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Ruth | Share your why
Posted by Ruth Herd · September 12, 2023 2:35 PM
Our team are learning Te Reo Māori every day for an hour this week, including learning a karakia and shared kai to observe the Māori Language Moment on September 14. -
Shanell | Share your why
Posted by Shanell Kelly · September 12, 2023 1:08 PM
Preparing the Harakeke -
Dot | Share your why
Posted by Dot Dalziell · September 12, 2023 12:50 PM
Ko te reo o tēnei whenua - ko tō tātou Reo Rangatira -
Laurence | Share your why
Posted by Laurence Sherriff · September 12, 2023 12:42 PM
Ko Laurence toku ingoa. -
Grace | Share your why
Posted by Grace Duncan · September 12, 2023 12:17 PM
For te reo Māori to be spoken, understood and used everyday across ngā motu! -
Jennifer | Share your why
Posted by Jennifer Hanson · September 12, 2023 12:09 PM
I will be reflecting on my Te Reo journey and making an extra effort to incorporate it into my conversations. -
Tamsyn | Share your why
Posted by Tamsyn Parry · September 12, 2023 11:32 AM
My daughter and I are learning Te Iwi e so we can sing it together. -
Te Ao | Share your why
Posted by Nicola Price-Johnson · September 12, 2023 10:03 AM
In Aotearoa's land of green and gold,. -
Karen | Share your why
Posted by Karen Allnutt-Steelman · September 12, 2023 10:02 AM
As an immigrant with North American Indian ancestry (below the US government's recognised percentage), I can relate to the impacts of colonisation upon Māori. -
Taila | Share your why
Posted by Taila Roth · September 12, 2023 9:49 AM
To let go of my whakama of not growing up with my reo and continue to grow. -
Susanna | Share your why
Posted by Susanna Morton · September 12, 2023 9:10 AM
Te Reo is a beautiful language and it is not celebrated enough in Aotearoa. -
Lara | Share your why
Posted by Lara Signal · September 12, 2023 9:07 AM
For me it’s about learning and becoming stronger in our understanding of Te Ao Māori together. -
Jane | Share your why
Posted by Jane Gama · September 12, 2023 9:02 AM
It is great to see the tide turning and Te Reo becoming an official language in practice. -
Shaheeda | Share your why
Posted by Shaheeda Koya · September 12, 2023 8:58 AM
I keep the korero alive with my tamariki so that we can learn Te Reo together. -
Charlotte | Share your why
Posted by Charlotte Gee · September 12, 2023 8:47 AM
I am wanting to learn Te Reo Māori because I think it is a beautiful language and part of who we are as Aotearoa. -
Kara | Share your why
Posted by Karen McGuire · September 12, 2023 8:45 AM
Kia ora koutou, I want to understand and kōrero te reo Māori as it is a taonga. -
Sheryl | Share your why
Posted by Sheryl Maafu · September 12, 2023 8:38 AM
I want to share our kai here in Kakanui, South Island. -
Lynda | Share your why
Posted by Lynda Haua-Morice · September 11, 2023 11:53 PM
My WHY is because of my whānau. -
Maureen | Share your why
Posted by Moengaroa Maureen Tana · September 11, 2023 10:30 PM
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Mel | Share your why
Posted by Mel Pol · September 11, 2023 9:31 PM
Why, because in all my life I have never felt more at home as I do when I step into a marae. -
Koa | Share your why
Posted by Stacey Morrison · September 11, 2023 8:47 PM
Kia māhorahora te reo ki ngā wāhi katoa, me ngā kura katoa o te motu, pēnei i tō tātou Kāreti, ka kīia he kura Pākehā engari e hāpai nei i tō tātou reo rangatira -
Bronie | Share your why
Posted by Bronie Ford · September 11, 2023 8:02 PM
I want to learn and grow my knowledge and skills to help educate the generations to come. -
Juanita | Share your why
