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Jade | Share your why

Posted by Jade Fraser · September 19, 2024 4:37 PM

I have labelled everything that didn't move.

Jade | Share your why

Posted by Jade Fraser · September 19, 2024 4:33 PM

The workplace likes that Computer = Rorohiko = Electric Brain

Marietjie | Share your why

Posted by Marietjie Van der Westhuizen · September 19, 2024 1:56 PM

In honour of Te wiki Reo Maori week, I decided to text in te reo Maori when I text my Māori colleagues.

Jade | Share your why

Posted by Jade Fraser · September 19, 2024 9:51 AM

Dual labelling.

Tania | Share your why

Posted by Tania Walklin · September 19, 2024 7:34 AM

Ka mau te wehi.

Jade | Share your why

Posted by Jade Fraser · September 18, 2024 4:36 PM

As a workplace we strive to answer the Kuwi and friends' questions.

Princess Margaret-Margarita-Mariam-Maryam | Share your why

Posted by Princess Margaret-Margarita-Mariam-Maryam Falamoe-Lyttle · September 18, 2024 4:07 PM

BECAUSE I AM A MAORI .

Carolyn | Share your why

Posted by Carolyn Cornu · September 18, 2024 1:49 PM

As a staff we have been progressively building a Bananagrams collection of kupu atāhua.

Mekaylar | Share your why

Posted by Mekaylar Kolofoua · September 18, 2024 11:16 AM

I have grown up around the rich indigenous culture, values and history of Māori~ I pursued history throughout high school and enjoyed learning about the very people who are the foundation of many communities around our country.

Sam | Share your why

Posted by Sam Fabian · September 18, 2024 10:40 AM

I lived in Tāmaki Makaurau for all my life and i've always loved maori colcher so my teacher said to look hear

Cameron | Share your why

Posted by Cameron Bergin · September 18, 2024 12:40 AM

To help connect me fully to my māoritanga and culture.

Bee | Share your why

Posted by Bee Westenra · September 17, 2024 6:11 PM

I treat te reo Māori as a taonga.

April | Share your why

Posted by April OBrien · September 17, 2024 6:09 PM

My why is to keep our hononga with our pakeke and tamariki.

Andrea | Share your why

Posted by Andrea Hata · September 17, 2024 4:57 PM

I am doing daily challenges and using a new saying each day to increase my te reo knowledge.

Annalise | Share your why

Posted by Annalise Clift · September 17, 2024 4:06 PM

Te Reo enables me to connect to my tūpuna, my wairua, to our whenua, to my whānau.

Liisa | Share your why

Posted by Liisa Wana · September 17, 2024 4:00 PM

I was married to my late husband (Maori) for 52years, for the past 15 years I have done various night classes in te reo but not very brave in public, so talk and answer to myself a lot in private.

Jacinta | Share your why

Posted by Jacinta Ellison · September 17, 2024 3:00 PM

My why is because my heart aches for it!

Georgia | Share your why

Posted by Genevieve Kunz · September 17, 2024 2:48 PM

As my partner is Māori sharing their culture and embracing it has become a big part of my lifestyle.

Gabrielle | Share your why

Posted by Gabrielle Pritchard · September 17, 2024 2:45 PM

Ko Pākehā ahau- and tangata Tiriti - I have learned a little te reo Māori and learned much more about te ao Māori in the process.

Romane | Share your why

Posted by Romane Stockman · September 17, 2024 11:56 AM

Learning Te Reo Māori makes me feel well, full and connecting to my tūpuna.

Dayna | Share your why

Posted by Dayna Taylor · September 17, 2024 10:18 AM

My why, is that Te Reo is whakapapa, and it is my connection to my Tūpuna(Ancestors).

Maria | Share your why

Posted by Holly Borham · September 17, 2024 10:10 AM

Kia Kaha te reo Māori

Amyra | Share your why

Posted by Tiara Rangi · September 17, 2024 8:28 AM

Why I love my country.

Bae | Share your why

Posted by Carlo Walsh · September 17, 2024 8:26 AM

Its important because its apart of who we are and our culture.

Gray | Share your why

Posted by grant davis-calvert · September 17, 2024 7:36 AM

We have tikanga in our whanau through my wife's lineage - nga puhi.

Finn | Share your why

Posted by Diana Coleman · September 16, 2024 9:03 PM

I am not good at learning languages, I would like to at least learn the basics, and how to pronounce words correctly.

Danielle | Share your why

Posted by Danielle Tanga · September 16, 2024 7:18 PM

Some of our amazing kaiako put on a special in-house production of pūrākau (storytelling), waiata, and kanikani (dance) for all our Year 0-3 tamariki.

Harpinder | Share your why

Posted by Harpinder Kaur · September 16, 2024 2:14 PM · 2 reactions

As a fellow Punjabi in Aotearoa, I deeply understand the importance of embracing and respecting Maori culture and traditions.

