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Karen - Queenstown
Posted by Karen Kyriakoudis · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
I want to be part of bringing back an important language so that we can all enter the world of te ao Māori. -
Sharon - Wellington
Posted by Sharon Cavanagh · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
I am a 65 yr old Maori woman unable to speak my own language. -
Claudia - Kerikeri
Posted by Claudia Johns · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
I am urban Maori raised in an English speaking household. -
Gwen
Posted by Gwen Aych · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
Because Te Reo is unique to New Zealand, I am personally proud as a Pakeha to share this proviledge. -
Rangiwahia - Tauranga
Posted by Rangiwahia Wano · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
Tēna tātou kua hikina ahau i tēnei wero kia kaha rangona aku tamariki i te Reo Māori e rere ana. -
Teresa - Wellington
Posted by Teresa Ryan · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
As an Irish person I am aware of the struggles involved in keeping our native language alive and allowing it to thrive in our modern society. -
Tonii - Tirau
Posted by Tonii Anderson · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Nga mihi Kia koutou katoa . -
Deb
Posted by Deb Burton · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Respecting the reo of New Zealand and learning. -
Andrea - Auckland
Posted by Andrea Fale · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
I’m a teacher and for me it’s about living the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. -
Kiriwai - Frankston
Posted by Kiriwai Spellman · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Myself and my little whānau live in Australia, I have had to keep myself up to date with my reo and now my husband is on his journey which helps our household korero. -
Peter
Posted by Peter Dent · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
E ngakau nui rawa atu ahau ki te ako I tò tatou reo me òna tikanga. -
Ruth - Auckland
Posted by Ruth (Gordie) Palmer · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
I am very proud when I hear Te Reo Maori being spoken, so I will endeavour to use it as much as possible at my school in the next week. -
Pirihira - Turanganui a Kiwa
Posted by Pirihira Poi · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Ko te reo te Mauri o te mana Maori. -
Casey - Ngaruawahia
Posted by Casey Jerry · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
My mokos are my why! -
Michelle - Gisborne
Posted by Michelle Hall · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Ko Michelle toku ingoa. -
Maxina - Sydney
Posted by Maxina Ormond · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Te Reo Maori is our Language We need to make sure that it is here for the future Generations to come . -
Penny - Wellington
Posted by Penny Luke · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
I really want to try to gain confidence to speak, pronounce & understand some Te Reo. -
Ben - Otautahi
Posted by Ben Stagg · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Because after working with both ends of child development from birth to adolescents, ive seen the affects that lack of identity has on the rangatahi of Aotearoa so for me to keep Māori alive by using te reo Māori, practicing tikanga its important for the wellbeing of Māori to have their mauri and stand strong as Māori. -
Kate - Wellington
Posted by Kate Frykberg · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Te reo Māori is a taonga we all need to nurture and grow. -
Christine - Tauranga
Posted by Christine Deschamps · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
I am a New Zealander of European origin (several generations back ) and I have made several failed attempts to learn Te Reo Maori over the years. -
Eruera - Brisbane
Posted by Eruera Peters · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Preservation and revitalisation of Te Reo Māori is most important to me for the future generations to come. -
Rata - Picton
Posted by Rata Andrell · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Arohatia te reo Māori rangatira. -
Michaela - Lower Hutt
Posted by Michaela Evans · September 14, 2020 10:37 AM
Language is the key to understanding a culture. -
Jennifer - Motueka
Posted by Jennifer Branje · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
As a New Zealander I feel a deep sense of responsibility to help retain our cultural, spiritual and natural heritage. -
Jenny
Posted by Jenny Chapman · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
I want to show my students that I'm learning Te Reo Māori from them and alongside them. -
Johnson - Ponsonby
Posted by Johnson McKay · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
My why is for my children and grandchildren. -
Karen - Auckland
Posted by Karen Ramsay · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
I WANT TO HONOUR TE TIRITI O WAITANGI AS AN IMMIGRANT TO THIS COUNTRY. -
Blair - Whanganui
Posted by Blair Jones · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Aotearoa's National Language. -
Rachelle - Wellington
Posted by Rachelle Hautapu · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
He taringa, he reo, he whatu mō aku tamariki, mō ōku hapū, mō ōku iwi otirā he kanohi mō ngā tāngata e hiahia ana ki te akohia ngā tini āhuatanga o Te Ao Māori. -
Emily - Tauranga
Posted by Emily Timoti · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
My why is to show that even though I am not Māori, I am able to respect and willing want to learn and understand the language of my husband and children. -
Phoebe - Auckland
Posted by Phoebe Lee · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Te reo Māori is a beautiful language. -
Abe - Hastings
Posted by Abe Robin · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
To embrace and enjoy Māori spoken everyday. -
Lisa - Waihi beach
Posted by Lisa Billing · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Both my partner and myself grew up with little te reo in our whare. -