Posted by Juanita Corbett · September 11, 2023 7:29 PM
My mokopuna (when they come') are my "why" and the changes I would like for them. -
Simone | Share your why
Posted by Simone Haywood · September 11, 2023 6:47 PM
I do it for my tamariki and whānau who are Māori. -
Nare | Share your why
Posted by Nare Whittaker · September 11, 2023 6:06 PM
Whakarongorua te maunga. -
Lisa | Share your why
Posted by Lisa Thompson · September 11, 2023 5:41 PM
As a Kaiako at our kura, it is important to acknowledge our Maori heritage and teach our tamariki the reo, waiata, stories and tikanga. -
Hui | Share your why
Posted by Hui Tipene · September 11, 2023 4:22 PM
Mauri Ora ki te Mana Maori x -
Lisa | Share your why
Posted by Lisa Sengelow · September 11, 2023 3:31 PM
Ko tāku hiahia, ko te ako i te reo Māori au ia rā ia rā, nā te mea, he tino ātaahua te reo! -
Tessa | Share your why
Posted by Tessa Montgomerie · September 11, 2023 3:12 PM
To honor my Tupuna and create a legacy for my children -
Amy | Share your why
Posted by Amy McLaughlin · September 11, 2023 1:19 PM
To inspire the next generation to see te reo as the taonga it is! -
Terri | Share your why
Posted by Terri Hughes · September 11, 2023 1:09 PM
Kia whai wāhi ngā tangata katoa ki te ako . -
Terri | Share your why
Posted by Terri Hughes · September 11, 2023 12:55 PM
Hari ki Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori koutou. -
Angelicia | Share your why
Posted by Angelicia Anthony Thane · September 11, 2023 12:52 PM
To remain in touch with my indigenous identity and roots albeit being away from my whenua <3 -
Sam | Share your why
Posted by B Lilley · September 11, 2023 12:45 PM
Help the next generation coming through learn te reo Maori -
Oliver | Share your why
Posted by Miss Lilley · September 11, 2023 12:38 PM
We are so lucky to have this taonga in Aotearoa, this week is a great chance to celebrate that by giving it a try! -
Richard | Share your why
Posted by Richard Kupenga · September 11, 2023 12:00 PM
This is my why. -
Rachel | Share your why
Posted by Rachel Mackay · September 11, 2023 11:38 AM
It's likely that some of my ancestors were part of the orchestrated move to eradicate Te Reo Māori. -
Anne | Share your why
Posted by Anne Sloan · September 11, 2023 11:36 AM
My daughter and I are learning Te Reo. -
Juniper | Share your why
Posted by Justina Fariu · September 11, 2023 11:35 AM
I will be using TeReo in my emails/correspondence and with my daughter :) -
Tracey | Share your why
Posted by Tracey Robertson · September 11, 2023 11:12 AM
Te reo is a treasure that needs protecting. -
Sarah | Share your why
Posted by Sarah Gray · September 11, 2023 11:07 AM
Kia ora e hoa mā! -
Yvonne | Share your why
Posted by Yvonne Gemmell · September 11, 2023 11:05 AM
My tamāhine and I are learning te Reo Māori in the hope that one day we are able to speak it as our primary language at home. -
Daedae | Share your why
Posted by Daedae Tekoronga-Waka · September 11, 2023 11:01 AM
No reira e kore rawa e mate taku reo, engari ka tipu mo nga tau e haere ake nei. -
Gabrielle | Share your why
Posted by Gabrielle Walker · September 11, 2023 11:01 AM
My Country, My Culture, My Blood. -
Anastasia | Share your why
Posted by Anastasia Vdovina · September 11, 2023 10:43 AM
As Kaitiaki of early development of our tamariki we believe It is important that te reo Māori is valued and used in all ECE settings. -
Missy | Share your why
Posted by Missy Hokai · September 11, 2023 10:41 AM
Celebrate together as a strong community who embrace Te reo Māori! -
Rosângela | Share your why
Posted by Rosângela Martins dos Santos · September 11, 2023 10:22 AM
