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Ngā Karere me Ngā Rauemi
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Te Rangaihi Reo Māori
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Heather | New Zealand
Posted by Heather McDowell · September 11, 2021 8:43 AM
Māori are the people of this land. -
Jenifer | New Zealand
Posted by Jenifer Rowlinson · September 11, 2021 8:17 AM
Preservation of Te Reo is important because we need the right words to express kaupapa Maori. -
Karleen | New Zealand
Posted by Karleen Marshall · September 10, 2021 11:24 PM
I love te reo Māori -
Jo | Te whanganui-a-tara
Posted by Joanne Nowak · September 10, 2021 11:18 PM
Ko wai au. -
Ryan | Auckland
Posted by Ryan Narayan · September 10, 2021 11:16 PM
Kia Ora, My Journey in Te Reo started with my exposure in Waka Ama through my Rowing Club. -
Jo | Te whanganui-a-tara
Posted by Joanne Nowak · September 10, 2021 10:48 PM
To learn more about my own culture and identity and encourage others to learn the beautiful, native language of Aotearoa -
Shannen | New Zealand
Posted by Shannen Marshall · September 10, 2021 10:04 PM
My main focus would be to help the rangatahi with their hauora. -
Westeria | New Zealand
Posted by Westeria Black · September 10, 2021 9:21 PM
To keep learning is important our language is who we are -
Amelia | New Zealand
Posted by Amelia Butler · September 10, 2021 9:18 PM
Because my ancestors were not allowed to speak Māori. -
Lois | New Zealand
Posted by Lois McIver · September 10, 2021 9:01 PM
Arahoe Team Teina are paddling our waka under the banner of our school whakataukī 'He waka eke noa' to support the movement to normalise Te Reo in Aotearoa. -
Lois | Auckland
Posted by Lois McIver · September 10, 2021 8:54 PM
Arahoe Team Teina are paddling our waka under the banner of our school whakataukī 'He waka eke noa' to support the movement to normalise Te Reo in Aotearoa and help break the record for this kaupapa.
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Dasha | New Zealand
Posted by Dasha Emery · September 10, 2021 8:21 PM
To help revitalise our beautiful language and culture for our tūpuna and our mokopuna. -
Malia-ana | Papakura
Posted by Malia-ana Turketo · September 10, 2021 7:41 PM
It is important for me to take part in this kaupapa because when I was a little girl i remember how my nan used to tell me stories of how she was beaten for talking te reo māori. -
Kelly-Ann | New Zealand
Posted by Kelly-Ann Harvey · September 10, 2021 5:12 PM
I feel so lucky as a pakeha New Zealander to know that this land's people have such a beautiful language and culture and that we are privileged to be able to share that. -
Annie | New Zealand
Posted by Annie Tangata · September 10, 2021 4:05 PM
because te reo Māori is a taonga -
Seth | New Zealand
Posted by Seth de Reus · September 10, 2021 3:48 PM
I'm a kiwi from a number of different migrant groups, and learning some te reo is an opportunity to understand and show respect for those who were here first. -
Susie | New Zealand
Posted by susie woolley · September 10, 2021 3:38 PM
To learn more about my home country I have lived in for 31 years -
Cherrie | New Zealand
Posted by Cherrie Brougham · September 10, 2021 3:23 PM
"Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria". -
Keir | New Zealand
Posted by Keir Morrison · September 10, 2021 3:21 PM
Te Reo Māori is a most beautiful language - I love hearing it and I'd like to hear more of it, from all of us - it's as simple as that. -
Cherrie | New Zealand
Posted by Cherrie Brougham · September 10, 2021 3:19 PM
Kia ora koutou. -
Julie | New Zealand
Posted by Julie White · September 10, 2021 2:56 PM
Whaowhia te kete mātauranga - Fill the basket of knowledge -
Sugar | New Zealand
Posted by Sugar Te Paa · September 10, 2021 2:54 PM
As a Maori Te Reo is an integral part of our Whakapapa -
Rudo | New Zealand
Posted by rudo greissworth · September 10, 2021 2:41 PM
