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Ngā Karere me Ngā Rauemi
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Te Rangaihi Reo Māori
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Phyl - Kawerau
Posted by Phyl Savage · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
Learn the language. -
Paula - Christchurch
Posted by Paula Rountree · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
I want to participate more in Maori events and to honour our national language by increasing my ability to use it. -
Paul - Ōtautahi
Posted by Paul Evans · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
Because it creates a strong shared bond with others who also value the reo and who recognise the importance of the reo as a unique language with unique values implicit in the language. -
Olivia - Kirikiriroa
Posted by Olivia Barr · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
Because Maori language and culture is the most beautiful part of our country and I want to keep it around. -
Nikau - Dunedin
Posted by Nikau Reti-Beazley · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
Ki te kore to tatou reo Maori, horekau to tatou mauri. -
Nicole - Wellington
Posted by Nicole Saddlier Brown · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
It’s important for us kiwis to be proud of our roots and represent our country with our ataahua culture 😀. -
nick - Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch
Posted by nick kapica · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
Isthmus exists to create unique places. -
Nick - Dunedin
Posted by Nick Clark · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
For my partner. -
Ngawai - Hamilton
Posted by Ngawai Horotini · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
I am on my te reo maori journey, started during lockdown. -
Ngata Three (31 Participants) - Auckland
Posted by Andrew Barrett · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
Te Reo is a passion of mine and one that needs to be engaged in with all areas of life. -
New Zealand Opera - Auckland
Posted by Awhimai Fraser · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
New Zealand Opera is our national opera company and we have been thinking a lot about what this means for Aotearoa. -
New Zealand - Auckland
Posted by New Zealand Post · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
We want to be a part of the 50,000+ other registered language champions celebrating te Reo with a defining moment: the Māori Language Moment. -
Nettie - Auckland
Posted by Nettie Burton · September 14, 2020 11:38 AM
As a volunteer community worker I do work with whanau and love to learn more about te Reo Maori and maoritanga. -
Neroli - Wellington
Posted by Neroli Ayling · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
One of my work colleagues (Ellie) is really getting into speaking te reo Māori and learning more about mātauranga Māori. -
Natasha - Cromwell
Posted by Natasha Hayes · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
Because I am Maori. -
Natalie - Hamilton
Posted by Natalie Toombs · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
To grow my use of te reo Māori in practice, celebrate how much I value te reo Māor, and to be a role model for the staff and students at Endeavour School. -
Natalia’s - Wellington
Posted by Natalia Lagos Jefferson · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
I have been living in NZ for 7 years and I have just started learning Te Reo since last year when I started working for the public service. -
Muhammad Tamzid - Warkworth,Auckland
Posted by Muhammad Tamzid Khan · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
To be a part of one of you. -
Morgan - Palmerston North
Posted by Morgan Swampcroft · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
I arrived here as a refugee from family violence and attempted murder, able to come because of Australian citizenship, born in England. -
Morag - Barcelona
Posted by Morag Makey · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
My mum was a Kiwi who moved to Australia when she was 24. -
Moko - Rotorua
Posted by Moko Edmonds · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
Because Te Reo Māori is the Conner stone of all Māori values. -
Moey - Auckland
Posted by Moey Fatialofa · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
Te reo Māori is the language of the land! -
Miritana - Sydney
Posted by Miritana Hughes · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
Living in Sydney is an obvious separation from whenua, so practising Te Reo Maori is a fulfilling and wonderful way for me to reconnect with my roots. -
Miriama - Turangi
Posted by Miriama Prentice · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
Kia rere te reo Maori kia Maori to tātou ao❣️. -
Miriam - Auckland
Posted by Miriam Hartmann · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
I value the place of Te Reo in our schools and want more people (students and staff) to embrace and develop their understanding of Maori culture and language. -
Michelle - Te Popo
Posted by Michelle Singfield · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
My whakapapa descended from Rangitane and I have been researching my heritage. -
Michelle - Tauranga
Posted by Michelle Marston · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
Keeping the language alive helps keep the culture alive. -
Michelle - Feilding
Posted by Michelle Burrow · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
My amazing grandchildren are going to be bi lingual, and I want to be able to encourage them and learn beside them. -
Michelle - Christchurch
Posted by Shell Stewart · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
To continue to uphold te tiriti o waitangi and to learn more for the future of aoteatoa. -
Michelle - auckland
Posted by michelle brown · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
Our centre is committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Te Waitangi, and are striving to encourage Te Reo amoung our tamariki and educators. -
Mere - Palmerston North
Posted by Mere Waru · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
To keep our reo alive and honour our tipuna who paved the way for our tikanga and reo to survive and maintain my tino rangatiratanga. -
Mere - Auckland
Posted by Emere McDonald · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
It's a recognised language that needs to be heard more. -
Memory - Ohingaiti
Posted by Memory Lyon · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
Our tamariki feel a stronger sense of mana Atua and connection when speaking te reo Māori. -
Melanie - Kāpiti
Posted by Melanie Chaytor · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
Te reo is one of the things that makes NZ special. -
Mel - Timaru
Posted by Mel Heath · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
To keep the language alive. -
Mel - St Andrews, Hamilton
Posted by Mel Hawken · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
It is important that everyone in Aotearoa has at least a basic understanding of te reo and the more people who can korero Maori, the more support there will be to help others speak and understand more of the language. -
Mel - New Plymouth
Posted by Mel Abbott · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
As a pakēha on this land, I want to dig deep into stepping back but also absorb what is so willingly shared by the indigenous of Aotearoa. -
Meg - Wellington5432!