Maringi | Share your why

Posted by Maringi Kete · September 16, 2024 1:32 PM

Ko te reo Māori te puna o te ora, te kaha, te wairua, te tuakiri, te oranga tonutanga mō te iwi Māori.

Ruth Ann | Share your why

Posted by Ruth Ann Herd · September 16, 2024 11:00 AM

Te taonga o taku ngākau ko aku mokopuna korikori e.

Lenora | Share your why

Posted by Lenora Roberts · September 16, 2024 10:28 AM

sharlena | Share your why

Posted by sharlena Maui · September 16, 2024 9:27 AM

tōku whānau

Belinda | Share your why

Posted by Belinda Allen · September 16, 2024 8:50 AM

For Healthpoint, we believe the collective power is much greater than the individual, our cultures are what makes us unique, and we don't all have to be the same to be united.

Christina | Share your why

Posted by Christina Maria Reymer · September 15, 2024 10:54 PM

It’s our responsibility as treaty partners, but more than that, it’s an extraordinary gift Tangata whenua offer us in welcoming us to this awesome land.

Phillip | Share your why

Posted by Phillip King · September 15, 2024 10:25 PM · 1 reaction

As a beginning teacher, I aim to empower tamariki to learn Te Reo Māori, its history, and culture, both in our classroom and across the school.

Ariana | Share your why

Posted by Ariana George · September 15, 2024 9:54 PM

Ben | Share your why

Posted by Ben Stoyanoff · September 15, 2024 12:42 PM

Te Kura o Mahora, Kia tika whakahua ngā ingoa!

Blayne | Share your why

Posted by Blayne Fraser · September 15, 2024 11:59 AM

Our school will be doing many things to celebrate this week including gearing up for our art exhibition which is all about our local curriculum and history.

Áine | Share your why

Posted by Áine Kelly-Costello · September 15, 2024 10:17 AM

Kia ora,.

Wendy | Share your why

Posted by Wendy Mortiboy · September 15, 2024 8:44 AM

To build on the reo I have learnt so far.

Hayley | Share your why

Posted by Hayley Cowx · September 14, 2024 11:21 PM

I'm currently building on my story and rebuilding myself.

Te Ao | Share your why

Posted by kathryn woodman · September 13, 2024 3:26 PM

Making up for what previous education policies deliberately left out for past generations.

Miriama | Share your why

Posted by Miriama Mason · September 13, 2024 2:13 PM

ka whakamahi i ngā kii waha ki te whakakaha te rongo i te reo maori ki Te Tai o Poutini he waiata hoki ki te Taone o Mawhera karawhiua ki te ao

Maia | Share your why

Posted by Maia Campbell · September 13, 2024 11:53 AM

My whānau have been disconnected from our taha Māori and our reo for generations.

Kohu rere hu | Share your why

Posted by Kohu rere hu tapu Tongaawhikau · September 13, 2024 10:27 AM

Teenaa koutou katoa,.

Suzy | Share your why

Posted by Suzy Allen · September 12, 2024 4:11 PM

At Waimanako; our kai for koha cafe, we want to honour the taonga that is Te Reo.

Ripeka | Share your why

Posted by Ripeka Brown · September 12, 2024 3:03 PM

We are the children for tomorrow.

Justine | Share your why

Posted by Justine Balcar · September 12, 2024 11:41 AM

Kia ora as Tangata Tiriti, I have an obligation to acknowledge and support the tinorangatiratanga of Tangata Whenua.

Bernice | Share your why

Posted by Bernice McLennan-Allan · September 12, 2024 10:36 AM

I want to learn more about te reo to deepen my connection with my daughter and engage with her in a language she loves and feels comfortable speaking.

Healy | Share your why

Posted by Healy Jones · September 12, 2024 9:23 AM

As Pākehā, I believe in practicing te reo because it is a way to honor and acknowledge the tangata whenua.

richard | Share your why

Posted by richard Peri · September 11, 2024 3:58 PM

Maori Sign Concepts Development programmes 2024

Shae | Share your why

Posted by Shae Ronald · September 11, 2024 3:27 PM

Looking forward to connecting through sharing our pepeha together at our upcoming hui :)

Adam | Share your why

Posted by Adam Dunford · September 11, 2024 1:21 PM

My tupuna, Mereana Ngamai, lived with Cpt.

Abbey | Share your why

Posted by Abbey Walbran · September 11, 2024 9:58 AM

Kia ora, ko Abbey toku ingoa.

Mia | Share your why

Posted by Maria Love · September 10, 2024 8:25 PM

It is my birth right to have Te Reo Maaori.

Leah | Share your why

Posted by Leah Nielsen · September 10, 2024 4:04 PM

Māori language and culture are a huge part of what makes Aotearoa special.

Adele | Share your why

Posted by Adele Mitchell · September 10, 2024 1:11 PM

It belongs to every New Zealander.

Ngari | Share your why

Posted by Ngari Keefe · September 10, 2024 9:44 AM

He Taonga Aroha mo nga Mokopuna e whai ake nei!

