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Logan | Share your why

Posted by Logan Nickles · September 07, 2022 12:28 PM

To learn and integrate Te Reo into daily life

Janet | Share your why

Posted by Janet Holt · September 06, 2022 4:39 PM

With my beautiful grandaughter immersed in her culture, I too want to be a part of her journey it has given her so much essence and love

Danielle | Share your why

Posted by Danielle Tolson · September 06, 2022 1:20 PM

This is my favourite week of the year!

Kurt | Share your why

Posted by Kurt Dorset · September 06, 2022 12:09 PM

James | Share your why

Posted by James Higgins · September 05, 2022 4:36 PM

I have been learning for 7 1/2 years now and I am now the teacher of Te Ao Māori and Kapa Haka at Morrinsville Intermediate and can do the basics of whaikorero and speak intermediate level.

gracey | Share your why

Posted by gracey ahsei · September 05, 2022 1:01 PM

kia ora whanau, ko grace ingoa

Jadene | Share your why

Posted by Jadene Wilde · September 05, 2022 9:01 AM

Every year my goal is to learn more, know more, speak more than I did the year before.

Sheree | Share your why

Posted by Sheree Bennett · September 04, 2022 2:54 PM

For my tama Tamati and the moko Emmit and Wolf who are Ngapuhi strong.

Sheree | Share your why

Posted by Sheree Bennett · September 04, 2022 2:48 PM

Tame Iti and his Mahi for this exhibition reminds us that our tipuna were punished for speaking the reo.

Miriama | Share your why

Posted by Miriama Mason · September 03, 2022 11:52 AM

Ma te ako ka mohio, ma te mohio ka marama, ma te marama ka matau.

April | Share your why

Posted by April O'Brien · September 02, 2022 8:00 PM

This is my why!

Halen | Share your why

Posted by Hinewaitī Karena · September 02, 2022 12:20 PM

He aha au e hiahia nei ki te ako i te reo Māori?.

Patena | Share your why

Posted by Patena Tupe · September 01, 2022 6:25 PM

The inspiration for the art piece evolved from the pictures of the hikoi to parliament Akona te reo Maori .

Miquelle | Share your why

Posted by Miquelle Blake · September 01, 2022 12:16 PM

My one is to ensure our language stays alive and flourishing, within my whanau hapu and iwi.

Rosemary | Share your why

Posted by Rosemary Keay · September 01, 2022 3:57 AM

It's important to me as I've always felt like a piece of me is missing & Im so jealous of those that can speak te Reo as I was never taught it & I grew up not being able to form my own thoughts.

Jordana | Share your why

Posted by Jordana Ngaruhe · August 31, 2022 7:13 PM

I Am The Epitome of Maori, But in The Pit of Me There's A bit of Me That Wishes I Was.

Andrew | Share your why

Posted by Andrew Chapman · August 31, 2022 1:08 PM

Kia mahi tahi tatou katoa ki te poipoi i te kotahitanga mo te ahurea o Aotearoa

Shaun | Share your why

Posted by Shaun Thomson · August 29, 2022 3:07 PM

IT is a language and culture, that should be treasured

thornton | Share your why

Posted by thornton mcdade · August 29, 2022 2:51 PM

Diversity is paramount to greater engagement

Dallas | Share your why

Posted by Dallas Hauraki · August 29, 2022 2:18 PM

Ko mātou ngā uri whakatipu o ngā iwi o Muriwhenua

Tapaita | Share your why

Posted by Tapaita Matekuolava · August 29, 2022 12:05 PM

I need to learn Te Reo Maori, because it is the language of the native people of the land that I choose to spend the rest of my life at.

Felicity | Share your why

Posted by Felicity Williden · August 29, 2022 10:06 AM

I want to honour my nga tupuna and connect with my heritage by learning more te reo Māori, and encouraging others around me to do the same.

Micah | Share your why

Posted by Micah Butt · August 29, 2022 8:21 AM

I will work with my team to share the resources on this site and uplift te reo Māori in our workplace.

Natasha | Share your why

Posted by Natasha Teinakore · August 28, 2022 7:27 PM

Te reo Māori is a taonga of Aotearoa that needs to be treasured and protected.