Amanda - Christchurch
Posted by Amanda Evans · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Because Te Reo is so important and our tamariki need to hear it and speak it more for the language to grow and be respected. -
Carl - Ahuriri
Posted by Carl Baker · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Naa ngaa atua i takoha mai he reo moo taatau te iwi Maaori hei koorero. -
Zeb
Posted by Zeb Nicklin · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
My ancestors sailed here in the biggest ocean on the planet, and risked their lives for their vision of a better, bigger one. -
Ronelle
Posted by Ronelle Short · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Because I believe te reo Maori and the wide spread of it is important to all New Zealand citizens. -
Teresa - Napier
Posted by Kristin Gillies · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
I akō au I tāku kaiako e Putputi ā Te Wānunga ō Aotearoa. -
Nell - Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Posted by Nell Husband · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Kia ora e te whānau o Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori. -
Barry - Invercargill
Posted by Barry Gutsell · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Learning and understanding Te Reo Maori completes who I am. -
Terry - Palmerston North
Posted by Terry Lloyd-West · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Kia ora. -
Davida
Posted by davida simspon · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
The more people that speak te reo the better for the future! -
Lucy - Auckland
Posted by Lucy Culleton · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Kia tau te wairua 💙. -
Bonnie - Christchurch
Posted by Bonnie Dalton · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
I believe that speaking te reo Māori honours Māori people in Aotearoa and the people that came before them. -
Liam - Porirua
Posted by Liam Daly · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
Te reo has allowed me to gain a greater understanding of te ao Māori and it's relationship with the whenua, Moana and rangi. -
Jude - Napier
Posted by Jude Robertson · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
I am non Māori but I love the language. -
Vicki - Hamilton
Posted by Vicki Cotton · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
It's just the logical and right thing to do! -
Ellie Stuckey - Rolleston
Posted by Ellie Stuckey · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
It's a chance to recognise and mark the way things are, how they have been and to look to the future for how we would like things to be. -
Krystal - Hamilton
Posted by Krystal Taiapa · September 14, 2020 10:36 AM
I want to take part to inspire rangatahi, especially my students and to lead by example. -
Heidi - Whangarei
Posted by Heidi Pirihi · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
E arohatia ana mātou Te Reo Māori me ona Tikanga i ngā wā katoa. -
Teowai - Whanganui
Posted by Teowai Kingi · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
Tēna koutou e te whanau i tēnei kaupapa . -
Heather
Posted by Heather Bonney · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
It's one of our official languages and as its the indigenous one I want to be part of the solution. -
Ness - Manukau
Posted by Ness Savage · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
To honour our Tūpuna by keeping our Reo alive forever. -
Kelly - Nuhaka
Posted by Kelly Doyle · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
To make the most of having a nation wide network to inspire and use Reo and waiata to learn and teach. -
Bryony - Auckland
Posted by Bryony Hardy · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I think te reo maori is beautiful and as New Zealanders it’s part of our uniqueness and heritage. -
Jonnelle - Whakatane
Posted by Jonnelle Main · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I think what made taking part was that we want Te Reo Maori to be our new normal in our whare. -
Normie - Ngatea
Posted by Normie Anderson · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
If I don't take action then I am doing injustice to my language and to my people. -
Natahlia - Gold coast
Posted by Natahlia Potaka · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I want to help keep our language, our culture alive for our kids :). -
Megan - Tuakau
Posted by Megan Jenkins · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
Kei te ako ahau i te reo Māori ki te Wānanga o Aotearoa, ka haere tonu ahau ki tōku haerenga ia wiki ia wiki, ia rā ia rā. -
Merlin - Napier
Posted by Merlin Wright · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I am learning to speak my native younger as my mother's side of the family is twelve generations of maori and I want to be able to reo to my ancestors and thank the different iwis for letting me walk on their land when I do . -
Megan - Ōtautahi
Posted by Megan Blakie · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
Language defines us. -
Precious - waikato
Posted by Precious Bassett · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
It is important to take part as a way of embracing my culture and te ao maori making it a normality for my babies. -
Maxine - Whakaoriori
Posted by Maxine Smith · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I've always wanted to learn Te Reo. -
Lisa - Tauranga
Posted by Lisa Ioane · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
It is important to learn and understand our language and our culture as New Zealanders. -
paula - Tauranga
Posted by paula beilby · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
E pupiri ana ahau te whakaaro nei, he tāonga tuku iho mā tātou tūpuna. -
Theo - Kororareka/Russell
Posted by Theo Klee · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
Since I have arrived in Aotearoa / New Zealand from Germany I have been very much intrigued/ fascinated by Maoridom and Te Reo. -
Patricia - Kaeo
Posted by Pat Tauroa · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I was born into a bilingual home; I know that my reo Pakeha became dominant, because that is what we were told to use and forced to use at school. -