Posted by Meg Davies · September 14, 2020 11:37 AM
We should all be using te reo Māori in our everyday life. -
mayana - Palmerston North
Posted by May Karena · September 14, 2020 11:36 AM
To normalise Te Reo Māori me ōna tikanga at our kura. -
Mautiki - Horowhenua
Posted by Mautiki Mete · September 14, 2020 11:36 AM
I am limited in Te Reo Maori. -
Matthew - Sapporo
Posted by Matthew Cotter · September 14, 2020 11:36 AM
Solidarity. -
Marlie - Whangarei
Posted by Marlie Walker · September 14, 2020 11:36 AM
I would love to be confident speaking Te Reo at school. -
Marissa - Te Kuiti
Posted by Marissa Campbell · September 14, 2020 11:36 AM
I'm proud to be Maori. -
Maringi - Christchurch
Posted by Maringi Parnell · September 14, 2020 11:36 AM
I'm lost and I would like to take the time to learn about Te Ao Maori. -
Marilyn - Christchurch
Posted by Marilyn Gray · September 14, 2020 11:36 AM
Because we are kaiako and it's important to us that tamariki and whānau value and learn te reo Māori. -
Marie - Welliington
Posted by Marie Hewlett · September 14, 2020 11:35 AM
I grew up when maori was new in schools, I know colours and counting but that's about it. -
Marie - Manurewa East
Posted by Marie Hibbs · September 14, 2020 11:35 AM
Piki ake i tōku eo Māori. -
Marc - Clive
Posted by Marc Leney-Smith · September 14, 2020 11:35 AM
I need to learn and to practice the regular use of te Reo, as, although I am not of Tangata te Whenua descent, I am a child of this land, Aotearoa. -
Mara - Tāmaki Makaurau
Posted by Mara Elwood · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
Te reo is the language of the people of Aotearoa and in order to be truly bicultural and honour all the people of this country we need to make this part of the everyday. -
Mandy - Otautahi
Posted by Mandy Perry · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
The more I practise the more I will comfortable using Te reo Maori in everyday communications all the time, not just this week. -
Manaia - Hamilton
Posted by Manaia Te Wiata · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
I was not brought up with the gift of te reo maori. -
Maia - Palmerston North
Posted by Maia Horn · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
Te Reo Māori is a taonga. -
Madeleine - Exaltación De la Cruz
Posted by Madeleine Barrera · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
Maori language and culture has been sidelined for too long (that’s putting it mildly). -
Lynda - Auckland
Posted by Lynda Finn · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
It is very important that I understand the spoken word and that I pronounce words correctly. -
Luqman - Tamaki Makaurau
Posted by Luqman Hayes · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
Te reo Māori is not only an official language of Aotearoa but its indigenous language. -
Luke - Otaki
Posted by Luke Sherman · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
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Lucian - Maroubra
Posted by Lucian Te Kahu · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
Because our language is beautiful and sacred. -
Louvain - Christchurch
Posted by Louvain Ander · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
Te reomaori is our language. -
Lou - Geraldine
Posted by Lou Ochsner · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
I grew up in Wales when the movement to grow the Welsh language was in full swing. -
Lorraine - Fremont CA USA
Posted by Lorraine Libatique · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
Keeps the Māori culture, language and traditions alive and brings global exposure, deepens appreciation for the Māori way of life. -
Lorna - Porirua
Posted by Lorna Moeahu · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
So our language isn't lost. -
Lorella - New Plymouth
Posted by Lorella Doherty · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
For me as a Pākehā, learning te reo Māori (even just some), but most importantly pronunciation (especially of names and place names); is a step toward healing and unity. -
Liz - Christchurch
Posted by Liz O'Kane · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
te reo is becoming more common in media, workplaces, schools. -
Linley - Rolleston
Posted by Linley Thomas · September 14, 2020 11:34 AM
I think all New Zealanders should value our first language so that it is protected and not lost. -
Leilani - Kirikiriroa
Posted by Leilani Naera · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
E ora ai tō tātou reo, me kōrero. -
Laura - Tāmaki
Posted by Laura McKenzie · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
To realise the dreams of my ancestors. -
Latitia - Chch
Posted by Latitia Paniora · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
I come from a family where on one side the hurt and damage of colonisation separated us from the reo/culture and on the other side it was beaten out of us. -
Latisha - Wellsford
Posted by Latisha Sinclair · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
I feel Te Reo Maori should be compulsory at schools just like English is. -
Latifah - Taupõ
Posted by Latifah Phillips · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
I love learning languages, but this way it is the language of the country I love and I can use it every day. -
Laskarina - Auckland
