1:48 PM

As a māori i feel i have a responsibility to myself to connect in every aspect of te ao māori but not just for me but for the future generations to come.

Simone | Share your why

Posted by Simone Bahr · February 23, 2023 1:26 PM

Because I want to understand what my kids are saying 👀

Krysella | Share your why

Posted by Krysella Fraser · February 23, 2023 1:24 PM

Kia kaha te reo Maori

Desmond | Share your why

Posted by Desmond Taitin · February 23, 2023 1:04 PM

Thank you

Shannon | Share your why

Posted by Shannon Mainey · February 23, 2023 1:03 PM

I am excited to learn te reo Maori this year and share this journey with my whānau 😀

Phoebe | Share your why

Posted by Phoebe Fulton · February 23, 2023 12:56 PM

Kei te pirangi ahau ki te korero Maori ki aku tamariki na te mea e noho ana tatou kei Ōtautahi…Nga tangata pakeha.

Hoera | Share your why

Posted by Hoera Farrell-Moehurori · February 23, 2023 9:49 AM

He mea nui ki au te reo Māori, i tipu ake au ki Tāmaki koinei te wāhi anake te ako i te reo māku.

Mere | Share your why

Posted by Mere Vercoe · February 23, 2023 9:09 AM

Florette | Share your why

Posted by Florette Mulowayi · February 21, 2023 4:27 PM

I would like to become fluent in Te Reo.

Sam | Share your why

Posted by sam elkington · February 16, 2023 2:32 PM

starting my Te Reo Maori journey again - #leshgooo :)

Lisa | Share your why

Posted by Monette Lisa Harron · February 15, 2023 9:48 PM

Language and history through Reo

Susan | Share your why

Posted by Susan Garrud · February 15, 2023 8:29 AM

As a kaiako, I want to ensure we are honoring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and protecting Te Ao Maaori as taonga that it is.

Stephane | Share your why

Posted by stephane legeay · February 14, 2023 9:36 PM

I have started my te reo Māori journey because a better understanding of the Māori culture

Jamie | Share your why

Posted by Jamie Watts · February 10, 2023 10:39 AM

My why for joining the Māori Language Movement is to learn for myself as a part of my identity and be able to support my whānau in their journey

Rebecca | Share your why

Posted by Rebecca wharton · February 09, 2023 5:11 PM

Kia ora

Marcus | Share your why

Posted by Marcus Taupo · January 23, 2023 1:38 PM

This photo represents a portion of my why “whaanau”

Alex | Share your why

Posted by Alex Hirini · January 21, 2023 6:01 AM

E whai ai te tirohanga Māori, e mau ai i tētahi tuapapa o tōku tuakiri, ka whai arero Māori.

Hina | Share your why

Posted by Hina Waitere-Tutaki · January 20, 2023 6:25 PM

Te-Atihaunui-A-Paparangi/Waikato/Maniapoto

Munish | Share your why

Posted by Munish Kumar · January 19, 2023 10:20 AM

I wanted to know about the Maori culture .

Grace | Share your why

Posted by Grace Elford · January 16, 2023 9:28 AM

"Just as in you are what you eat, it is even more precise to say you are what you say, what you read, and what you write.

Zanna | Share your why

Posted by Zanna Dunn · January 15, 2023 6:17 PM

so looking forward to learning te reo

Karroll | Share your why

Posted by Karroll Pere-veale · January 13, 2023 11:23 AM

My Why is because i love my connection to my tupuna and want to reclaim that what was taken away from my family line.

Kristin | Share your why

Posted by Kristin Gillies · January 12, 2023 4:35 PM

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Taniora | Share your why

Posted by Dan Taitoko · January 10, 2023 2:09 PM

Taku tama at Taranaki kapa haka regionals

Michelle | Share your why

Posted by Michelle Ellis · January 10, 2023 10:40 AM

I have recently moved to New Zealand from the UK and would like to immerse myself in the culture and language of the land.

Lucinda | Share your why

Posted by Lucinda Brown · January 09, 2023 10:46 AM

kia ora koutou e te whanau, .

Amanda | Share your why

Posted by Amanda Ridgway · January 09, 2023 9:57 AM

Excited to immerse myself in culture as I move to NZ for the second time.

Puhi | Share your why

Posted by Puhi Kereama · January 09, 2023 6:33 AM

Kia ora.

