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Arihia - Wellington
Posted by Arihia Sole-Nukunuku · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Whakapapa. -
Jo - Nelson
Posted by Jo Turner · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
I was raised in a pākeha whanau, and don’t know a lot about my heritage, other than a few basic words and myths, so I would like to learn more, and pass that knowledge to my children, and they can be proud to know about their Māori ancestry as well, and pass it to the next generations . -
Errol - Napier
Posted by Errol Kalmancsi · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
It is important for me to take part, to promote and support Mana Maori! -
Vee - Rapid City, SD USA
Posted by Vee Rose · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
I want to learn more about my roots. -
Dan - Gold Coast
Posted by Dan McCall · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
I think all New Zealanders have a responsibility to be able to speak te reo Māori. -
Penny - Wellington
Posted by Penny Luke · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Learning my language is important to me because it connects me to who I am and where I'm from and makes me proud to be maaori. -
Kathy
Posted by · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
New Zealand has done an exemplary job of integrating 2 cultures, and celebrating the differences of both. -
Amo - Putaruru
Posted by Amo Kingi-Rikiriki · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Ko wai au?No whea au?He Maori ahau. -
Kahurangi Marino - Otautahi
Posted by Kahuraki Bronsson-George · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Kia ora koutou, teenaa koutou katoa! -
Raiha - Auckland
Posted by Raiha Hill-Tupou · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
As a young wāhine Māori, I believe firmly in the revitalisation of our reo for everyone, the same reo our tīpuna used for hundreds of years before it was stripped away from many of them. -
Anna - Tamaki Makaurau
Posted by Anna Aukino · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Maaori. -
Kayleen - Wellington
Posted by Kayleen Ah-Nau · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
As a Pakeha grandparent my 'why' is my mokopuna. -
Natasha
Posted by Natasha Young · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
So my tamariki are strong and proud of who they are! -
Prageeth - Auckland
Posted by Prageeth Jayathissa · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
If you think with language, then being monolingual is a limitation to your capacity for thought. -
Eleanor - Wellington
Posted by Eleanor Carr · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
I want to be able to korero in te reo Māori & need to stop being shy and grow my kupu . -
Connie - Christchurch
Posted by Connie Matoe · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Learning Te Reo is important to me as it connects me to my whakapapa. -
Tania - Auckland
Posted by Tania Reti · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
I can not speak te reo and would love to learn my language. -
Reka - Budapest
Posted by Reka Bakos · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Kia ora! -
Cristal - Auckland
Posted by Cristal McKoy · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Because we are blessed to be a bicultural nation and helping our tamariki understand the value of Te Reo and Tikanga is a vital part of their heritage and legacy. -
Priya - Rotorua
Posted by Priya Fernandes · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Tena koe! -
Kerryn - Whangarei
Posted by Kerryn Nathan · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
My want of learning is so I can speak every day! -
Donna - Whakatane
Posted by Donna Takitimu · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Ntm ma te Korero Mäoro i roto i o tätou kainga Ka ora ake ano to tatou reo rangatira. -
Jodie - Christchurch (Rolleston)
Posted by Jodie Gould · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
To build confidence in each other to speak te reo in our ece and embrace te ao Maori. -
Kim - Whangarei
Posted by Haley Chapman · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Why?- it is who we are and what we are to become, as kaiako, tamariki, whanau and community. -
Lee-Anne - Tuakau
Posted by Lee Shaw · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Ko whānau he take nui rawa māku kia koorero te reo Māori. -
Carol - Tauranga
Posted by Carol Storey · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Ki au nei, ko taku aroha mo te reo o toku mama, o oku tipuna. -
Chrissy - Christchurch
Posted by Chrissy Parker · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
No Ingarangi ahau no reira he tika te whakataukī ko te reo te taikura o te whakaaro marama. -
Ann - Gisborne
Posted by Ann Stephens · September 14, 2020 10:40 AM
Learning the reo will complete me. -
Shan - Christchurch
Posted by Shan Smith · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
I do it to gain knowledge and to encourage my sons to learn the heritage from there familys generations before them. -
Kylie
Posted by · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
Te Reo Māori is part of the culture of Aotearoa, and part of my culture as a young Māori. -
Glenis - Gisborne
Posted by Glenis Philip-Barbara · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
kia ora ai te reo kamehameha o te whenua nei. -
Cassia - Hastings
Posted by Cassia Waiariki · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
To feel more deeply connected to my roots! -
Liz - Wellington
Posted by Liz Hill · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
Be the change you want to see. -
Ashleigh - Whangarei
Posted by Ashleigh Latimer · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
I am a Nanny to mokopuna who need to know there whakapapa if I don't tell them their mokopuna will never know who there Nana Latimer was. -
Te Hāmua - Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Posted by Te Hāmua Nikora · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
Ehara ahau i te tangata noa. -
Patrick - Porirua
Posted by Patrick Grace · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
Te reo Māori is a beautiful language which can open doors to a whole world of knowledge/mātauranga Māori. -
Sariah - Hastings
Posted by Sariah Abish Timu · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
It’ is my right to speak reo maori 😍 to speak reo maori I have to learn te reo maori. -
Aroha - manukau
Posted by Aroha Reid · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
Kia ora ano e te whanau o Taura Whiri i te reo Maori. -
Manu - Western Springs, Auckland
Posted by Manu Nagarajan · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
To me, Te reo is such a beautiful language and I feel a great sense of pride when it is spoken. -
Rebecca - Kawerau
Posted by Becks Ratu · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
My Dads wish before he passed away a few weeks ago was to learn Māori, he spent his younger years working on the farm and so did not have the time to learn Te Reo. -
Tony - Kirikiriroa
Posted by tony cartner · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
Whanau is most important to me. -
Dinah - Auckland
Posted by Dinah Winiata · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
It's what connects me to being Māori, it's my language so I have a responsibility to ensure it lives on for generations to come. -
Takapuna Primary School - Auckland
Posted by Takapuna Primary School Hallman · September 14, 2020 10:39 AM
Te reo Māori and to te āo Māori is what makes New Zealand unique in the world. -
Pru - Dunedin
Posted by Pru Casey · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
Aotearoa is a bilingual country. -
Robert - Christchurch
Posted by Robert Meuldijk · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
Te Reo is more than just a language. -
Isa - Manurewa
Posted by Isa King · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
Tō tātou Reo Rangatira is the language of my parents, and their mokopuna. -
Brooke - Melbourne
Posted by Brooke Brodie · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
Because Te Reo Maori is a beautiful language and not only be fought for but should be thriving. -
Andrea - Auckland
Posted by Andrea Adams Gibson · September 14, 2020 10:38 AM
Te reo Māori is a taonga belonging in Aotearoa. -
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-Tohia · 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.