Posted by Laskarina Chaldeakis · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
After eight years of living in Aotearoa and picking up many words in te reo, I‘d love to be able to start putting those words into sentences and, perhaps one day, even have a conversation in te reo. -
Larissa - Hamilton
Posted by Larissa Keast · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
I really enjoy the Maori language and don’t wNt to see it diminish like other things In our culture. -
Lara - Wellington
Posted by Lara Robertson · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
Because it's ours! -
Lance - Labrador Gold Coast Australia
Posted by Lance Petley · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
To keep the reo strong. -
Kyra - Wellington
Posted by Kyra James · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
To honour my tipina. -
Kym - Hamilton
Posted by Kym Moore · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
Because the Maori language is awesome and it needs to be a priority. -
Kristina - Melville
Posted by Kristina McQueen · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
te reo is our taonga, our treasure. -
Keryn - Nelson
Posted by Keryn Filer · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
If we as a country don't do something we will lose a beautiful taonga, te reo Maori. -
Keriata - Hamilton
Posted by Keriata Kuiti · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
Kia arohaina aku tamariki i tō tātou reo. -
Kelly - Remuera
Posted by Kelly Juers · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
I feel the Māori language is important for our people, our land(economy) and our history. -
Keiana - Hamilton
Posted by Keiana Harris · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
to have a connection to my whakapapa. -
Kaya - Levin
Posted by Kaya Broughton · September 14, 2020 11:33 AM
It is important because Te Reo Maori needs to be normalised and our tamariki need to hear our language being spoken so they can grow to be confident learners of our language to. -
Katrina - Auckland
Posted by Katrina Burnett · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
It’s a weakness of mine and I want to better myself and others. -
Katie - Auckland
Posted by Kate Mccutcheon · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
As a nurse its important to me to honour te reo maori as our language, to continue to forge relationships with my maori patients , to speak te reo maori and amplify the voices of wahine toa. -
kathy - Rotorua
Posted by kathy Martin · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
Embarrassed when my moko speak Te reo and i don't understand or converse back to them. -
Kath - Auckland
Posted by Kath Osullivan · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
Because we are a whanau of 5 million! -
Kate - Wellington
Posted by Kate Frykberg · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
I'm taking part because I think we should all learn Te Reo Māori and build a bilingual Aoteaora. -
Kasia - Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Posted by Kasia Gil · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
Ki ahau nei me ako tātou katoa i te reo Māori, kia ora tonu ai tēnei taonga nui whakahirahira o Aotearoa. -
Karen Moetu - Pimpama Gold Coast Australia
Posted by Karen Moetu Katipa · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
No matter when your journey starts with te reo and where in the world you are, we will be one in a million or more. -
karen - johnsonville
Posted by karen black · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
I am passionate about using and teaching te reo in the classroom. -
Kara - Hamilton
Posted by Kara Zelezniak · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
To connect to my wakapapa. -
Kahu - wellington
Posted by Kahu pohatu-campbell · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
Like many other Māori I don't know the language and feel embarrassed at times. -
Justyna - Wellington
Posted by Justyna Paplinska · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
Language has a deep connection with culture and identity. -
Julie - Whakatane
Posted by Julie Nielsen · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
Te Reo Maori is a part of what makes New Zealander's who we are. -
Julia - Dunedin
Posted by Julia Anson · September 14, 2020 11:32 AM
I’m a New Zealander celebrating New Zealand’s national language I do it everyday. -
Juergen - Auckland
Posted by Juergen Lier · September 14, 2020 11:31 AM
It is important for me as a foreigner to integrate into NZ culture and to expose my class to Maori culture. -
Judy - Tamaki Makaurau
Posted by Judy Henderson · September 14, 2020 11:31 AM
To be part of a greater good. -
judith - Auckland
Posted by judith panapa · September 14, 2020 11:31 AM
To be proud to speak Te REO Maori. -
Joy - Nelson
Posted by Joy Davenport · September 14, 2020 11:31 AM
Te Reo Māori is an official language of NZ. -
Josina - Hamilton
Posted by Josina Ngare · September 14, 2020 11:31 AM
It is important to me because i want to be able to fluently speak my language- Te Reo. -
Josh - Mount Maunganui
Posted by Josh Hunt · September 14, 2020 11:31 AM
Because its important to continually breathe life into our language, to expand my world through reo, and open my eyes to the world of my people.