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Kalin - Pōneke
Posted by Kalin Soden · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Ko te reo Māori te reo taketake o Aoteaora, nō reira, me ako tātou i te reo ataahua nei. -
Lorena - Gisborne
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
My partner is maōri and has been learning Spanish as I am from Mexico, so now I want to learn Te Reo Māori to be able to connect with him and his whānau in a deeper level. -
Kevin - Milson
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Te Reo is a very interesting language in itself with unique features in its particles, word formation, tenses. -
Kids Campus Childcare - Tauranga
Posted by Tina Kuka · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Our tamariki are the reason we are participating. -
Chantel - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Because I am 40yr old wahine Māori and learning with my 4 year old. -
Ana-Maria - Whakatane
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
I have links to the Basque country and to Wales. -
Tanith - Australia
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
To try carry on our reo for the many generations after us . -
Karen - Auckland
Posted by Karen Butterfield · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
I believe we are one country and one people and we expect Māori to speak English so why should European or others within Aotearoa not speak Te Reo Māori. -
Tanya - Auckland
Posted by Tanya Cumberland · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Sharing the beauty of te reo with others. -
Andrew - Christchurch
Posted by Andrew Johnston · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
I love the language and general philosophy of Mannakitanga and thing Māori. -
Glenda - Hastings
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Ko te reo Māori te reo o te whenua nei! -
Anne - Fairlie
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
a growing realisation that we need to make more of our Maori history in the Mackenzie District - learn more - acknowledge more! -
Vivienne - Ōtepoti
Posted by Vivienne Anderson · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Nā te mea, he tino taonga Te Reo. -
Stevie - Wellington
Posted by Stevie Wharehinga · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I never had the reo growing up even though both my parents are fluent. -
Chevelle - Kaikohe
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I believe our learning experience is limitless . -
Rebecca - Invercargill
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I think as New Zealander's, regardless of our ethnicity, we have a responsibility to learn te reo and help keep the language and culture of our tangata whenua alive and thriving. -
shaquelle - Auckland
Posted by shaquelle maybury · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I would like to be alive to see the day when the whole of Aotearoa speak te reo Maori . -
Keeley - Christchurch
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Why - I want Te Reo to be commonplace, normalised and for everyone to appreciate the beautiful language it is. -
sophronia - Paetumokai Featherston
Posted by Sophronia Smith · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
We didn't grow up speaking Te Reo Maaori. -
Jaime - Dunedin
Posted by Jaime Tutbury · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
For my tamariki! -
Debbie - Tairua
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I work in a kaupapa Maori organisation and want to increase my day to day use of Te Reo. -
Debbie - Tairua
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I work in a kaupapa Maori organisation and want to increase my day to day use of Te Reo. -
Sarah - Wellington
Posted by Sarah Rees · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
E hiahia ana ahau ki te tipu haere i tāku pūkenga i te Reo Māori - ko te reo rangatira. -
Aileen - Whangarei
Posted by Aileen McKay · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I was learning te reo in the decades past but have had less opportunity to korero since retiring. -
Karen - Christchurch
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I am pakeha, and te reo is part of who I am . -
Haemia - Auckland
Posted by Haemia Melling · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Learning te ao and te reo Maori is a commitment I feel I should make as a New Zealander. -
Jennifer - Auckland
Posted by Jennifer Kirchhofer · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I accepted a job that moved me from the US to NZ two years ago. -
Dale - Petone
Posted by Dale Cousens · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Improving and expanding my Reo helps me connect with my whakapapa and expand my Māori world view. -
Ereana - Tamaki makaurau
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
It is part of me that has been suppressed for far too long and I want it to be a part of my everyday life, as well as my sons. -
Kirsty - Auckland
Posted by Kirsty Couper · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
He taonga te Reo! -
Shirley - Tauranga
Posted by Shirley Hooper · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
So I can understand more about Maori - te reo and tikanga. -
Melissa - Christchurch
Posted by Melissa Jones · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
It is important to be able to communicate clearly to every person in Aotearoa. -
Janice - Christchurch
Posted by Janice Lavelle · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Because Te Reo is part of here and only here so we should all embrace it! -
Elicia - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Because through us the ancestors speak. -
Maureen - Wairoa
Posted by Maureen Gray · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
This is an Awesome Kaupapa! -
Rahera - Ōtautahi
Posted by Rahera Cowie · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Ko te reo Māori tōku hoa haere ia rā. -
Rino - Paeroa
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Tena koe, I work in Iwi Radio and have done for many years and keen as to tautoko this amazing kaupapa. -
Olivia - Auckland
Posted by Olivia Butt · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Equity and fairness . -
Rae - Kirikiriroa
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Me tautoko te reo Maori. -
Harata - Hastings
Posted by Harata Rogers · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
to korero maori more than korero english. -
Tiriana - Masterton
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I want to connect to my language and learn more. -
Halfway Bush Kindergarten - Dunedin
