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Ngā Karere me Ngā Rauemi
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Ngā Karere me Ngā Rauemi
News and Resources
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Te Rangaihi Reo Māori
The Movement
Te Rangaihi Reo Māori
The Movement
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Our Community
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Our Community
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Hugh
Posted by Hugh Munro · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
Very simply. -
Marcel - Tauranga
Posted by Marcel Currin · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
My journey with te reo Māori is helping me understand my own identity as Pākehā. -
Delwynne - Whangarei
Posted by Delwynne Simon · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
Empowering whanaungatanga, whanau and tamariki, making connections with whakapapa through manaakitanga and Ako. -
Jamie - Dunedin
Posted by Jamie Macdonald · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
Te reo Māori is the language of our whenua. -
Kath - Wellington
Posted by Kath Read · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
I am a new resident of Aotearoa (from Australia) and I believe that it's my responsibility to learn the original language of the nation. -
Nick - Kirikiriroa
Posted by Nick Goodhew · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
I want to be able to raise my children to be bilingual but mainly to pass down the stories of our whakapapa and culture. -
Rory - Ōtautahi
Posted by Rory Clifford · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
I want to be part of the reo revitalization as it is one of our many sacred taonga . -
Noelene - Auckland
Posted by Kristin Gillies · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
To be able to effectively communicate with my patients. -
Helen - Wellington
Posted by Helen Hamilton · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
Because we cannot afford to lose te reo - otherwise who are we without it? We all have to play our part in scaffolding around success. -
Steph - Hamilton
Posted by Steph Mildon · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
Learning more about Te Reo is good for all of us - to understand and to honour. -
Troy - Hastings
Posted by Troy Gardiner · September 14, 2020 10:52 AM
Te Reo Māori is the indigenous language of Aotearoa and it is our responsibility to maintain this as a taonga tuku iho. -
Deborah - Christchurch
Posted by Deborah Jarrett · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
As a 4th generation Pakeha, I have finally reached a place where I feel as if our Māori heritage IS my heritage to an extent also. -
Michelle - Whangarei
Posted by Michelle Petricevich · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
To practice and encourage others to give it a go. -
Janet - Auckland
Posted by Janet Chen · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
Because we are part of Aotearoa New Zealand. -
Cara - Christchurch
Posted by Cara Butler · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
I believe Te reo Māori is what connects people to the land and environment like nothing else - if we can reconnect with our land in a deeper way maybe we can begin to reverse the damage that has already occurred to our country. -
Arapera - Palmerston North
Posted by Arapera Taiapa-Johnson · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
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Marie - Auckland
Posted by · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
I can express myself freely in English - by learning Te Reo, I can allow others to do the same in the language close to their hearts. -
Kiaana - Tūranga
Posted by Kiaana Briggs · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
I love my culture, my Māoritanga and all we stand for . -
Ants - Lower hutt
Posted by Ants Puki · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
So our Whanau can actively use our Reo at home therefore our beautiful Language isn't lost. -
A - Kirikiriroa
Posted by Tuiata Tarapata · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
In support of this kaupapa 100%. -
Grant - Mangawhai
Posted by Grant Hayward · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
In 1970’s l was part of a teachers group at Waikato University which was wanting to introduce Te Reno into primary schools. -
Samuel - Hamilton
Posted by Samuel O'Flaherty · September 14, 2020 10:51 AM
To give non-Māori New Zealanders a strategic position and role in the country's future. -
Marie - Whanganui
Posted by Marie Denton · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
Because we should have done this years ago, we need to acknowledge the history of the Maori people and bring te reo into the mainstream, people need to attempt Maori words correctly. -
Ashley - Te Aroha
Posted by Ashley Johnston · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
Here at BestStart Te Aroha we are always striving to upheld a bicultural environment for our tamariki. -
Natalie - Auckland
Posted by Natalie Iogha · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
I believe it is important for all New Zealanders to learn and understand as much te reo Māori as they can. -
Tamara - Christchurch
Posted by Tamara Ash · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
Wanting to be able to speak Māori to teach it to my children. -
Sonia - Christchurch
Posted by Sonia Walker · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
So all of us on Site can take part and learn. -
Amanda - Invercargill
Posted by Amanda Noblett · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
Kia whakarauika i te tangata kia ākona, kia kōrerotia i tō tātou reo rangatira, hei whāinga mō ngā uri whakaheke/ ngā rangatira mō te āpōpō. -
Paula - Tamaki Makaurau
Posted by Paula Hall · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
I began learning Te Reo 18 months ago at the Waitemata DHB, who have provided weekly classes for free. -
Joleen - Auckland
Posted by Joleen Redden · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
I grew up with my parents not speaking the reo. -
Therese - Whangarei
Posted by Therese Bourne · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