I know how important the Māori language is to National identity, and I'm SO proud to be driving it in my small part, alongside the incredible people here in Southern Cross. -
Fa'amanu | Christchurch
Posted by Fa'amanu Mauafu · September 10, 2021 2:03 PM
Because we want our tamariki to know that they are important, just as te reo is in early childhood -
Renuka | New Zealand
Posted by Renuka Narayan · September 10, 2021 1:37 PM
My Journey In Te Reo comes from the exposure I received whilst supporting my son's Journey through Waka Ama through his club at later at college. -
Rachel | New Zealand
Posted by Rachel Cornforth · September 10, 2021 1:32 PM
It's important for the tamariki to see all kaiako as learners and to engage them in the beautiful language of Te Reo Maori. -
Hokioi | New Zealand
Posted by Hokioi raki · September 10, 2021 12:17 PM
He tino taonga te reo, mena ka mohio au toku reo ka taea e au te ako aku tamariki. -
Blaire | New Zealand
Posted by Blaire Hudson · September 10, 2021 12:14 PM
I Ako Ahau Te Reo Maori Mo Te Waiata,Korero, Me te Panui. -
Tamara | New Zealand
Posted by Tamara Hudson · September 10, 2021 12:12 PM
Na te mea, ka korero Maori ahau i nga wa katoa. -
Teuamonehu | New Zealand
Posted by Teuamonehu Hakopa-webb · September 10, 2021 12:10 PM
I want to learn te reo Maori because it's my culture and so the language lives on. -
Tamara | New Zealand
Posted by Tamara Hudson · September 10, 2021 12:10 PM
Na te mea, ka korero Maori ahau i nga wa katoa. -
Tamara | New Zealand
Posted by Tamara Hudson · September 10, 2021 12:10 PM
Na te mea, ka korero Maori ahau i nga wa katoa. -
mark | New Zealand
Posted by mark williams · September 10, 2021 12:08 PM
As a primary School teacher many tamariki come without knowing their whakapapa or identity. -
rangiiria | New Zealand
Posted by rangiiria hakopa · September 10, 2021 12:08 PM
I think it's important to learn te reo Maori so our language doesn't die and so it gets stronger. -
Bomn | New Zealand
Posted by Bomn · September 10, 2021 12:06 PM
He pai te kura. -
Ngarie | New Zealand
Posted by Ngarie Worsley · September 10, 2021 11:55 AM
My "why" is a "why not?" contribute to the korero. -
Richard | Auckland
Posted by Richard Peri · September 10, 2021 11:48 AM
Maori Sign Concepts Development, . -
peter | New Zealand
Posted by peter thomson · September 10, 2021 11:43 AM
As a New Zealander I need to be comfortable with all of the cultures that make up our country, especially the tangata whenua. -
nikora | New Zealand
Posted by nikora henriksen · September 10, 2021 11:34 AM
Ko te reo Maori he taonga i tuku iho mai o tatou tupuna. -
hoani | New Zealand
Posted by hoani nelson · September 10, 2021 11:34 AM
Ko te reo maori toku reo rangatira -
Stacey | New Zealand
Posted by Stacey Te Moananui · September 10, 2021 11:33 AM
Ka tautoko au i te kaupapa, tohaina i to tātau reo. -
Hugh | Northland
Posted by Hugh Pollock · September 10, 2021 11:24 AM
Its something I should have done a long time ago, now my adult children are pretty good with the language and the better they get with the language, the more they know about part of their culture and I need to catch up. -
Richard | Auckland
Posted by Richard Peri · September 10, 2021 11:19 AM
Maori Sign Concepts Development. -
Jack | New Zealand
Posted by Jack Bosworth · September 10, 2021 10:56 AM
Maori culture is special and unique to Aotearoa and should be pioneered to be uphelp and promoted. -
Corli | New Zealand
Posted by Corli Husselmann · September 10, 2021 10:39 AM
To help all the different people in NZ unite under a Te Reo umbrella. -
Malaina | Auckland
Posted by YOUR PLACE- To wahi Taufa · September 10, 2021 10:36 AM
It is very important to learn Te reo Maori as it enrichens our enviroment and connects us to keeping the reo alive and thriving , for generations to come we need to preserve the reo and share it with all that reside here in Aotearoa . -
Lyn
Posted by Lyn Meredith · September 10, 2021 9:53 AM
Normalisation! -
