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Rosalie - Napier
Posted by Rosalie Stevens · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I am an educator, mother and wife and I want to cherish the language and values of this kaupapa and our national language. -
Rory - Christchurch
Posted by Rory Jones · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Because we are all richer when we are all rich. -
Ropata - Whangārei
Posted by Rōpata Diamond · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Kia ora marika tō tātou nei reo ka mutu ka tukuna mā tō tātou Reo te Reo matua ka rongo nei tātou i ngā tōpito katoa o te motu! -
Room D3 - Palmerston North
Posted by Jane Sutherland · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Te reo Maori is not just an official language of NZ - it is part of who we are. -
Room 8 - Whanganui
Posted by Room 8 St Johns Hill School · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
We want to celebrate Maori language Week. -
Room 22 - Christchurch
Posted by Room 22 Queenspark School · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Recognition of our family, whānau, and community. -
Rongyue - Hamilton
Posted by Rongyue Sun · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I'm an early childhood teacher in Aotearoa, I think it is important to pass the knowledge, the cultural abundance for our future generation. -
Ronda - Auckland
Posted by Ronda Lough · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Awareness of our Language is very important to me. -
Rona - Tauranga
Posted by Rona Keith · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
The first time I took a course in te reo, I said that as an immigrant from Scotland, I didn't come here expecting it to be like UK. -
Ron - Tamaki
Posted by Sharon Smith · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I want to be able to converse in our national language to think differently on everyday things. -
Romy - Christchurch
Posted by Romy Forrer · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
It is important that we embrace Te Reo Māori as an official language of Aotearoa so we do not lose this unique language and culture. -
Rohario - Kerikeri
Posted by Rohario Waretini · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
To honour our tupuna who fought the fight to revive our language before it died out. -
Rohan - Auckland
Posted by Rohan MacMahon · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
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Roger - Nelson
Posted by Roger Wilde · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Nā te mea ko te reo kotahitanga mō ngā iwi o te motu. -
Roger - Auckland
Posted by Roger van den Heuvel · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
To understand more about Maori culture and language. -
Rochelle - Tauranga
Posted by Rochelle Bishop · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Its important for new zealand to learn and acknowledge our history. -
Rochelle - Auckland
Posted by Rochelle Crichton · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I am a New Zealander, born here and even though I am not Maori, Maori is the heritage of this country and we all should be embracing the culture fully with all our hearts. -
Robyn - Nelson
Posted by Robyn McLaren · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
He kaiako reo Maori ahau, he Maori taku tama, me aku mokopuna - ko te reo Maori te reo o Aotearoa. -
Robyn - Nelson
Posted by Robyn Prokop · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
It's about time I learned to speak our second national language . -
Robyn - Hamilton
Posted by Robyn Slade · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I would like to feel comfortable integrating Māori into more of my daily conversation and to understand more so that others can do the same and keep the flow of conversation. -
Robert - Hamilton
Posted by robert parton · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
As first generation pakeha I respect the place of tangata whenua as first peoples and want to support their struggle for an equitable place in Aotearoa. -
Robert - Auckland
Posted by Robert Grindlay · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I have returned to Aotearoa after 25 years overseas, and I largely missed the te reo revival of the last 2 decades. -
Riwia - Auckland
Posted by Riwia Fox · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
It's part of who I am. -
Riria - New Plymouth
Posted by Riria Watarawi · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
To contribute towards the strengthening of our culture for our tamariki and all our mokopuna, rebuilding our values and beliefs . -
Ripai - Palmerston North
Posted by Ripai Tamihana · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I do think it is very important for ourselves and for future generations to learn Te Reo Maori, we are the ones who will carry our language forward. -
Rieko - Wellington
Posted by Rieko Woodford-Robinson · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I am interested in Māori Tikanga and encouraging others to be interested, too. -
Ricky Tumanako - Wairoa , Hawkes Bay
Posted by Ricky Tahuri · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Looking for more resource`s to help me on my journey, to normalise our reo not just for this week but for everyday . -
Richelle - Reporoa
Posted by Richelle McDonald · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Our school is committed to speaking and learning in Te Reo for at least 3 hours a week. -
Richelle - Auckland
Posted by Richelle Whareumu · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I am pakeha but my family is Maori, love the culture and would love to be proficient in te reo one day. -
Richard - Wellington
Posted by Richard Waggott · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I work with many Maori brothers so I think it's my duty to communicate in their mother tongue. -
Richard - Upper Hutt
Posted by Richard Everson · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
As being of Maori decent, I feel like it’s my duty as New Zealand Maori. -
Richard - Lower Hutt