Abigail | Share your why

Posted by Abigail Robinson · August 28, 2022 7:11 PM

I learn te reo Māori to be a better part of my community and get back in touch with my lost link to my tipuna

Jan | Share your why

Posted by Jan Morison · August 28, 2022 4:28 PM

It’s important to be one in a million to ensure this lovely language stays alive and is familiar to - and used by - all people in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Charmaine | Share your why

Posted by Charmaine Carlaw · August 28, 2022 2:30 PM

As a school, we want to provide as many opportunities for our ākonga to learn about and experience every aspect of te ao Māori.

Jacinda | Share your why

Posted by Jacinda Chisholm · August 28, 2022 11:18 AM

I am learning because of the beauty of this language.

Fiona | Share your why

Posted by Fiona Thomas · August 28, 2022 8:42 AM

I am kiwi who lived in Australia for most of my adult life.

Jodeci | Share your why

Posted by Jodeci Matthews Pulman · August 27, 2022 2:14 PM

Te Ao Maori is the reason I am the young woman I am today and the reason I'm able to be an amazing mama to my tama.

Jasmine | Share your why

Posted by Jasmine Martin · August 27, 2022 1:53 PM

Mō aku tamariki te take e whakaako tonu ana ahau i toku reo rangatira.

Douglas | Share your why

Posted by Douglas Turgeon · August 27, 2022 10:28 AM

I am Interested in, supportive of and wish to learn as much about indigenous cultures wherever I travel.

John | Share your why

Posted by John Merritt · August 27, 2022 8:27 AM

I have tried to learn reo and get involved in the culture but in the end it didn't really hold my interest, but I support anyone that wants to give it a go.

Natasha | Share your why

Posted by Natasha Ochkas · August 27, 2022 5:33 AM

My own identity

Victoria | Share your why

Posted by Victoria Andrews · August 26, 2022 11:22 PM

I want to speak to my Māori friends in their own language.

Lucy | Share your why

Posted by Lucy Bould · August 26, 2022 10:29 PM

One of the best parts about my job is being able to teach a new generation of kids about our precious culture and reo.

Julie | Share your why

Posted by Julie Williams · August 26, 2022 4:29 PM

I have recognised that I need to find out who I am, my identity and my culture.

Aidan | Share your why

Posted by Aidan Messenger · August 26, 2022 2:16 PM

I'm participating in Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori in the hopes that one day the beauty of Te Reo Māori can be heard and used every single day.

John | Share your why

Posted by John Ellen · August 25, 2022 10:01 PM

It is important to spread the culture of the original inhabitants of Aotearoa.

Lee | Share your why

Posted by Lee Gardiner · August 25, 2022 12:34 PM

I love Te Reo Māori for its beauty and how it connects me to me tipuna.

Christopher | Share your why

Posted by Christopher Longhurst · August 25, 2022 5:04 AM

Because learning about Te Ao Māori, Te Reo Māori, and Mātauranga is not just for Māori.

Courtney | Share your why

Posted by Courtney Bignell · August 24, 2022 11:15 PM

I am an early childhood kaiako and I think it’s important that we keep this language alive x

Tania | Share your why

Posted by Tania Collingwood · August 24, 2022 9:10 PM

It all begins with tamariki, I will work alongside tamariki and whanau to ensure that their language culture and identity survives.

Abbey | Share your why

Posted by Abbey Neho-Marsh · August 23, 2022 11:12 PM

For my Tipuna, my Tamariki, future Mokopuna and to stand tall in the revitalisation of our Reo!

Josy | Share your why

Posted by Josy Jansonius · August 23, 2022 4:20 PM

For my niece!

Paul | Share your why

Posted by Paul Hopkins · August 23, 2022 11:51 AM

I am a part of Aotearoa and as a part I want to be involved in all the cultures :)

Kate | Share your why

Posted by Kate Davies · August 23, 2022 10:49 AM

To be more connected to our culture and become more proficient in our beautiful language :)

David | Share your why

Posted by David Gould · August 22, 2022 5:41 PM

Learning te reo Māori has not been part of my education as a youth due to living overseas during my primary and secondary schooling.