Alice | New Zealand
Posted by Alice Murray · September 10, 2021 8:59 AM
I want more Kiwis to understand the Māori worldview, so it can play a bigger part in shaping our country. -
Richard | Auckland
Posted by Richard Peri · September 10, 2021 8:44 AM
NZSL week 2021. -
Cora
Posted by Cora Lambert · September 10, 2021 8:28 AM
My drive is that I don't want my mokopuna to live in a world where they don't feel part of it. -
Heidi
Posted by Heidi Walker · September 10, 2021 8:20 AM
I believe its important that we all contribute towards keeping Maori language part of daily life for all of Aotearoa, it's a beautiful language that we should be proud of and we need to protect it and nurture it. -
Andrea
Posted by Andrea Holland · September 10, 2021 7:22 AM
Wishing to support any movement to keep the Maori language alive as a dynamic source of cultural identity. -
Tania
Posted by Tania Anderson · September 10, 2021 7:12 AM
Awhi ngā wāhine māori me onā whānau ki te korero māori, ki te ako I tona pepeha, ki te ako ngā karakia. -
Simon | Christchurch
Posted by Simon Christensen · September 10, 2021 6:02 AM
I feel our nation should be a bilingual / bicultural nation and we are far from it. -
Etha
Posted by Etha Ngabito · September 10, 2021 2:55 AM
I love to learn new language and its the culture -
Rose
Posted by Rose Hoare · September 09, 2021 11:55 PM
Whakamanawatia tāku son son. -
Rose | Tāmaki Makaurau
Posted by Rose Hoare · September 09, 2021 11:44 PM
Whakamanawatia tāku son son. -
Pāpā Rāwiri David Tolich
Posted by Pāpā Rāwiri David Tolich Tararā · September 09, 2021 11:10 PM
Ka ako ahau Te Reo. -
Myrtle
Posted by Myrtle Mcgrath · September 09, 2021 9:52 PM
To support the stanability of Te Reo Maori me Tikanga maori -
Philomena
Posted by Philomena Pai · September 09, 2021 9:39 PM
Ahakoa he kura aoraki mātou, ka whai tonu mātou ki te hāpaitia ngā tikanga me ōna reo rangatira i tuku iho. -
Moana
Posted by Moana Whetu · September 09, 2021 9:19 PM
He whakapapa, He aroha, He rangatiratanga. -
Gannin
Posted by Gannin Ormsby · September 09, 2021 8:44 PM
To support this kaupapa -
Reina | Turangi
Posted by Reina Hepi · September 09, 2021 8:24 PM
To develop and learn to become a more fluent TeReo Māori speaker 2 hours a day -
Rachel
Posted by Rachel Berryman · September 09, 2021 8:09 PM
For our reo to be normalised, practiced and spoken for our tamariki mokopuna for many years to come. -
Tim
Posted by Tim Marshall · September 09, 2021 7:59 PM
Kia ora - as a Pākehā New Zealander, my why in learning Te Reo is to acknowledge my role as a treaty partner, respecting the role of mana whenua. -
Lenore
Posted by Lenore Stevenson-Comer · September 09, 2021 7:51 PM
Keeping te reo strong is important to me and my whānau, to celebrate and connect to our heritage. -
Catrin
Posted by Catrin Noack · September 09, 2021 7:48 PM
We are all from our own unique cultures and highly value cultural diversity. -
Bernie | Wellington
Posted by Bernie Reihana · September 09, 2021 7:14 PM
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Wayne
Posted by Wayne Abraham · September 09, 2021 7:11 PM
He kupu tuku iho ki tēnei reanga, whakarongo… -
Sophie
Posted by Sophie Bristow · September 09, 2021 7:04 PM
"Amohia ake te ora, ka puta ki te whei Ao. -
Metiria
Posted by Metiria Light · September 09, 2021 6:42 PM
I want to be part of the change and be a driver of change, doing my part. -
Vikki
Posted by Vikki Ham · September 09, 2021 5:38 PM
Passionate to learn te reo Māori with a great team of people -
Amrita
Posted by Amrita Kondal · September 09, 2021 5:05 PM
We would like to be a part of the moment to celebrate the Maori language week and would like to contribute to the learnings. -
Hohepa
Posted by Hohepa Morehu-Barlow · September 09, 2021 5:03 PM
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Billie
Posted by Billie Webster · September 09, 2021 4:48 PM
