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Andrew | Share your why
Posted by Andrew Ford · September 14, 2023 12:47 PM
Learn my pepeha by heart and incorporate te reo phrases into everyday usgae -
Meremaihi | Share Your Why
Posted by meremaihi Gray · September 14, 2023 12:47 PM
I ako ēnei tamariki i tētahi karakia kai. -
Louana | Share your why
Posted by Louana Fruean · September 14, 2023 12:44 PM
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Cancer Society Waikato/Bay of Plenty | Share your why
Posted by Cancer Society Waikato/Bay of Plenty · September 14, 2023 12:43 PM
More than 20 staff and guests at the Cancer Society's Lions Lodge joined in to sing Te Aroha and E Minaka Ana. -
Tiffany | Share your why
Posted by Tiffany Bartlett · September 14, 2023 12:22 PM
I'm sharing this on behalf of Crescendo and my colleague Paki. -
Charise | Share your why
Posted by Charise Walter · September 14, 2023 12:17 PM
Our team are learning te reo maori as a group and we are using it in our work environment. -
Vanessa | Share your why
Posted by Vanessa Scholes · September 14, 2023 12:17 PM
Te reo Māori is distinctively woven through Aotearoa New Zealand's past, present and future. -
Nicola | Share your why
Posted by Nicola Carroll · September 14, 2023 12:16 PM
I love the whakatauki 'Ka mua, ka muri' - walk backwards into the future. -
Lucille | Share your why
Posted by Lucille Neho · September 14, 2023 12:15 PM
At BLENNZ we try our hardest to keep up tikanga and Reo Maori as much as we can. -
Mel | Share your why
Posted by Mel Pera · September 14, 2023 12:13 PM
Our whanau here at Mōkai Pātea Services, busting out our new waiata. -
Fiona | Share your why
Posted by Fiona Kingsford · September 14, 2023 12:11 PM
Te Reo Māori is Aotearoa, it is a Taonga -
Lilo | Share your why
Posted by Jonathen Tuiketei · September 14, 2023 12:09 PM
The language, the music and the traditions kept us grounded and always stays within us & the next generation. -
Lilo | Share your why
Posted by Kim Mackintosh · September 14, 2023 12:06 PM
Whanau having a practice of a kupu each day and a new one for each day. -
Neralie | Share your why
Posted by Neralie McConnell · September 14, 2023 12:05 PM
I am teacher and I want to improve my knowledge and understanding of te reo and make as many connections with my aakonga as possible. -
Rob | Share your why
Posted by Rob Thorne · September 14, 2023 12:04 PM
Te reo Māori is my heritage language. -
Hori | Share your why
Posted by Hori Chapman · September 14, 2023 11:57 AM
Ko Te Reo Maori, Te Reo Rangatira, te kaikawe i te honohutanga o te whakaaro Maori, whakaaro Rangatira. -
Andre | Share your why
Posted by Andre Kanara · September 14, 2023 11:57 AM
I decide to acknowledge Te Reo Maori because as I grew up, My whanau would always tell me how they used to get the shitere beat out of them just for saying hello in Maori. -
April | Share your why
Posted by April Te Awa · September 14, 2023 11:56 AM
He aha ai ki au?. -
Lii | Share your why
Posted by Lii Finai · September 14, 2023 11:39 AM
My tamahine is in the kapahaka group at kura and she is leading a couple of their waiata's. -
Aditi | Share your why
Posted by Jo Bentley · September 14, 2023 11:01 AM
To increase my knowledge in Te Reo -
Jodie | Share your why
Posted by Jodie Chapell · September 14, 2023 10:57 AM
As an immigrant, I understand the value of manaakitanga -