Sade | Share your why

Posted by Sade Maketoni · January 08, 2023 4:39 PM

I think it's very important to learn as it's not taught in schools adequately and I believe it will help to keep the language living

Glendith | Share your why

Posted by Glendith Samson · January 07, 2023 9:28 PM

My moko took this photo as it was required for my census application.

Eve | Share your why

Posted by Eve McSoriley · January 07, 2023 4:05 PM

It’s a taonga that all Kiwis should uphold

Tania | Share your why

Posted by Tania Kingi · January 05, 2023 3:44 PM

Tēnā koutou katoa what drives me to learn is that I am now in my fifty's and want to ensure that my tamariki and my mokopuna know the language of their tunpuna.

Sue | Share your why

Posted by Sue Perkins · January 01, 2023 7:23 AM

I love our country and seeing visitors enjoy the wonderful scenery.

carla | Share your why

Posted by carla Moore · December 29, 2022 5:13 PM

Because Te āo Māori is the nicest way to be - if we could all follow the kaupapa of te āo Māori, our communities would be stronger, more connected and therefore a safer, sweeter place to live love and grow in.

Leilana | Share your why

Posted by Leilana Kemp · December 29, 2022 12:41 PM

I am finding out who I am and have just researched my DNA and found my Dad and siblings!

Monique | Share your why

Posted by Monique Haami · December 27, 2022 2:24 AM

Sam | Share your why

Posted by Sam Ormond · December 26, 2022 10:55 PM

I want to teach/learn te real with my mokos

Janette | Share your why

Posted by Janette Osborne · December 26, 2022 3:04 PM

I want to understand more within our blended community

Maudie | Share your why

Posted by Maudie Chan · December 26, 2022 11:14 AM

I have always wanted to learn te reo Maori.

Tarnea | Share your why

Posted by Tarnea Leslie · December 25, 2022 8:45 AM

Meri Kirihimete

Lanessa | Share your why

Posted by Lanessa Roberts · December 24, 2022 6:31 PM

I think for me it was so hard to understand why I couldn’t speak as fluent as those around me.

Donna Maraea | Share your why

Posted by Donna Maraea Te Tai · December 24, 2022 10:17 AM

Meri Kirihimete, nga whanau

Manu | Share your why

Posted by Manu Shields · December 22, 2022 10:03 AM

kei te ako tonu au - I am only learning

Ruth | Share your why

Posted by Ruth Tolise · December 22, 2022 9:11 AM

As a woman of pasifika descent, language forms a big part of my identity and anchors me in my culture.

Angelina | Share your why

Posted by Angelina Apatu · December 18, 2022 3:07 PM

No longer should one feel lost and lonely when you know who you are...

Sarah | Share your why

Posted by Sarah Gordon-Church · December 15, 2022 3:27 PM

In solidarity with our brothers and sisters whose language and culture are the foundation of a nation.

Stanford | Share your why

Posted by Stanford Mitchell · December 12, 2022 3:47 AM

I was born in Auckland in 1963, went to school in Christchurch, have lived in England for 42years since 1980.

Dave | Share your why

Posted by Dave Cooper · December 10, 2022 7:04 AM

As it has always been a treasured taonga of mine .

Eulalia | Share your why

Posted by Eulalia Macabeo · December 06, 2022 11:59 PM

For a long time i had felt disconnected from my culture and embarrassed at the fact that i am unable to Kōrero Māori.

Morgan | Share your why

Posted by Morgan Clayton · December 06, 2022 12:55 PM

I want to learn te reo so that I can uphold the mana of te reo Maaori and create space for te reo and te ao Maaori to flourish in Aotearoa.

Manoj | Share your why

Posted by Manoj Patel · December 03, 2022 10:05 AM

Knowing and speaking Māori will make me fully understand , value and enjoy this rich culture of my country New Zealand that I am citizen of and call this my home

Julie | Share your why

Posted by Julie Edwards · November 30, 2022 8:41 AM

I am learning To honour my Tīpuna and my Tamariki.

Niki | Share your why

Posted by Niki Ash · November 26, 2022 2:11 PM

To participate fully in te ao Māori.

Raylyn | Share your why

Posted by Raylyn Christian · November 23, 2022 1:21 PM

I wish to uphold the mana of my tupuna as I learn to speak Te Reo.

Christine | Share your why

Posted by Christine McLeod · November 22, 2022 8:48 PM

To bebable to have a conversation in te reo maori

Katina | Share your why

Posted by Katina Hughes · November 19, 2022 3:05 PM

As a current kaiako pitomata I very am excited to begin teaching in my own akomanga next year.