Teresa | Share your why

Posted by Teresa Harris · August 22, 2022 10:04 AM

I have lived in NZ for over 30 years.

Trevor | Share your why

Posted by Trevor Maru · August 21, 2022 8:45 PM

Ko te reo tōku oranga ko te reo taku hononga ki tōku ao Māori.

Pam | Share your why

Posted by Pam Kupa · August 21, 2022 7:24 AM

Our Kaunihera Te Reo group at Nga Ara Tipuna story telling journeys in Waipukurau.

kiaia | Share your why

Posted by kiaia kiaia · August 20, 2022 3:30 PM

I want to learn more about my maori side

Andrew | Share your why

Posted by Andrew Bell · August 19, 2022 10:32 AM

Learning Te Reo Māori has helped me see new perspectives and ways of understanding the natural world and people around me, and connecting with them in a different way.

Kosha-Joy | Share your why

Posted by Kosha-Joy Brady · August 18, 2022 4:00 PM

Kei te ako a Rangi!

Paul | Share your why

Posted by Paul Graham · August 18, 2022 2:42 PM

It is my responsibility to show respect and take up the challenge

jason | Share your why

Posted by jason brown · August 17, 2022 3:27 PM

kia ora,.

Tamaterangi | Share your why

Posted by Tamaterangi Andrew · August 17, 2022 2:21 PM

"He ao te rangi ka uhia, a, ma te huruhuru te manu ka rere".

Lizzie | Share your why

Posted by Lizzie Chee · August 17, 2022 2:07 PM

As a primary school teacher from a very racist pakeha family other than a marae trip when I was 10 my exposure to our deep rich Maori heritage, was limited.

Tania | Share your why

Posted by Tania Robertson · August 17, 2022 12:34 PM

I work in Health

Rebekah | Share your why

Posted by Rebekah Aalders · August 17, 2022 12:34 PM

As an ece teacher I feel it's important for our tamariki to see and hear te reo māori

Francis | Share your why

Posted by Francis Trubuhovich · August 17, 2022 10:11 AM

One of my biggest regrets is not learning my whanau language when I was younger.

Marcia | Share your why

Posted by Marcia Walker · August 17, 2022 9:46 AM

My whānau is on the journey to rediscovering their Reo and I want to continue to improve my use and understanding of the language to continue to connect with my whānau and my heritage.

Tipene | Share your why

Posted by Tipene Ngāpaki · August 16, 2022 8:37 PM

My why is to one day whaikōrero fluently, to honour my tūpuna.

Julie | Share your why

Posted by Julie Sandbrook · August 16, 2022 7:08 PM

I am inspired to ensure that myself, and my tamariki become fluent in te reo Maori, and te ao Maori, as we are part of the future of Aotearoa.

Kylie | Share your why

Posted by Kylie Salanoa · August 16, 2022 4:45 PM

Raising my tamariki has inspired me to learn my language.

Larissa | Share your why

Posted by Larissa Scott · August 16, 2022 1:40 PM

I am wanting to be apart of keeping te reo Māori alive because it is a beautiful language and I want to be able to teach my young son the importance of Māori in Aotearoa.

Ann-Maria | Share your why

Posted by Ann-Maria Vine · August 16, 2022 10:08 AM

When hearing others speak Te Reo I am envious and would love to be able to korero as they do.

Anaru | Share your why

Posted by Anaru Wilson · August 15, 2022 8:10 PM

I’m Kiwi, not iwi, however i’m proud of who we are as a nation.

Maree | Share your why

Posted by Maree Thomas · August 10, 2022 6:04 PM

I want to be one in a million for my children and my whanau.

Aroha | Share your why

Posted by Aroha Whata · June 27, 2022 11:44 AM

My name is ArohA

Nick | Share your why

Posted by Nick Jones · May 12, 2022 9:08 PM

I'm learning reo Māori to support my tama as he's in his second year at kura kaupapa, and I want to support him to grow and develop as a fluent reo speaker with a strong connection to his whakapapa and whenua.

daniel | Share your why

Posted by daniel hohepa · May 11, 2022 4:55 PM

i teeraka atu wiki i whakaritengia e ngaa taamariki o Te Arapeta Koohanga reo,.