Lauren | Share your why
Posted by Lauren Schick · September 14, 2023 10:45 AM
Te Reo Maori is a beautiful language and I love learning more about it. -
Si'i | Share your why
Posted by Si'i Teisi · September 14, 2023 10:27 AM
Provides empowering social and economic benefits, as well as our common interests, helps unite and educate us. -
Harley | Share your why
Posted by Gausia Faivaai · September 14, 2023 10:22 AM
My Why: is God, Family and Church -
Inger | Share your why
Posted by Inger Perkins · September 14, 2023 10:16 AM
To better understand, to better connect -
Sandra | Share your why
Posted by Sandra Humphry · September 14, 2023 10:12 AM
Our tamariki are so proud to live in Aotearoa and celebrate the fact there is no other place in the world that you can embrace the language and culture of Te Ao Māori. -
Ruth | Share your why
Posted by Ruth Herd · September 14, 2023 10:10 AM
Remembering on this day 51 years ago, Aunty Hana Te Hemara Jackson carried the Māori language petition up the steps of Parliament in 1972 to present to Matiu Rata and the other Māori MPs. -
Eseta | Share your why
Posted by Eseta Latu · September 14, 2023 10:01 AM
My sister-inlove is Māori and I will love to be able to not only understand Te Reo but also speak Te Reo Māori with her and my nieces and nephews ❤ That is my why! -
Maia | Share your why
Posted by Leatrice Thomas · September 14, 2023 9:50 AM
Tōku reo tōku ohooho! -
Clare | Share your why
Posted by Clare McLennan-Kissel · September 14, 2023 9:26 AM
Learning Te Reo Māori is an important part of being a partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and respecting mana whenua and tangata whenua of Aotearoa. -
Paige | Share your why
Posted by Paige Wylie · September 14, 2023 9:21 AM
Aotearoa is my home land and celebrating Te Reo Maori language week makes me feel more connected with my people, whanau and our tangata whenua -
Levon | Share your why
Posted by Levon Wilson · September 14, 2023 9:20 AM
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paddy (Patricia) | Share your why
Posted by paddy (Patricia) Mark · September 14, 2023 9:11 AM
I am so keen to learn maori language -I am married to a maori - my children and our mokopunas are part maori - I want to be able to speak two languages -
Hemi | Share your why
Posted by Hemi Pinfold-Whanga · September 14, 2023 9:10 AM
Te Reo Māori is a real taonga that we have here in Aotearoa. -
Rachel | Share your why
Posted by Rachel Thompson · September 14, 2023 9:07 AM
Aotearoa New Zealand is fortunate to have a rich cultural history. -
Justine | Share your why
Posted by Justine Tuhaka · September 14, 2023 9:02 AM
I have recently become a Grandmother and my desire is for my mokopuna (my Putiputi) to learn her reo! -
Imogen | Share your why
Posted by Imogen Wara · September 14, 2023 9:01 AM
Kia ora koutou! -
Nicky | Share your why
Posted by Nicky Charalambous · September 14, 2023 9:00 AM
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Kamaria | Share your why
Posted by Kamaria Tutara · September 14, 2023 8:59 AM
After 56 Years of denying my beautiful language, culture, traditions and of her I am. -
Tama | Share your why
Posted by Tama Paki · September 14, 2023 8:56 AM
Kōrerotia tō tātou reo. -
Vanessa | Share your why
Posted by Vanessa Pratley · September 14, 2023 8:54 AM
Kia ora koutou, ko Vanessa tōku ingoa.