As a Māori I have always have a yearning to identify more strongly with our people, being able to speak te reo. -
Michelle - Auckland
Posted by Michelle Timoti-Hohaia · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
We acknowledge that Te Reo Maori is an official language of Aotearoa and we are excited to be part of this event with millions of others, helping to promote Te Reo Maori! -
Taneisha - Whangarei
Posted by Taneisha Katoa · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
I am of Maori descent and want to take part in all kaupapa to do with promoting Te Reo Maori! -
Marama - Wellington
Posted by Marama Mita-Waata · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
My aroha for my culture and how beautiful it is even though I lack it all. -
Christopher - London
Posted by Christopher Stickle · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
I've lived in Rānana for the last decade - A place of many languages. -
Te Ariki - Whatawhata
Posted by Te Ariki Pihama · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
Demonstrate there are many ways to keep our language alive. -
Hector - Ōtautahi
Posted by Hector Matthews · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
Kia whakamana te reo rangatira ki taku wāhi mahi. -
Lagi - Wellington
Posted by Lagi Moananu · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
We would like to support the kaupapa and help to provide a platform for our community to access and take part in celebrating our beautiful language of Te Reo Māori. -
Dean - Auckland
Posted by Dean Emmerson · September 14, 2020 10:50 AM
Because Te Reo and Maori are the first people of the land and have been held down by racist narratives for two hundred years. -
Peter - Wellington
Posted by Peter Nichols · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Linguistics/'foreign' languages are highly perishable unless they are kept alive and practiced … ergo! -
Hinetara - Kirikiriroa
Posted by Hinetara Engelen · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Reconnect and reestablish myself into my culture. -
Lisa - Invercargill
Posted by Lisa Johnston · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Our kura is based in the bottom of Te Waipounamu. -
Hilda-Rose - Auckland
Posted by Hilda-Rose Strickland · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Mo to tātou mana motuhake! -
Chris - Kerikeri
Posted by Chris Bell · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
E hira ake ana i te Reo Māori ki te wairua me te whakawhanaungatanga ō nga tāngata tuarua ō te motu nei. -
kellie - Te Puke
Posted by Kellie Hinton · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Te Reo Maori is miharo! -
Loops - Otautahi
Posted by Loops Asi · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
To embrace and acknowledge Te Reo for future generations for all who live here in Aotearoa. -
Tyler - Auckland
Posted by Tyler Wilson-Voyce · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Because it’s my culture . -
Robyn
Posted by Robyn Bishop · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Maori. -
Katherine - Wellington
Posted by Katherine stokes · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
To teach our students a karakia kai which we can implement in our lessons. -
Kahurangi - Te Whanganui a Tara
Posted by Kahurangi Graham · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
It is important to whakanui nga mea iti, to help revitalise and whakamaori te reo, to reduce the whakamā of not knowing our reo me ōna tikanga, to mitigate that feeling we should know more than we do - it's okay to do a little, learn a little, reclaim a little of ourselves, ia rā ia rā. -
kendall - Tauranga
Posted by kendall harrington · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
to immerse myself in the culture fully - understanding my tauira that I teach everyday. -
Fay - Tauranga
Posted by Fay Cowan · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
I am 62 years old and currently in a Te Reo Maaori course, although not my first, I am relearning what I learnt 20 years ago. -
Kirsten - Hamilton
Posted by Kirsten Kapea · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Everyone must do their part to normalise Te Reo Māori and we need to support all areas. -
Waimarie - Kerikeri
Posted by Waimarie Muunu · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
This kaupapa is important to me because I strongly believe that our 'te reo' is a taonga. -
Carey - Hobsonville Point
Posted by Carey Thomas-Senior · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
I am a teacher in Aotearoa and belive all teachers should fully understand our story/history. -
Joshua - New Plymouth
Posted by Joshua Paurini · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Maori is a part of who I am. -
Leaia - Tauranga
Posted by Leaia Pelesala · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Te reo is an important part of being New Zealander. -
Marshall - Whanganui
Posted by Marshall Tangaroa · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
The preservation of Te Ao Maori. -
Maia-Rose - Auckland
Posted by Maia-Rose Reremoana · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
I feel like a failure not knowing in confidence my whakapapa off by heart and I really feel like I am missing in that part of my life. -
Evelyn - Wellington
Posted by Evelyn Cole · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
Te reo Maori is unique to Aotearoa and we should be protecting it as an important taonga. -
Alex - Pahiatua
Posted by Alex McKinlay · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
I feel ashamed I am not proficient in one of our national languages. -
Rachel - Otautahi
Posted by Rachel Redmond · September 14, 2020 10:49 AM
It's important to me as pākehā living in Aotearoa to take responsibility for my own learning of Te Ao Māori. -
Lena - Wellington
Posted by Lena Meinders · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
"Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori. -
Dena - Otautahi
Posted by Dena Cowen-Willis · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
I only just discovered that this went to Parliament before I was even born! -
Wendy - New Plymouth
Posted by Wendy Walsh · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Part of my journey to learn Te Reo. -