Becca | Share your why

Posted by Becca Jacka · September 10, 2024 9:44 AM

Kei te pīrangi au ki te kōrero i te reo Māori ki tāku whānau whānui.

Susie | Share your why

Posted by Susie Wood · September 09, 2024 5:24 PM · 1 reaction

I'm from Switzerland which has four official languages, German, French, Italian and Romantsch, a language that is close to extinction and has had to be nurtured to ensure its survival - much like te reo.

Troy | Share your why

Posted by Troy Duckworth · September 09, 2024 2:16 PM

Earlier in the year our tamariki made a bilingual mural around hākinakina at Turitea School.

Jordan | Share your why

Posted by Lacy James · September 09, 2024 11:58 AM

As an immigrant, kaiako, and mama to a boy with Māori ancestry, learning and speaking te reo Māori in our everyday life is a top priority.

Lesley | Share your why

Posted by Lesley Carter · September 09, 2024 11:09 AM

Hearty from the Heart Foundation and I will be attending a hangi at Milford Kindergarten to celebrate their 6th Pā-Harakeke Tohu Manawa Ora, based on the Te Whāriki strands of learning.

Victoria | Share your why

Posted by Victoria Clark · September 09, 2024 10:37 AM

For those before me who were silenced for speaking Te Reo Māori and for those after me- A Forever Language

sarah | Share your why

Posted by sarah collier · September 09, 2024 9:03 AM

Nāku te waimārie, I am so lucky to be able to kōrero i te reo Māori <3.

lily | Share your why

Posted by lily stuart · September 09, 2024 8:14 AM

A language reflects the culture of a people.

Erica | Share your why

Posted by Erica Yates · September 09, 2024 7:59 AM

Because learning Te Reo has given me a sense of belonging to Aotearoa

Ana | Share your why

Posted by Ana Campbell · September 09, 2024 6:24 AM

Whakahiriri na Taku mokopuna mo nga 🎤waiata Mai .

Jojo | Share your why

Posted by Jojo Redmond · September 08, 2024 12:55 PM

Kia ora koutou.

Joleigh | Share your why

Posted by Joleigh Kingi · September 08, 2024 8:45 AM

Sadly I grew up in a non speaking Māori environment.

Rosa | Share your why

Posted by Rosa Lu · September 07, 2024 11:21 PM

By so doing , to connect people in Taiwan and Maaori so both can learn from each other.

Jorge Bo | Share your why

Posted by Jorge Bo Smid · September 07, 2024 11:15 PM

Mana Tapu.

Louise | Share your why

Posted by Louise Barnicoat · September 07, 2024 10:34 PM

Learning te reo Māori me ona tikanga has brought me closer to te iwi Maori me te ao Māori which has been an absolute privilege.

Mary | Share your why

Posted by Christine Deschamps · September 07, 2024 3:54 PM

Because I have no answer to " why not ".

Ana | Share your why

Posted by Ashley Kokiri paul · September 07, 2024 12:15 PM

Kia ora my name is ASHLEY KOKIRI I want to learn to your te reo Maori I am a baby in this game I have two daughters I have a partner I want to learn more Maori and take it to the next level when I have completed

Shelly | Share your why

Posted by Shelly Paul · September 07, 2024 11:59 AM

My Koro and my Dad were raised with our reo not being prioritised and in fact it was taken away from them actively in their schooling and everyday life.

Francie | Share your why

Posted by Francie Champion · September 07, 2024 11:39 AM

I started learning Te Reo Maori from Toby Rikihana about 50 years ago.

Beth | Share your why

Posted by Beth Wong · September 07, 2024 10:59 AM

To me, te reo Māori is the first language of Aotearoa.

Liahona | Share your why

Posted by Liahona Ellery · September 07, 2024 10:58 AM

I want to learn to be able to reo Māori with my tamariki and to keep our beautiful language around for many generations to come.

Merepeka | Share your why

Posted by Merepeka Maniapoto · September 07, 2024 10:24 AM

Tēnei tōku tōtō maori, he Māori āhau kei te kōrero mō ake tonu.

Jessie | Share your why

Posted by Jessie Francis · September 07, 2024 9:49 AM

Kei te pirangi mātou ki te whakanui i te reo Māori, nō reirā ka ū mātou ki te kaupapa ia rā, ia rā!

Andrea | Share your why

Posted by Andrea Fale · September 07, 2024 9:42 AM

I just became a NZ citizen after 22 years and want to learn the official language in NZ.

Emily | Share your why

Posted by Emily Wharerimu · September 07, 2024 9:22 AM

Today we celebrate my Nana's 90 th birthday.

Linda | Share your why

Posted by Linda Holmes · September 07, 2024 9:09 AM

My Why is our future.

Raymond | Share your why

Posted by Raymond Paku · September 03, 2024 10:22 PM

I have been off and on the te reo māori wagon for a few year's now but still enjoy speaking a little but i am hoping to get my mokopuna to take up the challenge as well