Posted by Richard Weir · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Am a late comer but need to make more of an effort. -
Richard - Hamilton
Posted by Richard Lawrence · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I believe te Reo Maori is a foundation of identity and a source of rich wisdom for me as Pakeha alongside Maori people. -
Richard - Christchurch
Posted by Richard Hokianga · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Because I wish to learn and keep learning Te Reo, because I’m proud to be Maori. -
Ria - Auckland
Posted by Ria du Plesssis · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
We acknowledge the importance of the Maori language in Aotearoa. -
Ria - Auckland
Posted by Andria Vagana · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Because I hear my cousins and nieces speaking reo and tho I'm not fluent it really tops my cup up. -
Rey - wellington
Posted by Rey Perry · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
its part of me. -
Reweti - Palmerston Nth
Posted by Reweti Arapere · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Ma wai ra e taurima nga marae o te iwi. -
Rewa - Kaitaia
Posted by Rewa Jellick · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
To honour my tupuna and to teach my tamariki that I care about keeping tikanga Māori and Te reo alive that I care about our roots and connection to this whenua that it’s important and should never have even had the potential to be lost. -
Renee - New Plymouth
Posted by Renee Leathley · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Am a teacher so will share this with my class. -
Renee - Dunedin
Posted by Renee Dixon · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I whakapapa Maori and I want to connect to a language that has been lost in my whanau. -
Regina
Posted by Reginald Smith · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
Because Maaori is an official language of NZ, and Maaori are a integral part of the history on Aotearoa. -
Rebekah - Tauranga
Posted by Rebekah Geerlings · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
because we live in a bilingual nation, so it is important that my pakeha family and I know at least the basics of te reo, including how to pronounce our place names correctly. -
Rebekah - Auckland
Posted by Rebekah Megson · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
TeReo is one of our national languages and it is important for me to have this in our home especially for our son as he grows up. -
Rebecca - Wellington
Posted by Rebecca Ngarimu · September 14, 2020 2:57 PM
I am proud of my heritage. -
Rebecca - Palmerston North
Posted by Rebecca Dunning · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Beautiful native language needs to be respected and used and taught properly as much as possible. -
Rebecca - New Plymouth
Posted by Rebecca Crowe · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
I'm a teacher, and I see how much it means to my Māori students when te reo Māori is brought into the classroom, even if I don't always get it right (they'll correct me! -
Rebecca - Napier
Posted by Rebecca Jacobs · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Growing up I was always made to feel like being Māori was unimportant and not something I to be proud of. -
Rebecca - Mount Maunganui
Posted by Becks Heywood · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
I have Maori ancestry and would like to be able to understand more. -
Rebecca - Cromwell
Posted by Rebecca Williams · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Te Reo is a part of who we are as a nation. -
Rebecca - Christchurch
Posted by · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
For my children. -
Rebecca - Auckland
Posted by Rebecca Peters · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
For my children's education. -
Rebbecca - Ōtautahi
Posted by Rebbecca Sweeney · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Because I am Pākehā and a proud Te Tiriti partner. -
Reanne
Posted by Reanne Tawharu · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
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Raylene - Porirua
Posted by Raylene Bishop · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Celebration of Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori is a highlight of the year for me. -
Rayden - Auckland
Posted by rayden tuatagaloa · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Im doing this for our people And our whanau and our tamariki. -
Ray - Manukau
Posted by Ray Henry · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Because I am Maori and I need to start somewhere with showing my tamariki how proud we are as maori. -
Rawinia - Hastings
Posted by Rawinia Gemmell · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Tautoko te kaupapa. -
Rangi - Whangarei
Posted by Rangi Reuben-Tuoro · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
The importance of inclusiveness and identity. -
Rangi - Auckland
Posted by Atarangi Anderson · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Wanting to revitalise Te reo within my whānau so it can be gifted to future generations . -
Raewyn - Glen Eden
Posted by Raewyn Donnell · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
This is US. -
Rachelle - Whangarei
Posted by Rachelle Nilsen · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
I believe we should be speaking Te Reo in our korero every day, This is a fantastic opportunity to come together as one. -
Rachelle - Hamilton
Posted by Rachelle Sharp · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
I enjoy listening to Te Reo. -
Rachel - Auckland
Posted by Rachel Taylor · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
I am a kaiako and a new māma. -
Rach - Tokoroa
Posted by Rach Joyce · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
To keep our reo alive! -
Ra - Hamilton
Posted by Hera McQueen · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Te Reo Māori has been an important part of my upbringing and growth as a person. -
Qurat - Whangarei
Posted by Qurat Shahzad · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
I want to learn Maori but never found the drive to actually kickstart it. -
Quinn - Christchurch
Posted by Quinn McNaughtan · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