I love the Polynesian people especially Aotearoa because my son lives in Kerikeri. -
Daniele | Share your why
Posted by Daniele Savage · September 11, 2023 9:59 AM
Speaking te reo is a useful tohu for my keti open so many avenues it’s beautiful to know other languages -
Chelsea | Share your why
Posted by Chelsea McGaw · September 11, 2023 9:58 AM
I am working on my reo to increase my use and recall of phrases, to memorise more karakia and waiata and to connect deeper with Te Ao Māori -
Ariel | Share your why
Posted by Jenny Cutting · September 11, 2023 9:45 AM
The Glenfield Library team will sing 3 waiata together with the community present in the library for the Māori Moment on Thursday. -
Viki | Share your why
Posted by Viki Runnerstrum · September 11, 2023 9:44 AM
Our Inquiry is driven by strong Whakatauki. -
Zion | Share your why
Posted by keeley livingstone · September 11, 2023 9:24 AM
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Lyla | Share your why
Posted by Lyla Turner · September 11, 2023 9:21 AM
Ko ngā pae tawhiti, whaia kia tata. -
Lucy | Share your why
Posted by Lucy Rive · September 11, 2023 9:20 AM
Ko te mutunga oranga, he timatatanga kaha -
Kahli | Share your why
Posted by Kelly Rose · September 11, 2023 8:55 AM
To honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi -
Pippa | Share your why
Posted by Pippa Cubey · September 11, 2023 8:12 AM
He Pākehā ahau. -
Pikitia | Share your why
Posted by Pikitia Harawira · September 11, 2023 8:06 AM
I am learning more Reo Māori through waiata, moteatea, Reo Māori classes and whakapapa. -
Sam | Share your why
Posted by Sam deMello · September 11, 2023 7:50 AM
I want to learn more Te Reo Māori because we are a bicultural country and i think it is our responsibility to acknowledge that. -
Peter | Share your why
Posted by Peter Norman · September 11, 2023 7:47 AM
To use Te Reo Māori everyday especially in the workplace. -
Kelly | Share your why
Posted by Kelly Lambert · September 11, 2023 7:34 AM
Te reo Māori is so important for New Zealand’s history and recognition of our bicultural country. -
Pearl | Share your why
Posted by Pearl Hanify · September 11, 2023 7:30 AM
Because I live in Aotearoa, for my Tūpuna who spoke reo Māori, and so that my pēpi will be able to kōrero Māori -
Aroha | Share your why
Posted by Aroha Whata · September 11, 2023 7:25 AM
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Tanea | Share your why
Posted by Tania Morgan · September 10, 2023 7:17 PM
I feel connected to this country of my birth and Māori and want to embrace and respect the treaty. -
Tala | Share your why
Posted by Tala Kalauni · September 10, 2023 6:13 PM
Building better understanding & relations with my learners, add another level of fun in our space & sharing with others who are interested. -
Toby | Share your why
Posted by Toby Brown · September 10, 2023 12:00 PM
He waka eke noa. -
Katharina | Share your why
Posted by Katharina Kiefer · September 10, 2023 11:34 AM
We will gather together as one and sing! -
Denise | Share your why
Posted by Denise Kerr · September 10, 2023 9:17 AM
Keep the Reo alive ! -
Aroha | Share your why
Posted by Payton Taplin · September 09, 2023 11:20 AM
I'm taking part because I'm proud to be Māori and love our culture. -
Karen | Share your why
Posted by Karen Muir · September 08, 2023 4:27 PM
I'm scared of getting it wrong so I want to feel more confident starting with some basic te reo. -
Elizabeth | Share your why
Posted by Elizabeth Kim · September 08, 2023 4:25 PM
Ki a au nei, e hirahira ana kia mōhio tātou ko te reo Māori he reo o tēnei whenua.