Kenyon | Share your why

Posted by Kenyon Radich · November 17, 2022 5:27 PM

At Manurewa Central School, we celebrated Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori by performing our school haka - Ko Putahi O Manurewa.

Graham | Share your why

Posted by Graham Reihana · November 16, 2022 6:22 PM

Te Reo is an Awakening for me and I shall enjoy the path I have chosen!

Corrine | Share your why

Posted by Corrine Broughton · November 08, 2022 1:37 PM

I want to take part in this movement for my tamariki and to make sure my culture is recognised, not just on this day but every day.

Cait | Share your why

Posted by Cait Tomlinson · November 08, 2022 9:30 AM

Since beginning my te reo Māori journey at the start of 2022, I have gained so much more than learning to speak another language.

Jeronimo | Share your why

Posted by Jeronimo Panopio · September 18, 2022 1:18 PM

To be my best for my Māori partner and community

Teresa | Share your why

Posted by Teresa Higham · September 14, 2022 1:30 PM

Our tupuna hear us when we korero i nga wa katoa 🖤🤍♥️

Sonia | Share your why

Posted by Sonia Balbinotti · September 13, 2022 10:01 AM

Te tangata, te tangata, te tangata

Min | Share your why

Posted by Min Iles · September 12, 2022 1:55 PM

Kokako Mt Bruce, Aotearoa Native Bird, only one in captivity.

Jill | Share your why

Posted by Jill Harvey · September 12, 2022 1:52 PM

I'm learning te reo to help myself and my tamariki to grow in small steps , we are playing games and introducing more words every week to extend ourselves

Matt | Share your why

Posted by Matthew Renata · September 12, 2022 1:07 PM

Kia ora, 2 years ago my wife and I started learning (level 1) te Reo Māori at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Alyx | Share your why

Posted by Alyx Buckland · September 12, 2022 10:45 AM

He pai ake te iti i te kore - A little is better than none :)

Dee-Jay | Share your why

Posted by Dee Jay Gray · September 12, 2022 9:30 AM

I want to be part of the movement that normalises and practices Te Ao Māori on a daily basis.

Mike | Share your why

Posted by Mike Loveman · September 12, 2022 8:23 AM

I want to be part of making Te Reo Māori so normal that anyone can relax under its korowai.

Cherie | Share your why

Posted by Cherie Jaeger · September 12, 2022 7:55 AM

Seeking a sense of belonging for myself and my students through the learning of te reo Maori, kaupapa Maori and our connection to the whenua.

Muriel | Share your why

Posted by Muriel Tunoho · September 11, 2022 10:07 PM

I attended a six week immersion Reo Maori course at Te Kuratini in Wellington in 1981 and have been a second language learner off and on since.

Ana | Share your why

Posted by Gisborne Intermediate · September 11, 2022 8:29 PM

Why? Because it never should’ve been taken in the first place and we must ensure it is never in jeopardy of being lost again.

Lucy | Share your why

Posted by Lucy Tomlinson · September 11, 2022 12:59 PM

Use Te Reo more, .

Krystal | Share your why

Posted by Krystal Hawkins · September 11, 2022 10:13 AM

Kia ora kautou .

haylee | Share your why

Posted by Haylee scott · September 10, 2022 7:55 PM

I like to write about kia kaha te Reo Māori I love to korero Māori wa .

haylee | Share your why

Posted by Haylee scott · September 10, 2022 7:36 PM

This is my moko kauae this means that all about Kia kaha te reo Māori I nga wa Katoa me to waiata moteatea

Katy | Share your why

Posted by Kathryn Grant · September 10, 2022 5:22 PM

I have been humbled by mana wahine throughout my life learning journey within tikanga me te reo Māori.

Courtney | Share your why

Posted by Courtney Kete · September 09, 2022 12:30 PM

To share our beautiful reo, to learn our beautiful reo, to normalise our beautiful reo.

Patena | Share your why

Posted by Patena Tupe · September 08, 2022 7:24 PM

The inspiration of this piece came from the old pictures 50 years ago with our people holding a banner saying AKONA TE REO MAORI the use of the Tino Rangatiratanga haki adds to the sacredness of our language

Patena | Share your why

Posted by Patena Tupe · September 08, 2022 6:36 PM

This art piece depicts sacredness of each vowel which originates from our Atua Maori to our Tupuna to us the use of the Tino Rangatiratanga haki strengthens our hikoi of rejuvenation of Te Reo Maori