to understand the culture you must understand the language! -
Queenid - Mangakino
Posted by Queenie Martin · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Being Māori. -
Prisca - Wellington
Posted by Prisca MacDonald · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
To give effect to Te tiriti - Te reo Māori is our first language. -
Preenika - Auckland
Posted by Preenika Singh · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
We acknowledge and value the importance of te reo Maori not only in New Zealand but as an early childhood centre and endeavour to uphold this and practice the bi-cultural early childhood curriculum of Aotearoa, Te Whariki. -
Poihaere - Tauranga
Posted by Poi Bidois · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
My husband and I made a conscious decision to send our tamariki to kohanga, rumaki and wharekura because we ourselves didn’t have the confidence enough to speak. -
Piripi - Otepoti
Posted by Piripi Matthews · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
It’s important for me to grow in Te Reo Māori so me kids can have the opportunity to converse and connect with their whanau who speak fluently. -
Pippa - Christchurch
Posted by Pippa Wipperfuerth · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
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Phoebe - Auckland
Posted by Phoebe Fabricius · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Because it is our indigenous language. -
Phillipa - Hamilton
Posted by Phillipa Adam · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
I believe it’s important to share, celebrate, recognise and respect our beautiful national language and culture. -
Philippa - Paraparaumu
Posted by Pip greig · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
We know how important it is for us to kaiako to use and speak as much Te Reo Maori on a daily basis, so all the tamariki learn and know New Zealands native language. -
Phil - Christchurch
Posted by Phil Straver · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
If we don't use it, we will loose a massive, important part of our culture. -
Pewana - Lower Hutt
Posted by Pewana Hunter · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Toku Reo. -
Petra - Avondale
Posted by Petra Hammond · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Because its my heritage and I'm proud of my ancestors . -
Petra - Auckland
Posted by Petra Thorsty · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
When Europeans arrived they sought to systematically destroy The Reo Māori and drove it into disuse through both the official and unofficial laws. -
Peter - Whangarei
Posted by Peter Blundell · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Te reo maori is the essence of keeping Aotearoa unique in this world while at the same time binding us all together as one. -
peter - whangamatā
Posted by peter lindgren-streicher · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
It feels important to learn this language and try to make it part of my everyday life year round! -
Peter - Hamilton
Posted by Peter Moeau · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
He kaupapa matua te tu pakari mo to tatou reo, me te tu maaro hoki mo to tatou Maoritanga, kei tahaetia e nga koretake me nga kuware. -
Peter - Auckland
Posted by Peter Mullins · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
As I grew up, I had very few opportunities to learn Te Rep - I’m 71 now, perhaps this is my last chance?. -
Peter - Auckland
Posted by Peter Burger · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
As many of us live away from our marae, maybe our skin gets fairer across the generations, we need ways to bind together to define ourselves. -
Peggy - Whangarei
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I love learning Te Reo, a beautiful language. -
Pauline - Pwhakaronahiatua whakarongo|ahiatua
Posted by Pauline Hakaraia · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Have not taken,part in a Maori language throughout my life and now would love to . -
Pauline - Napier
Posted by Pauline Kaufusi · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
He kaiako ahau kei te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Hou. -
Pauline - Christchurch
Posted by Pauline Trathen · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
To embed Te Reo into my daily practice, so it rolls off my tongue to model well for my students. -
Pauline - Auckland
Posted by Pauline Grieve · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
I believe Maori language is unique to Aotearoa . -
Paulette - Nelson
Posted by Paulette Rawson · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Because I didn't learn te reo when I went to school and I want to learn it as it's part of what makes me a kiwi. -
Paula - Hastings
Posted by Paula O'Boyle · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Because I want to be part of celebrating Te Reo, recognising it's an official language of this country. -
Paul - Wellington
Posted by Paul Wolffram · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Want to be part of the 1 million conversational speakers in 2040. -
Paul - Wellington
Posted by Paul Ramsay · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Te reo Māori is the language of Aotearoa New Zealand and deserves to be honoured and respected. -
Paul - Wellington
Posted by Paul Forster · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Maori is an important language for all kiwis. -
Patricia - Whitianga
Posted by Patricia Graves · September 14, 2020 2:56 PM
Every bit of learning te reo whether it be in the classroom or at home is a step in the right direction. -
Patricia - Waihi Beach
Posted by Patricia Stelzer · September 14, 2020 2:55 PM
Maori language and tikanga are the foundation of Aotearoa. -
Patricia - Auckland
Posted by Patricia Holdich · September 14, 2020 2:55 PM
I don't want to lose our language it is what identifies us as being Maori. -
Pat - Auckland
Posted by Pat James · September 14, 2020 2:55 PM
Te Reo Maori is a beautiful language and the language of our country- it needs to be preserved,celebrated and honoured and to be a living legacy for the people of Aotearoa .
