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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 Deb Bird · 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 Tina Verschoor · 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 -
Topsy | Lower Hutt
Posted by Topsy Remuera · September 08, 2021 8:02 PM
It is my cultural identity and makes me who I am. -
Preenika
Posted by Preenika Singh · September 08, 2021 2:59 PM
We are an early learning centre, and to incorporate te reo Maori in our everyday practices, is part of our philosophy and our curriculum. -
Miriana
Posted by Miriana Christensen · September 08, 2021 1:47 PM
Continute the development of te reo within our schools so it is not lost. -
Shamima | Tauranga
Posted by Shamima Khanikar · September 08, 2021 1:46 PM
We are a bicultural country and it is the responsibility of every New Zealander to learn te reo maori. -
Marcus | Dunedin
Posted by Marcus Cooper · September 08, 2021 11:35 AM
To continue our journey as a school that acknowledges our bicultural partnership as detailed in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. -
William
Posted by William Albertsma · September 08, 2021 11:27 AM
Kia kaha te reo Māori! -
Jenny | Kaeo
Posted by Totara North School Williams · September 08, 2021 11:22 AM
For our Maori tamariki to have success in their learning, to be aware of each others identity, to be aware of the stories in our local area, to keeep the reo alive -
William
Posted by William Albertsma · September 08, 2021 11:22 AM
Kia ora e hoa ma. -
Rebecca
Posted by Rebecca Faull · September 08, 2021 11:00 AM
Proud to speak Maori. -
Rebecca
Posted by Rebecca Hall · September 08, 2021 10:46 AM
Because this is Te Reo Tūturu o tēnei whenua. -
Miriama | Turangi
Posted by Miriama Prentice · September 08, 2021 6:54 AM
Kua whakahokia taku reo ki au me kōrero au me whakarongo hoki! -
Rachel
Posted by Rachel Lord · September 07, 2021 9:56 PM
I’m so lucky to be able to be made to feel included through experiencing the language like this -
Moko | Kaikohe
Posted by Moko Tepania · September 07, 2021 8:46 PM
Kia ora tonu ai tō tātou reo! -
Sally | Auckland
Posted by Sally Hughes · September 07, 2021 8:24 PM
To respect and honour tangata whenua -
Shannon
Posted by Shannon Brake · September 07, 2021 8:07 PM
It is important to take part to share with our tamariki the importance of culture, identity and ultimately Te Ao Māori and its integral place in Āotearoa. -
Leanne
Posted by leanne mercer · September 07, 2021 7:56 PM
kia kaha te reo Māori! -
Lydia | Invercargill
Posted by Lydia Matenga · September 07, 2021 7:18 PM
It’s time -
Marama
Posted by Marama Davis · September 07, 2021 7:10 PM
Kia ora. -
Marama
Posted by Marama Davis · September 07, 2021 7:00 PM
Naa te reo o te kainga, o ngaa mantua tuupuna te take e ngaakau nui ana ahau ki too taatou reo rangatira. -
Niki | Waiheke Island
Posted by NIki Schuck · September 07, 2021 6:05 PM
As a Pākehā born in Aotearoa, I want to know the true history of our country, including its first language -
Honour
Posted by Honour Zhu · September 07, 2021 11:47 AM
Deepen our understanding of this beautiful land, and bond the community together through te reo Māori -
Tia | Wellington
Posted by Tia Turahui · September 07, 2021 11:44 AM
My mokopuna and my love for our language. -
'Ikale
Posted by Christine Ammunson · September 07, 2021 11:44 AM
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Mara | Kaikohe
Posted by Mara Pickery · September 07, 2021 11:10 AM
To ground myself and my babies. -
Jackie
Posted by Jackie Bourne · September 07, 2021 8:19 AM
On going learning of this beautiful language -
Tate | Ōtautahi
Posted by Tate Tiatia · September 07, 2021 7:58 AM
It takes one generation to lose a language and three to get it back. -
Mel
Posted by Mel Pol · September 06, 2021 8:01 PM
Because enough has been lost. -
Miria
Posted by Miria King · September 06, 2021 5:53 PM
To empower myself as Maori. -