Claire | Share your why

Posted by Claire A · May 04, 2022 3:04 PM

I want to be part of the movement that helps keep te reo alive and thriving and growing.

Chanelle | Share your why

Posted by Chanelle Cowan · March 21, 2022 2:10 PM

I want to part of the movement that normalises and practices Te Ao Māori on a daily basis; I want to help destigmatize the use of Reo in a workplace; I want to encourage my whānau to rediscover and reconnect with their roots, heritage and right as a Māori; I want to learn more and pave a path for future generations

Aketainga | Share your why

Posted by Aketainga O'Kinga · March 17, 2022 11:09 AM

My Nana said they used to get the cane everyday at school for speaking Mа̄ori.

Anthony Comrie | Share your why

Posted by Comrie Anthony Campbell · March 16, 2022 7:29 AM

I remember when I was 9 years old, and the idot Goverment at the time stopped Te Reo Māori being spoken and no more Carving or weaving was allowed.

Sariah Abish | Share your why

Posted by Sariah Abish Timu · March 15, 2022 10:28 PM

My dream is to kōrero māori i ngā wa katoa.

Tania | Share your why

Posted by Tania Crawfor · March 10, 2022 10:40 AM

It is important to me to learn to speak my language, learn my culture and share what i am learning with my whānau.

Mark | New Zealand

Posted by Mark Lawrence · February 11, 2022 11:30 AM

My why is to embrace and re-ignite what was lost and discover and express the beauty of te ao Māori and taonga o te reo now and in the future

Michelle | Napier

Posted by Michelle Maggin · November 06, 2021 12:14 PM

To learn this beautiful language and understand the culture, i did one year at Te Wananga learning but i feel I've only touched the surface of both the language and the culture.

Harsh Singh | Taupiri, Waikato

Posted by Harsh Singh Garcha · November 03, 2021 2:45 PM

My why is to learn Te Reo and pass it on to our future generations.

Ngahina | Wellington

Posted by Ngahina Haronga · November 03, 2021 10:11 AM

I have reconnected with my language to tautoko my Husband and daughter and connect with there whakapapa.

Diana | Christchurch

Posted by Diana Law · November 03, 2021 9:40 AM

Because language is fundamental to culture and if Te Reo thrives Māori will thrive - that is good for all of us.

Kaya | New Zealand

Posted by Kaya Williams Cash Waipouri · November 03, 2021 12:06 AM

Kia ora, .

Barbara | Waihi

Posted by Barbara Saies · November 02, 2021 10:06 PM

my son is Maori and grew up in Hokianga.

Pete | Te Awa Kairangi

Posted by Peter Zwart · September 28, 2021 6:31 PM

I want to be part of this because te reo is rich and beautiful, because it carries and imprints the history and cultures of Aotearoa including within the reo names of the landscape, and because I feel the inability to operate in te reo as a kind of disability.

Sue | Paraparaumu

Posted by Sue Boyde · September 18, 2021 1:51 PM

o me te reo Māori is a precious native species that must not go extinct.

Mel | Te Awa Kairangi

Posted by Mel Hamon · September 17, 2021 5:16 PM

Kia whakapikia te hauora ai o taku whānau

Belinda | New Zealand

Posted by Belinda Sydenham · September 17, 2021 9:27 AM

If we can understand a language, we can also understand a culture.

Ropata | New Zealand

Posted by Ropata Maxwell · September 17, 2021 8:59 AM

Mā tōku reo e mōhiotia atu ai e te ao ko wai ahau, nō whea ahau

Etha | New Zealand

Posted by Etha Ngabito · September 15, 2021 10:07 PM

I love to learn a new language

Manish | New Zealand

Posted by Manish Tanna · September 15, 2021 9:58 PM

Tanya | New Zealand

Posted by Tanya Glengarry · September 15, 2021 9:06 AM

I am a teacher who tries her best to teach basic Te Reo to my students.

Kura | New Zealand

Posted by Kura Tuhura · September 14, 2021 6:29 PM

Ko toku reo, te pou e whakaatu ana i te mata o toku ngakau.

Lois | Auckland

Posted by Lois McIver · September 14, 2021 6:11 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.