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Sheree | Share your why
Posted by Sheree smith · September 14, 2023 8:43 AM
I'm excited to learn more about New Zealand's culture in my workplace! -
Xavier | Share your why
Posted by Xavier Adsett · September 14, 2023 7:47 AM
I want to help keep te Reo Māori alive! -
David | Share your why
Posted by David Kopa · September 14, 2023 7:34 AM
Tēnā tātou. -
Frankie | Share your why
Posted by Frankie Winiata · September 14, 2023 7:10 AM
Not only to reconnect with my tipuna but also to be an example to my tamariki. -
Donna | Share your why
Posted by Donna Whitiwhiti · September 14, 2023 5:23 AM
Hai ako i tō tātau reo rangatira, hoki ki te kāinga korero ai. -
Mel | Share your why
Posted by Mel Robinson · September 14, 2023 2:26 AM
To Celebrate Te Reo Māori as “Our Reo” Mō tātou katoa! -
Emma | Share your why
Posted by Emma Wyeth · September 13, 2023 11:13 PM
Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei. -
Anita | Share your why
Posted by Anita Nossiter · September 13, 2023 9:46 PM
I love te reo Māori and all that emcompasses the culture. -
Hilary | Share your why
Posted by Hilary Bevin · September 13, 2023 8:51 PM
Te Reo is the most important and beautiful language of our country to cherish and to teach our tamariki so it can continue to grow and flourish as it should have and is meant to . -
Heidi | Share your why
Posted by Heidi Key · September 13, 2023 7:52 PM
We will share our local purākau with our tamariki. -
Melanie | Share your why
Posted by Melanie Metson · September 13, 2023 7:37 PM
We are exploring the native manu of Aotearoa as they feature in so many of our pukapuka. -
Jess | Share your why
Posted by Jess Davidson · September 13, 2023 7:16 PM
To learn waiata and sing together. -
Juby | Share your why
Posted by Juby Jose · September 13, 2023 7:01 PM
Learning Maori is such a great experience and I enjoy learning new words. -
Nauleen | Share your why
Posted by Nauleen Kākā · September 13, 2023 6:36 PM
My why is because of my mum she was 1 of so many that was growled at smacked even sometimes vebal abuse and told not to speak there reo she is my why -
Shelly | Share your why
Posted by Shelly Wilson · September 13, 2023 6:17 PM
To feel more confident speaking te Reo Māori. -
Shel | Share your why
Posted by Shel Wilson · September 13, 2023 4:58 PM
I want to feel more confident speaking te reo Māori! -
Newlands Tamariki | Share your why
Posted by Newlands Tamariki Playcentre · September 13, 2023 3:52 PM
We're setting personal wero at Playcentre, so our tamariki can see us learning, trying and celebrating te reo Māori! -
Jenny | Share your why
Posted by Jenny Urias · September 13, 2023 3:37 PM
Language shapes culture. -
alyssa | Share your why
Posted by alyssa Knight · September 13, 2023 3:11 PM
To embed Te Reo Māori into my everyday to set the example for my son and the future!
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Florence | Share your why
Posted by Florence Van Dyke · September 13, 2023 3:10 PM
To better understand all that te ao Māori has to offer. -
Elizabeth | Share your why
Posted by Elizabeth Keenan · September 13, 2023 3:02 PM
Taku aha, e aku mokopuna, e aku tamarki -
Shanell | Share your why
Posted by Shanell Kelly · September 13, 2023 2:49 PM
Kaimahi getting their weave on! -
Shanell | Share your why
Posted by Shanell Kelly · September 13, 2023 2:46 PM
Kaitahi Kapu Tī and Kōrero at TDC -
Shanell | Share your why
Posted by Shanell Kelly · September 13, 2023 2:45 PM
Getting our whiri on in preperation for Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori -
Shanon | Share your why
Posted by Shanon McCullagh · September 13, 2023 2:26 PM
For the community! -
Tanja | Share your why
Posted by Tanja Schwalm · September 13, 2023 2:16 PM
Kua whakaritea te wā tuku reo 2023 e mātou, te rōpū Ākonga ki Mua o Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha! -
Laurence | Share your why
Posted by Laurence Sherriff · September 13, 2023 2:12 PM
Kia ora, Ko Laurence toku ingoa. -
Nicole | Share your why
Posted by Nicole Heron · September 13, 2023 1:48 PM
Strengthen our reo and spread our amazing mana that we have as a people. -
Gen | Share your why
Posted by Gen · September 13, 2023 12:40 PM
To learn, grow and share alongside my tamariki. -
Emma | Share your why
Posted by Emma McIntosh · September 13, 2023 12:35 PM