Anna | Auckland
Posted by Anna Bayliss · September 06, 2021 4:25 PM
Ahakoa he uri tauiwi ahau, he tino whakaute tāku ki te whenua. -
Simone
Posted by Simone Haywood · September 06, 2021 3:35 PM
My husband and children are Māori and I believe it is important for them to know their language so that they can stand strong in their heritage, I need to be able to help them on their reo journey as well on my own journey as an ECE Kaiako. -
Michelle
Posted by Michelle Maxwell · September 06, 2021 2:47 PM
Tīhei Mauri Ora! -
Wiki
Posted by Wiki Clay · September 06, 2021 2:32 PM
Because as a Maori that is disconnected from her own culture its something that I need to participate in if not for myself but for my whanau and everyone -
Vicki
Posted by Vicki McNaught · September 06, 2021 10:12 AM
Ki te kōrerotia, ka ora te reo -
Robyn
Posted by Robyn Sears · September 06, 2021 9:30 AM
Its an important part of my culture that I wasn't bought up on, I feel that I have missed out on so much, but its not to late. -
Lynda
Posted by Lynda Grieve · September 06, 2021 5:55 AM
Because this is my country and this is the language of my country. -
Regan
Posted by Regan Connor · September 05, 2021 7:51 PM
I want to show the kids in my class that we are all equals and can all learn off each other. -
Lovely
Posted by Lovely Maralit · September 05, 2021 6:33 PM
As a migrant New Zealander, kaupapa Maori has supported me in finding my identity in this world. -
Angie
Posted by Angie Simpson · September 05, 2021 2:50 PM
Why . -
Shell | Christchurch
Posted by Shell Stewart · September 04, 2021 7:48 PM
I’m not alone in that I want to learn more about the history and identity of Aotearoa. -
Regan
Posted by Regan Connor · September 04, 2021 6:52 PM
To learn alongside my students -
Greer
Posted by Greer Perenara · September 03, 2021 9:00 PM
I am learning Te Reo Māori to support my husband's Te Reo journey and to ensure my daughter grows up with her Reo and never feels unworthy to speak her mother tongue. -
Quanita
Posted by Quanita Taurua · September 03, 2021 6:57 PM
Its a beautiful language that needs to be protected and I do my best to live and breathe it in my classroom which is predominantly pakeha and a variety of cultures, but they LOVE learning te reo Māori :) -
julie
Posted by julie bevan · September 03, 2021 3:19 PM
I want to be able to kōrero Māori to help me connect me with my whakapapa. -
Claire | Christchurch
Posted by Claire Heeran · September 03, 2021 12:22 PM
As an Irish citizen living in NZ I know the value of having your native language -
Milly | Melbourne
Posted by Milly Chase · September 03, 2021 11:18 AM
It's important to me, It's my entitlement, my birthright and bloodline. -
Jacinta
Posted by Jacinta McInerney · September 03, 2021 7:35 AM
Passionate about honouring TTOW. -
daena | Auckland
Posted by Daena Roberts · September 03, 2021 12:03 AM
Our language and whakapapa were passed down from our tupuna before us . -
Nancy
Posted by Nancy Todd (Ormsby) · September 02, 2021 9:53 PM
To learn so i can share this knowledge with my whanau and to korero with others -
Alexia
Posted by Alexia Jacobs · September 02, 2021 9:23 PM
To promote the beauty of our Reo, instill in my tauira a love and passion for learning their native tongue and growing the speakers within the next generation. -
Sonya | Kirikiriroa
Posted by Sonya Rua · September 02, 2021 8:41 PM
Kei te hia ako ahau te reo o toku tupuna. -
Samantha
Posted by Samantha Egan · September 02, 2021 6:12 PM
It’s my birth right to know the reo and this was taken away from me, my matua and my koro. -
Lisa
Posted by Lisa Finucane · September 02, 2021 3:00 PM
I embrace my identity as 5th generation Pakeha. -
Tucker
Posted by Tucker Williams · September 02, 2021 10:20 AM
it is important to take part because this is our native language and protecting it is our duty. -
Anna | Auckland
Posted by Anna Hansen · September 01, 2021 9:38 PM