saima - Tauranga
Posted by saima anis · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
I want to learn about the Maori language and culture. -
Tara - Lower Hutt
Posted by Tara McKnight · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
We all have a duty to preserve the history and culture of Aotearoa. -
Caleb - Kihikihi
Posted by Caleb Ashworth · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
I've always been one to take an interest in other cultures. -
Tracey - Hamilton
Posted by Tracey Stone · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
I work in a government department and feel it is important to embrace and be part of celebrating te reo. -
Angela - Blenheim
Posted by Angela Wilks · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
More signage and English/Maori versions of words side by side. -
sarah - kirikiriroha
Posted by sarah Young · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Maori language is ataahua, even though I am a pakeha its important to share and make reo available to all,. -
Margaret - Dunedin
Posted by Margaret Hemopo · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
For my kids - they are Maori and it’s their heritage and I do t want it lost I want it normalised . -
Andrea - Palmerston North
Posted by Andrea Maxwell · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
It's part of us all. -
April - Hastings
Posted by April Singh · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
To keep our language alive. -
Andre - Auckland
Posted by Andre Timothy · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
My wife and Children are Maori and speaking the language is a way to help them identify with their heritage. -
Cheiralee - Christchurch
Posted by Cheiralee Chambers · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
I want my 3 year old daughter to be able to speak her native language . -
Kororia - Putaruru
Posted by Kororia Koia · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
He aha ai?. -
Ange - Takapau
Posted by Ange Wilson · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Learning and been part of that learning experience in te reo. -
Chelsey - Lower hutt
Posted by chelsey egan · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
I have been wanting to for a long time. -
Kate - Levin
Posted by Kate Greenslade · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Te Reo will only thrive if it is spoken. -
Anne - Christchurch
Posted by Dianne Robinson · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Shared land, shared language. -
Billy - Gisborne
Posted by Billy Maxwell · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Because it’s cool to korero😜😜. -
Natasha - Hastings
Posted by Natasha Timoti · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
To promote and collaborate with others the use of te reo Māori in Aotearoa and to learn and gain more confidence in using te reo in my everyday life an in my teaching. -
Rachel - Auckland
Posted by rachel walker · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Te reo is the language of the tangata whenua we should all be confident and proud to use te reo! -
Caty - Mangapapa
Posted by Caty mayall · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
As a nurse I would love to be able to converse with my Maori patients and be able to feel confident doing so. -
Greg - Hamilton
Posted by Greg Thorne · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
We need to decolonise the moment. -
Faye - Hawkers bay
Posted by Faye Hura · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Because it is a beautiful language and who I am. -
Jennifer - Auckland
Posted by Jennifer Sackett · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
I'm embarrassed that I have called Aotearoa home for so long but still haven't learned its beautiful language properly, and I'm finally going to do something about that and find a class. -
Zach - Melbourne
Posted by Zach Eggleston · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
I was born and grew up in Melbourne, Australia. -
Rongoitekai - Raumati South, Paraparaumu
Posted by Rongo Ngata · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Participation in Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is a no-brainer for any school committed to an authentic bi-cultural journey. -
Dave - Melbourne
Posted by Dave Reynolds · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Te reo lives in being spoken and I want to join in and celebrate that life by speaking te reo Māori. -
Fritt - Auckland
Posted by Fritt Ro · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
I've seen how much learning te reo has helped my mātua kēkē on his journey, and I am inspired to do the same now. -
Holly - Auckland
Posted by Holly Aymes · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
To grow my confidence in speaking Te Reo Māori, to teach it to my tamariki (I’m still on my Te Reo learning journey), & improve my kupu knowledge. -
Meretaka - Rotorua
Posted by Meretaka Brown-Houghton · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Whanau Legacy of Te Reo . -
Kasey - Rotorua
Posted by Kasey Tawhara · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
Our reo connects us - to each other, to our whakapapa, to our whenua. -
April - Auckland
Posted by April Te Awa · September 14, 2020 10:48 AM
I always encourage everyone to speak te reo Maaori as it is an indigenous language and an ataahua one at that, that should be celebrated everywhere. -
Margaret - Queenstown
Posted by Margaret Hemopo · September 14, 2020 10:47 AM
To keep the language alive and to discover my identity! -
Sue - Wellington
Posted by Sue McCabe · September 14, 2020 10:47 AM
I am Pakeha and a beginner te reo student. -
Hannah - Papamoa
Posted by Hannah Mueller · September 14, 2020 10:47 AM
Kia ora, I am studying to become a teacher and am committed to improving my te reo Māori, to ensure that I am a culturally responsive teacher, have the confidence to support the development of our official language, and provide learning opportunities that respect the history of our country. -
Jessica - Dunedin
Posted by Jessica Hall · September 14, 2020 10:47 AM
We are a kura who value and wish to acknowledge the taonga that is Te Reo Maori.