To learn along with the next generation. -
Riley | Share your why
Posted by Lenny Brossmann · September 13, 2023 12:08 PM
When i feel the when, its just so emotional you know -
Lily | Share your why
Posted by Lily Engelbrecht · September 13, 2023 12:06 PM
I love to learn the history of Aotearoa and te Reo o Māori. -
Rosie | Share your why
Posted by Rosie Underwood · September 13, 2023 10:47 AM
I'll sing to keep this culture alive and known. -
Ashley | Share your why
Posted by Helen Crawford · September 13, 2023 10:29 AM
For me, it's about gaining knowledge and strengthening our shared understanding of Te Ao Māori. -
Jen | Share your why
Posted by Jen Griffiths · September 13, 2023 10:23 AM
I want to learn and understand more as an integral piece of our history and future. -
Yosef | Share your why
Posted by Kay Petchell · September 13, 2023 10:05 AM
Because Maaori reo is a taonga. -
Diane | Share your why
Posted by Diane Pakai · September 13, 2023 9:40 AM
My mother was of the generation where they were punished for speaking te reo māori in the playgrounds. -
Kerryn | Share your why
Posted by Kerryn Ferneyhough · September 13, 2023 9:24 AM
Our class has been proudly learning how to sing E Minaka Ana and discussing the importance of the lyrics. -
Gabrielle | Share your why
Posted by Gabrielle Duggan · September 13, 2023 9:20 AM
E mihi ana ki ngā taonga o Aotearoa e noho nei au. -
Tini | Share your why
Posted by Tini Winiata · September 13, 2023 8:49 AM
I graduated Toi Toi Māori Leadership 2022 and I am striving to uplift Te Reo and the beautiful world of Te Ao Maori within Kiwirail Ōtautahi. -
Lauren | Share your why
Posted by Lauren Delaney · September 13, 2023 8:38 AM
Growing up in the South Island in the eighties I received no education or exposure to te reo. -
Vicki | Share your why
Posted by Vicki Fowke · September 13, 2023 8:02 AM
We are the only country that speaks te reo. -
Caroline | Share your why
Posted by Caroline Ogilvie · September 13, 2023 6:52 AM
I would like to learn more waiata -
Faye | Share your why
Posted by Faye Molen · September 13, 2023 2:06 AM
We will help whaanau to access Māori language resources wherever possible -
Erena | Share your why
Posted by Erena Watson · September 12, 2023 11:45 PM
My whānau, my kāinga, my hapū, my future tamariki and te ao o te mate are all my WHY. -
Penny | Share your why
Posted by Penny Orbell · September 12, 2023 11:00 PM
I want to continue the learning journey of this beautiful language! -
Katherine | Share your why
Posted by Katherine Hamilton · September 12, 2023 10:23 PM
My wero for myself is to be able to tick that I can speak te reo Māori conversationally on the next census. -
Katharine | Share your why
Posted by Katharine Good · September 12, 2023 10:19 PM
Te reo is a beautiful language and I enjoy singing and speaking it -
NicholaHera | Share your why
Posted by NicholaHera Edwards · September 12, 2023 9:45 PM
I love doing my volunteer pest control for te ngahere o Ōtanewainuku. -
Michelle | Share your why
Posted by Michelle Hayward · September 12, 2023 9:34 PM
For my girls to be proud of their tipuna -
Gayle | Share your why
Posted by Gayle Roberts · September 12, 2023 8:41 PM
To learn the reo for my boys who are Māori and to walk beside them as they embrace their whakapapa. -
Jack | Share your why
Posted by Hamish Armstrong · September 12, 2023 8:34 PM
Learn more of the reo that is native to Aotearoa. -
Joanne | Share your why
Posted by Joanne Neilson · September 12, 2023 7:25 PM
He nèhi ahau. -
Xavier | Share your why
Posted by Xavier Adsett · September 12, 2023 6:47 PM
Te Reo Māori is fun! -
Jamie | Share your why
Posted by Jamie Power · September 12, 2023 5:39 PM
I want to feel confident in speaking te reo! -
Amaia | Share your why
Posted by Vanessa Brown · September 12, 2023 4:57 PM
For me and my future generations to come -
Carmen | Share your why
Posted by Carmen McDonald · September 12, 2023 4:41 PM
Kapa haka has given me an extended whanau ever since I was a new child immigrant from Africa. -
Ashlee | Share your why
Posted by Ashlee Campbell-Boyce · September 12, 2023 4:40 PM
Tena koutou I timata taku haerenga mo to au me aku tamariki. -
Lyn | Share your why
Posted by Lyn Ness · September 12, 2023 3:08 PM
I think it is important to acknowledge the Māori language and to be able to pronounce the words properly.