Gloria - Auckland
Posted by Gloria Prasad · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
Kia ora, I'd love to learn more of our reo I was one of those who's mama and papa who never spoke in front of us when we were young. -
Jane - Wellington
Posted by Jane Lester · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I work in an area that is on a voyage to be more culturally aware, safe, responsible. -
Ruth - Huntsbury, Christchurch
Posted by Ruth Coapman · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I am passionate about learning Te Reo Maori. -
Anna - Auckland
Posted by Anna Bayliss · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I was lucky enough to have te reo Māori as part of school and having returned from UK I am so excited that it is becoming part of the mainstream. -
Kate - Blenheim
Posted by Kate Faith · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
It is important for me to take part because I moved here 5 years ago from Canada to study teaching. -
Pauline - Auckland
Posted by Pauline Leota · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
To lead by example. -
Heather
Posted by Heather Hapeta · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
It's one of our official languages and as its the indigenous one I want to be part of the solution. -
Karen - Hamilton
Posted by Karen Tangaere · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I have a new mokopuna and I choose to only speak to her in Te Reo. -
Haami
Posted by Haami lindsay · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
its about stepping up to do the best I can , as an example for the wahine I work with. -
Louise - Auckland
Posted by Louise Lavulo · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
Because it is a beautiful language and is fun to learn. -
Raihania - Wanaka
Posted by Raihania Chadwick · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
Ko tōku reo, tōku ohooho; tōku reo, tōku mapihi maurea; tōku reo, tōku whakakai marihi. -
Sabien - Nelson
Posted by Sabien Blazek · September 14, 2020 10:35 AM
I feel it is important for me to increase my skills in Te Reo Maori. -
Peter - Auckland
Posted by Peter Murgatroyd · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
Embracing Te Reo Maaori is part of a shared journey that enriches all of our lives and our communities. -
Suzi - Ohakune
Posted by Suzi Couch · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
It is important to raise awareness and learn about our culture, history and language. -
Lisa - Whanganui-a-Tara
Posted by Lisa Baker · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
I think I should be one 'in five million' speaking te reo in this country. -
Leonie Ngahuia - Fremantle
Posted by Leonie Ngahuia Mansbridge · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
To acknowledge who I am. -
Marion - Eastbourne
Posted by Marion Hair · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
Te Reo is our heritage. -
Katie - Hamilton
Posted by Katie Houchen · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
It's important to me to take part, and encourage the ākonga and Kaiako in my centre to do so as well, because I think everyone living in New Zealand should have the opportunity and confidence to kōrero in te reo Māori. -
Becky - Christchurch
Posted by Becky Wilson · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
It's important because te reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand. -
Hirini - Opononi
Posted by Hirini Wikaira · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
Ko toku reo, no te kainga e ngaro haere ana te mita o taku turangawaewae. -
Yvonne
Posted by Yvonne Healey · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
I want to promote and encourage others to learn and use Te Reo. -
Karen - Waterview
Posted by Karen Henke · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
Watching BLM and doing some of my own work on being white made me realise I need to take more action at home in Aotearoa New Zealand to uphold the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and become a strong ally . -
Ellen - Tauranga
Posted by Ellen Fisher · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
I'm Maori and can't speak enough te reo Maori. -
Roz - Tauranga
Posted by Roz Salter · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
It is our language, it is us. -
Therese - Wellington
Posted by Therese Fatu · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
I feel the revival has been a progressive but slow burn. -
Louise - Christchurch
Posted by Louise Rhodes-Oskam · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
I’m an early childhood teacher and I think this is so incredibly important and awesome. -
susan - Wellington
Posted by susan kliffen · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
It is important to value Te Reo Maori - New Zealand is the only country in the world that can maintain the language. -
Peita - Wellington
Posted by Peita Tawhara · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
It's important to embrace the Maori culture, since moving back to NZ I think it's time to get back to my roots. -
Angharad - Auckland
Posted by Angharad Cavanagh · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
I have just moved to Auckland as a Primary Teacher and work in a school which has taught me so much already about the importance of the Maori heritage and language. -
Carrie - Christchurch
Posted by Carrie Martin · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
It's important because I wish to have a better understanding of the culture and tongue. -
Terry - Auckland
Posted by Terry King · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
te reo Maori to me. -
Sonia - Auckland
Posted by Sonia Munro · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
It is important to take part because we need to treasure our languages. -
Gina - Blenheim
Posted by Gina Saunders · September 14, 2020 10:34 AM
Because te reo should be heard and spoken in new zealand everyday.