Too much of this beautiful reo has been lost and I want to encourage my fellow pākehā to be part of the generation that finally takes part in lifting it back up. -
Avi
Posted by Avi Gandhi · September 09, 2021 4:44 PM
To further develop the meaning of being a kiwi -
Rachael
Posted by Rachael Tini Waugh · September 09, 2021 4:33 PM
As kaiako to our early childhood tamariki, we feel it is important for all of them to see, hear and be a part of te Āo Māori. -
Kerryanne
Posted by Kerryanne Nelson · September 09, 2021 4:15 PM
I want to expand my knowledge of te reo Māori alongside my daughter who is learning beautiful waiata at school. -
Ali
Posted by Ali Levitt · September 09, 2021 4:14 PM
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Brigid
Posted by Brigid McCaffery · September 09, 2021 3:58 PM
Onehunga Primary School Pepeha https://docs. -
Ali
Posted by Ali Levitt · September 09, 2021 3:57 PM
We understand that we can break the record for having our beautiful language celebrated all in a single moment. -
Takerei
Posted by Takerei Porou-Wetere · September 09, 2021 3:49 PM
It is important to me because it is who I am. -
Vanessa | Christchurch
Posted by Vanessa van Hoof · September 09, 2021 3:37 PM
He taonga tuku iho Te Reo Māori. -
Britta
Posted by Britta Basse · September 09, 2021 3:36 PM
Because it is such a beautiful language -
deb
Posted by Doris Nicholson Kindergarten · September 09, 2021 3:34 PM
On going learning Te Reo enhances both personal knowledge and development and is important and vital to keep teaching practice relevant and authentic to share, use and learn with our tamariki. -
TinaV
Posted by TinaV · September 09, 2021 3:25 PM
Māori was made an official language of New Zealand under the Maori Language Act 1987 -
Roger
Posted by Roger Graham · September 09, 2021 2:11 PM
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Anthony
Posted by Anthony Keung · September 09, 2021 1:25 PM
Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria! -
Cynthia
Posted by Cynthia Botha · September 09, 2021 1:24 PM
As a migrant, I want to learn more about the Māori culture and history, as I make Aotearoa my home. -
Mark
Posted by Mark Ralston · September 09, 2021 1:24 PM
To ensure our tamariki have a chance to learn and love te reo Māori. -
Rachael
Posted by Rachael Pelvin · September 09, 2021 1:21 PM
Kia tautokotia te kaupapa whai tikanga! -
Anthony | Opotiki
Posted by Anthony Cowley · September 09, 2021 12:39 PM
Its important that I take part, as this is part of my history and to make te reo maori a language that everyone wants to learn. -
Robynne
Posted by Robynne Peita · September 09, 2021 10:24 AM
It's important to me and my whanau simply because it is us it also reminds me of what our tupuna fought and died for our rights to be who we are and our identity of where we come from and even today that fight still continues and because of that we have things like. -
Leaara
Posted by Leaara Sardinha · September 09, 2021 10:02 AM
He reo rangatira, he reo arahi i ngā uri whakatupu. -
Mary | Christchurch
Posted by Mary Gardner · September 09, 2021 9:20 AM
Ensuring tamariki home languages & cultures are visible in ECE is important for whanau & tamariki learning & development. -
Cerys
Posted by Cerys Holleron · September 09, 2021 9:00 AM
To spread the word, engage people of all backgrounds in the language and culture of Aotearoa and encourage people to take the leap and get involved. -
William
Posted by William Albertsma · September 09, 2021 8:40 AM
I want to help grow the the reo in Aotearoa -
Mark | Auckland
Posted by Mark Ralston · September 09, 2021 8:17 AM
I dream of living in a community where te reo Māori thrives. -
Shree
Posted by Shree Balasubramaniam · September 09, 2021 7:52 AM
I am part of the million that is writing the history of revival of the language of the whenua. -
haylee | whanganui
Posted by Haylee Scott · September 08, 2021 9:16 PM
this is my marae te paku o te rangi putiki wharanui i would to love to share this all about kaupapa and tikanga