We honor bi-cultural practice in many ways and treasuring Te reo Maori is a daily element we share with the tamariki in our centre.

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I am proud to be part Maori and believe that nz takes advantage of our culture so why not embrace it,, talk the talk so walk the walk.

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Te reo is the first language of aotearoa new Zealand and should be learnt and spoken by everybody.

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We need to keep the language alive!

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I’ve been back in my hometown Tikitiki (SH35, two hours north of Gisborne) for three years and one I’ve noticed here is the love of Te Reo and The fluency our kaumatua and other generations that live here have.

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This is the ONLY place in the world where te ao Māori can thrive.

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I'm not Maori but I recognise it's the first language of this country and we need to teach our tamariki in NZ to respect Maori, it's the first step to fixing the problems pakeha have caused.

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My Dad invited me and he is getting really good with his Te Reo.

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As a beginning teacher I want to learn with my tamariki how to embed the language in my classroom

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Te Reo is an official language of Aotearoa and also a beautiful language.

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I want to be part of a collective which honours Māori culture and connect with Aotearoa on a deeper level.

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I've lived in NZ 13 years now.

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Te Reo Maori is a special language which is spoken by very few people in the world.

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Because it is a great way to come together as New Zealanders.

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Because I would like to start my own journey and I see this moment as a great starting point.

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So that our native language can stay alive .

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For my own self knowledge but more importantly for my pepi who id love to grow up embraced,confident & proud of Our Reo.

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Te Reo, is the most beautiful language and is an intergal part of NZ and should be an important part in the NZ school languages.

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As a Maori raised away from my marae in the city, I have had to overcome barriers to reconnect to my whanau and return home.

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Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu.

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Aue-ko te reo.

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To help signal the importance of te reo Maori, the understanding of other cultures generally (including through language), and to help inspire my tamariki to do the same .

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Te Reo is a beautiful language that should be shared and encouraged a lot more, I speak a lot and want to continue to learn.

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It is important for our children to be inspired about Te Reo, so we need to ensure as teachers we are helping to promote the language.

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Ko te reo Māori he taonga tuku iho.

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It is important as part of our obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi, to all embrace the Maori language and culture as being New Zealanders.

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We have a beautiful language, I'd love to speak te reo, Fluently, an have the knowledge to know a lot more about the Maori world, an what it's got to offer me while I'm still alive.

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Ko te reo Māori he tino tāonga tuku iho.

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Its my identity as a Maori.

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To encourage all of our tamariki to celebrate Te Reo Māori.

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For the class to recognise the significance of the week and reinforce the use of Te Reo as an everyday language.

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We are Maori, Maori is a way of life, it's not a race, you don't have to be forced to be Maori, it comes from the Heart.

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My why.

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Im a big proponent in preserving culture and learning your culture.

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We wish to keep the language alive and teach it to our tamariki at our Kindergarten .

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It is such an important part of living in NZ and understanding our country and cultures.

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I think it’s important for everyone living in New Zealand to at least be able to greet in Te reo, and to feel comfortable doing so.

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My whanau are on their reo journey as well as myself.

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Te Reo is a rich part of our country's past, present and future and we would like to see it used far more, so it is fully integrated with everyday life and language in Aotearoa.

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Ia rā, ia rā, ko te reo māori tō tātou reo tuatahi i te akomanga, nō reira, he rā pērā i ētehi atu rā o te wiki.

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Because this is about our heritage.

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Te reo is one of the official languages of Aotearoa so should be celebrated and normalized.

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Te reo, he taonga.

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It’s important for me to take part in this moment because I am Māori.

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It is critical to use and support the use of te reo and especially in an education system that has marginalised Maoridom for so long.

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I believe Te Reo is the language of NZ and needs to be celebrated .

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As I'm from the wakatio our Maori launge is dieing out and we need to speak Maori more.

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I’m originally from UK and have been living in NZ for 17 years.

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To keep the language alive and teach tikanga.

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because it is important to recognise this language.

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As a nation we need to normalise the use of te reo and commit to growing the use of te reo by everyone!

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Te reo Maori is what makes us unique and it should be celebrated.

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All of NZ need to embrace Te Reo, it's part of eliminating racism and honouring Te Tiriti.

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For the future of our mokopuna.

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Participate in any way to promote and encourage listening and speaking our beautiful Te Reo Maori - and not just in Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori.

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Basic human right to speak your own language.

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Embracing the diversity of our society is important.

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to support Te Reo growth and to increase my learning and use of Te Reo.

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I work with an amazing group of colleagues who support teachers everyday through their love of this language.

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Keeping Te Reo alive in New Zealand is the most important action we can take to keep all people who identity with Maori culture connected and engaged.

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It's empowering.

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He taonga te reo Māori.

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Because to be in true partnership we need non Māori to step into Māori spaces just as Māori have stepped into theirs for years.

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So keen for Te reo to be taught in our schools, however really want the whanau to get the Mahi.

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Te Reo Māori is the language of Aotearoa.

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Ki te whakamana, ki te whakanuia hoki i to tatou nei reo.

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Because i want to learn more about the indigenous culture of this incredible country.

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Te reo is vital to Aotearoa and our identity.

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It is important to keep the native languages of countries alive and I think we should all know the basics.

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After years overseas I have lost the language.

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He aha ai? .

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Because te reo is the heart of Māori culture.

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Te Reo Maori is a beautiful languge .

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I want show to my young students that I value and respect the Maori language by unifying with other like minded people and sing in Te Reo with them on Monday 14th at 12pm.

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We need to keep te reo Maori and the Maori culture alive in New Zealand.

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I want to be better connected to my Maori identity and to bring it to the forefront of our communities .

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For out tipuna.

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Part of my culture.

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its important to take part because idk.

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As a visitor and a traveler I would like to honor Aotearoa and learn more of it’s culture.

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It is important to keep this beautiful language alive and well used.

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He taonga te reo rangatira, te reo māori mā tātou.

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I am an early childhood teacher and committed to bicultural practice.

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I believe that te reo Maori is such a beautiful language and a huge part of our history.

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My daughters passion for the language and to embrace my partners culture.

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My grandparents were punished for speaking their own language, now I have every opportunity to.

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I've spent my entire life having to justify my identity as a kiwi and my place in Aotearoa.

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Born from a British emigrant and my fathers questionable history I have never felt truly settled in my role as Pakeha.

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I want to take part in this moment because I'm really enjoying my te Reo Maori class at WITT in Taranaki.

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As companionship with this kōrero from afar; from the attempts to revive Scots Gaelic and in solidarity with speakers worldwide especially those violently displaced from their.

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Language is such a massive part of Maori culture and who we are as New Zealander's.

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I came to Aotearoa from England when I was a young adult, and have loved making my home and raising my family here.

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Te reo Māori is a beautiful, living, language that is unique to Aotearoa.

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As teachers we interweave Te Reo in our teaching practice and encourage the children to learn.

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Because te reo is rich, metaphorical, beautiful and can teach us so much about the world.

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Keen to encourage anything that brings attention to Te Reo.

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For my myself and my children.

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For me it's knowing that when my Mum went to school her classmates were beaten in the classrooms and playground if they were heard speaking Te Reo Māori.

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