I have grown in Aotearoa and have learned do many words over my life but still cant make a sentence, my goal is too achieve a simple conversation with ease, that is my happy goal.

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Its time for me and the other many to make reo a everyday occurrence.

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Because its who I am, Its apart of me so embrace it, learn it and move forward with it to better educate our tamariki.

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My self and My Tamariki are my why.

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I would like to gain confidence and understanding of Te Reo so I can korero at home and in the workplace.

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Because I'm proud of my people and reo.

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It is essential for kaiako to provide a bi-culutral environment, working in partnership and living te riti o waitangi, and "keeping the Maori language alive".

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Because te reo is one of the most important taonga we have in Aotearoa.

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I've always wanted to learn te reo but "life" got in the way.

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Its important to me as a Maori that our language lives on for our future generations to come .

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He take nui te reo, Te Reo Maori ki ahau na te mea, he taonga te reo na a matou matua tupuna.

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We are lucky to live in NZ and to have the Māori culture.

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Te reo Maori is 'our' language in Aotearoa NZ - we all have a responsibility to ensure it thrives and is part of every day NZ.

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Te reo Māori is Aotearoa’s language, we should all know the basics at least.

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It's the first and native language of Aotearoa and my husband and kids are Māori.

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Kia kaua to tatou reo e rite ki te moa!

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I would like to improve my own knowledge and skills in Te Reo so I can confidently integrate the language into my every day life.

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As teachers/parents/and people of Aotearoa, we work hard towards building our reo and sharing this with our teaching community.

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From my students:.

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It's important to me to take part this year because it's small actions that make a big difference.

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I have a deepening respect and awareness of Maori heritage and culture, and want to continue to learn.

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Because I care deeply about supporting the indigenous people in this land to be able to realise their tino rangatiratanga, in all areas, especially health.

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Ko tōku Reo tōku oranga.

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To support the indigenous language of our nation.

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I married into a Maori whanau & have 2 beautiful tamariki who I want to tautoko & help fill them with mana about being Maori!

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My why is my Tupuna, my whakatupuranga, my wairua.

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Knowledge I want to learn.

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We live in Aotearoa and Te Reo is a beautiful language and an important part of the culture here.

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Language is a taonga, and it is a privilege to receive an invitation to share this gift.

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Te Reo is a poetic, beautiful language that needs to be celebrated and woven deeper into the fabric of our society.

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I have a special connection to this kaupapa.

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I want my children to be proud of their own Māori inheritance and I want to learn to be more confident with te reo Māori when speaking in public.

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As a kaiako in the Early childhood sector we work from a bi-cultural curriculum and it is important to us as a centre to be active in supporting our tamariki in te ao Māori.

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It is important to me because I value the bicultural history of New Zealand and the connection to my whakapapa that I gain when I incorporate Te Reo into my everyday communication.

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So I can grow in my knowledge and understanding of tikanga, kawa and Te Reo.

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Te Reo Maori is a beautiful language and it needs our support.

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To get involved in Maori Language week and learn something new.

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I never knew Te Reo growing up and being a mum I want my child to embrace her culture.

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My reality is that my friends are all raising their babies to speak reo.

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We should celebrate our unique and beautiful Maori Culture, language, and history every day so that new generations grow up being proud of our people and live in a country that has equal opportunities for all.

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Because It is my culture and my heritage that has been lost through the generations, I think it of it as a privilege to speak the language, all my cousins and older and younger can speak it and it makes me feel left out so I want to learn my reo.

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I firmly believe that learning te reo māori is beneficial to ALL of Aotearoa, as we Māori look at revitalising our reo as well as our stories.

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Nā Tā Hēmi Henare te kōrero, "ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori.

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The Maori language is part of our heritage and culture in New Zealand and I would like to be able to use it in order to honour that.

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Why, is our whanau and Moko, also we resonate with the Tikanga, Manaaki, wairua and te reo Maori as a way to live.

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Te Reo contributes to Aotearoa's unique place in the world and we must help it flourish!

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Te reo Maori deserves to be spoken, heard and loved .

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To ensure that our reo flourishes and is maintained for our future generations.

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Kia whāngai i te kākano na tūnohunohu mā i whakatō.

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Te Reo Māori is the beating heart of the foundation of this land.

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It's really important to our identity and keeping the language alive.

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Ko te reo te mauri ora, e taea ai te kī - He Māori ahau!

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We want to inspire our tamariki to use te reo and keep the language alive!

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It is one of our National languages and the language of the native people of Aoteroa.

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We must keep our language alive and provide inspiration to our younger generation x.

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For my kids- to show them that to korero Māori is an important part of being a New Zealander and should be a normal part of everyone's life 😊.

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For my children who are of Maori decent.

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Te reo enriches New Zealand, it's important to recognise its significance and play a part in making te reo part of daily life and conversation.

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As a migrant in this country it is important for me to honour mana whenua of this land and their reo.

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I want to communicate with them.

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Always wanted to be more comfortable with te reo Maori and this is a great opportunity.

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I believe it is important to acknowledge and preserve Maori culture, customs and language.

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I no longer what to be ingnorant.

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As i come from a maori family its important to build my relationship with my ancestors.

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Because it is the indigenous culture of Aotearoa therefore it is part of our Kiwi culture and who we are.

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Keen to futher my knowledge of Maori.

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For my friends.

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To be successful in bi-cultural practice at work.

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Because I live in New Zealand and its part of our history.

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te reo Māori is unique to NZ, if we lose it here it's gone forever.

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I hae a random reason: I just really like learning languages:) I remember listening to a course of lectures on linguistics by John McWhorter and he mentioned that te reo Māori is the best example of language revitalisation in the world.

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As an educator I recognise how important it is for us to teach and normalise Te Reo in our country.

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To acknowledge the journey and actions people took 40 years.

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My children are Māori <3.

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Im doing this for my friend Arwen who encouraged me to sign up.

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I believe that Te Reo Maori is an important and unique part of our culture in Aotearoa and I want to see it grow in it's use and understanding by those who live here.

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It is Aotearoa and it is our language to embrace and maintain.

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I need to get over my previously bad experience and get familiar with te reo maori.

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Im doing this for my friend who is so supportive of the maori language movement.

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All languages are precious.

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Doing this for my friend Arwen who encourages me to learn more te reo.

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growing the language.

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Coming from a different culture myself, it's important to go back to the roots and to not forget the culture and the language of where we came from.

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Maori is a language unique to Aotearoa, and it is up to all NZers to keep this reo alive so we can pass this taonga on to future generations I also want to increase my cultural awareness and honour the indigenous people of this land to in some small way repay the debt of privilege I have received as a pakeha from historic colonisation .

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So my daughter understands the importance of this language for all New Zealanders as she grows up in Aotearoa.

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There's two main reasons I'm learning Te Reo Māori.

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for my whanau and friends.

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Because the Treaty being ‘lived’ out in Aotearoa between Māori and Pākehā is the basis for a flourishing New Zealand.

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Te reo Māori is a beautiful language that we are privilaged to have.

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for my friends .

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For me, embracing and promoting Te Reo Māori is a small part of being a good Treaty partner.

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To join as one nation with mutual respect and love.

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I realised a couple of years ago that te reo Māori was like a musical accompaniment to life in NZ but I couldn't understand it.

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living in aotearoa to embrace its national language.

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I work for NZ Police and our team celebrates diversity.

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Its our heritage and responsibility to so.

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For my friend who encourages me to speak te reo.

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Feel free to share) For all NZDF comrades, our DDI team will be taking part in Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori | Māori language moment at 1200 Monday 14 September.

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For School.

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