To extend and acknowledge my te reo journey and highlight the importance of te ao Maori -
Mary
Posted by Mary Rolston-Gallagher · September 01, 2021 2:58 PM
As a kaiako in ECE I feel it is our role to empower tamariki and whānau to have mana in upholding and respecting tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. -
Rangitihi
Posted by Rangitihi Pene · September 01, 2021 2:22 PM
Kia rongohia ai te reo e rere ana i taku wāhi mahi. -
Julie
Posted by Julie Morunga · August 31, 2021 3:58 PM
Kia hapai I etahi atu ki te Pakari I roto I to tātou reo Rangatira -
Jenny
Posted by Jenny Cooper · August 31, 2021 2:15 PM
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Tristan
Posted by Tristan Wallace · August 31, 2021 11:42 AM
I have mokopuna who are of Māōri descent - I want their culture and identity to be affirmed by connecting to the language of their heritage -
Jacqui
Posted by Jacqui Brouwer · August 31, 2021 11:37 AM
Te reo rangatira is a taonga and is the birth right of all people from Aotearoa. -
Koianake
Posted by Koianake Sharples · August 31, 2021 6:33 AM
Te tautoko i te kaupapa me aku tauira nō TKKM o Puau Te Moananui-a-Kiwa. -
Tate | Ōtautahi
Posted by Tate Tiatia · August 30, 2021 7:09 PM
It's important to me that our learners have an opportunity to ako, waiata, kōrero, whakarongo, tākaro & pānui whenever they are on campuses. -
Klista
Posted by Klista Clarey · August 30, 2021 7:04 PM
In honour of my tīpuna, my parents, my children, my mokopuna and myself. -
Margaret
Posted by Margaret Robertson · August 30, 2021 11:12 AM
To be accountable to my committment to learning and using Te Reo Maori -
Cathie
Posted by Cathie White · August 30, 2021 10:57 AM
We are passionate about using te reo in our classrooms and helping our students be more connected to our culture and tikanga. -
Kathy
Posted by Kathy Knight · August 30, 2021 8:15 AM
Te Reo is important for whanaungatanga. -
George | Wellington
Posted by George Jahnke · August 30, 2021 8:05 AM
For my whanau. -
dawn
Posted by dawn unwin · August 30, 2021 7:46 AM
Connecting to whānau in Aotearoa and being part of the country, even as i am far away in Kānata, is a part of who i am and learning te reo Māori grows from that heart. -
Sana
Posted by Sana Emery · August 30, 2021 7:16 AM
I'm of Maori ethnicity, and it's about time I start truly embracing my culture and language :) -
Barry | Picton
Posted by Barry Dulieu · August 29, 2021 9:42 PM
Learning Te Reo Māori is making me a better Kiwi. -
Brynn
Posted by Brynn Pitman · August 29, 2021 8:37 PM
It’s important to me because I have experienced being part of the Inter-Generational Trauma of loosing Te Reo Maori. -
Mayana
Posted by May Jack · August 29, 2021 7:57 PM
I'm Maori, my tamariki are Maori, thier dad is Maori, my 2 older kids have done Kapahaka through school, my baby went to Kohunga, all 3 are learning te reo through school, my 5year old is in the bilingual unit, they can understand Maori, I can't, so I accepted the challenge, to teach my self the treaty in Te Reo 💯🔥 -
Karen | Auckland
Posted by Karen Middlebrook · August 29, 2021 2:44 PM
Te Reo is miharo! -
Nardine | Lower Hutt
Posted by Nardine Kahu · August 29, 2021 1:21 PM
Too remember my past, so I can't forward to my future. -
Tanithe | Papakura
Posted by Tanithe Hall · August 29, 2021 10:30 AM
Te reo Māori is the original language of Aotearoa. -
Gina | Wellington
Posted by Gina Reiri · August 29, 2021 10:27 AM
I te mea ki au nei he kaupapa whakahirahira tēnei, e aroha ana au i tā tātau Reo Māori me tā tātau Tikanga, i tēnei wā e haere ana au ki runga i taku haerenga ki te ako i te Reo Māori me te Matauranga Māori, nō reira kia kaha rā ki te kōrero Māori i ngā wā katoa i ngā wāhi katoa 😀 -
Bri
Posted by Briony D · August 29, 2021 4:49 AM
Te reo. -
Mataara | Auckland
Posted by Mataara Kihi · August 29, 2021 1:04 AM
For me to learn more reo not just for myself but also for my tamariki and to learn my background properly.