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Siobhan | Share your why
Posted by Siobhan Lenehan · September 08, 2023 12:15 PM
Learning about the world around us and how to be kaitiaki of our environment -
Ed | Share your why
Posted by Ed Tuari · September 08, 2023 11:24 AM
Nei rā te mihi a te Manapou ki te Ao kia tātou katoa e whakanui ana i te reo Māori, rā mai, rā atu. -
Linda | Share your why
Posted by Linda Jackson · September 08, 2023 10:05 AM
To improve my use of te reo Māori in everyday settings, in my workplace I greet everyone with "kia ora" or "morena" in the mornings. -
Felicity | Share your why
Posted by Felicity Jacklin · September 08, 2023 10:01 AM
Language and culture go hand in hand. -
Emerson | Share your why
Posted by Emerson Nikora · September 08, 2023 8:58 AM
A wero, a challenge out to all Kaiako, students at Scots College to talk about your Māori language journey and aspiring moments to speak Te Reo and use tikanga māori in our everday lives, Kara whiua e hāpori o Kōtarani! -
Teresa | Share your why
Posted by Teresa Winterburn · September 08, 2023 7:47 AM
"Ma te kotahitanga e whai kaha ai tātau". -
Tegan | Share your why
Posted by Tegan Jones · September 07, 2023 6:53 PM
As an EC kaiako I believe it is my mahi to ako the language and culture with my ngā tamariki. -
Lynda | Share your why
Posted by Lynda Finn · September 07, 2023 5:32 PM
In 1985 after being privileged to be part of te ao Maori in 1973, I became a citizen of Aotearoa and took my Official Oath in te reo Maori. -
Brendan | Share your why
Posted by Brendan O'Ceallaigh · September 07, 2023 4:40 PM
I grew up in a bilingual environment, speaking English and Irish/Gaelic. -
Helen | Share your why
Posted by Helen Samujh · September 07, 2023 3:46 PM
The language is so poetic, I just love it. -
Nikki | Share your why
Posted by Nikki Joubert-Buys · September 07, 2023 3:08 PM
Tikanga Māori reflects good value and I believe that we can learn a lot from Māori People: respecting and caring for the Whenua and Te hanga a te Atua (God's Creation) -
Carole | Share your why
Posted by Carole Tana-Tepania · September 07, 2023 2:46 PM
Ensuring our mokopuna and generations beyond are first-language speakers of te reo Maori -
Paulette | Share your why
Posted by Paulette Fraser · September 07, 2023 2:42 PM
I'm taking part because it's a beautiful language and it's part of who we are, as a country. -
Terei Junior | Share your why
Posted by Terei Junior Rihari · September 07, 2023 2:04 PM
Kia Ora Maori Family -
Remya | Share your why
Posted by Remya Raveendran · September 07, 2023 12:57 PM
E iti noa ana nā te aroha -
Rhianon | Share your why
Posted by Rhianon Berry · September 07, 2023 12:57 PM
I am doing the Te Reo course and so my commitment is ako (learn) which I need to keep doing so I can engage in more korero (speak) with confidence -
Yvonne | Share your why
Posted by Yvonne Rooney · September 07, 2023 12:41 PM
I want to be able to contribute to the celebration of Te Wiki o Te Reo and Te Ao Māori along with many of my colleagues. -
Kate | Share your why
Posted by Kate Akers · September 07, 2023 10:01 AM
I love learning about traditional Māori knowledge, history and wisdom through the joyful medium of waiata :) -
Sheena | Share your why
Posted by Sheena Peihopa · September 07, 2023 9:21 AM
I am truly blessed and humbled to continue my journey to embrace the reo and have the confidence to use it in everyday situations. -
Taniora | Share your why
Posted by Taniora Thompson-clarke · September 07, 2023 7:48 AM
Ko Hokianga toku moana. -
Sheena | Share your why
Posted by Sheena Sherratt-Smith · September 07, 2023 5:41 AM
Ia wiki ia wiki kai te kōrero au ki tāhaku whānau. -
Jena | Share your why
Posted by Jena Ngau-Cook · September 07, 2023 5:39 AM
Taking back my reo for me and my whanau. -
Keri | Share your why
Posted by Keri Tataurangi · September 06, 2023 8:20 PM
I teach in a bilingual akomanga and I am excited to be on a journey of learning Te Reo with our tauira. -
Az Maraea | Share your why
Posted by Az Maraea Ritchie · September 06, 2023 5:16 PM
I want to continue my reo journey for my tūpuna and our future generations. -
Michelle | Share your why
Posted by Michelle Johns · September 06, 2023 4:05 PM
Te reo Māori is a beautifully rhythmic language that takes you on a journey of feelings with every kupu. -
Ua | Share your why
Posted by Ua Houkamau · September 06, 2023 3:36 PM
My why is to support the use of Te Reo maori me ona Tikanga in our day to day work lives -
Carrie | Share your why
Posted by Carrie Tier · September 06, 2023 3:30 PM
Mō kā uri ā muri ake nei -
Angela | Share your why
Posted by Angela Shailer · September 06, 2023 2:59 PM
I whānau mai ahau i Waihōpai, kei te noho au ki Te Papaioea -
Daniel | Share your why
Posted by Daniel Kershaw · September 06, 2023 2:00 PM
I have a strong connection to Māori culture. -
Holly | Share your why
Posted by Holly Aymes · September 06, 2023 12:38 PM
Ka tuhi au i tētahi pikitia me tētahi whakamāramatanga kātahi ka tukuna ki tāku whārangi IG.