Posted by Halfway Bush Kindergarten · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Maori is the indigenous language of Aotearoa and we should ensure our children have the opportunity to learn to speak fluently. -
Susan - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Te reo Māori is more than a national language - it's the heart language of our nation, part of what makes us who we are. -
Rochelle - Mt maunganui
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
I studied Te Reo at college but that was now nearly 20yrs ago so would like to start using it more often, my youngest son also attends Kohanga Reo & actively speaks & understands Te Reo so i would like him to keep it up so it becomes second nature to him. -
Jennifer - Auckland
Posted by Jennifer Wood · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
who doesnt want to hear more of this beautiful language : ). -
Piri - Õtautahi
Posted by Piri Cowie · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
He Taonga te reo Mãori . -
Trevor - Tauranga
Posted by Trevor Billing · September 10, 2020 4:21 PM
Toku reo toku ohooho . -
Tania Castle -Prime - Moerewa
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Yes ko Tania Castle-Prime tenei ,,kapai tenei korero me te kai korero maori Ataahua. -
Toni - Tamaki Makaurau
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
To educate those in our wider community of the existence of Te Ao Māori! -
Amy - New Plymouth
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Hiringa is a Māori word meaning perseverance, energy, determination, inspiration, vitality. -
Ngahiraka - Kaitaia
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I have lost my reo due to society and I want to reinforce it more within my whānau for my whānau and for Māori. -
Hine - Lower hutt
Posted by Hine Waitaiki · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
To be a part of the Te reo Maori movement . -
Raewyn - Christchurch
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Would love expand my knowlesge in the reo. -
Sue - Auckland
Posted by Sue May · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Ahakoa he Pākehā ahau, ka aroha ahau i te reo. -
Rewana - manukau
Posted by Rewana Waaka · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
E ngakaunui ana ahau ki ō tātou reo Māori me te whakaora i tō tātou reo. -
Myra - Waimārama
Posted by Myra Barber · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I'm participating because I know it takes multiple generations to get our reo back. -
Lee - Christchurch
Posted by Lee Gardiner · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Because Te Reo is a beautiful language which should be celebrated and spoken. -
Selena - Upper Hutt
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
My why. -
Noah - Australia
Posted by Noah Harford · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
We moved to Australia nearly 3 years ago. -
Lyndsay - Tauranga
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Because for a language to flourish, it needs to be spoken. -
Leanne - Beachlands
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Te Reo Maori is so important - for keeping the language and the culture alive, and it's an important thing for pakeha to learn in order to gain a deeper understanding of Aotearoa's history. -
Leisa - London / Rānana
Posted by Leisa Harkin · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I wish NZ history was different but if anywhere can turn the damage of colonisation around we can. -
Leanne - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I want to keep up with my bicultural teaching practice! -
Adrianne - Auckland
Posted by Adrianne Wilson · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I regret that I have lived in Aotearoa all my life and can still only korero and understand a smattering of Te reo. -
Ruby - Timaru
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I am of ngati mamoe descent. -
Sean - Wellington
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Want to be able to speak fluently. -
Carrie - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
We should absolutely celebrate Aotearoa's indigenous language, the more people actively participating in learning this incredible and complex language the better we become. -
Catherine - Whangarei
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Because I live in Aotearoa! -
Michelle - Invercargill
Posted by Michelle Reynolds · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Our organisation is committed to making te reo an everyday part of all NZers experience! -
Bruce - Auckland
Posted by Puruuhi Calvert · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I think te reo Maori is important because it is the first language of this country. -
Elke - Wellington
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Ko te reo Māori te reo o Aotearoa. -
Verna - Auckland
Posted by Verna Ernstzen · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I have emigrated to NZ over 23 yrs ago. -
Leonie - London
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I am Maori and live in London. -
Gill - Orewa
Posted by Gill Taylor · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I have been living in NZ for 10 years now, and have been learning and using Te Reo for 3 years. -
Julia - Tauranga
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Be more part of the community of children I teach by learning more te Reo. -
aroha - wainuiomata
Posted by Aroha Tekani · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
i am maori as a child my father was worried about teaching us. -
sharon - Tamaki Makaurau
Posted by Sharon Smith · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Te Reo is such a taonga, I started learning it then I stopped, I want to get back into learning again, and carry on again! -
Kielu - Tāmaki Makaurau
Posted by Kielu Tapu · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
Because power should be returned to tangata whenua. -
Coralie - Christchurch
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:20 PM
I really want to korereo better,having confidence with what I say. -
Claudia - Waikato
Posted by Claudia Latisnere · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
I'm Mexican and I've been in New Zealand for 7 years now. -
Kisziah - christchurch
Posted by Kisziah Mason-Bates · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
to show people what it means and how to say it. -
karen - whangarei
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
I am a hospital play specialist in Whangarei Hospital , I would like to challenge myself to include a lot of Te Reo within my work environment to reflect the culture and language of tamariki and whanau that I work with. -
Fiona - Christchurch
Posted by Fiona Margetts · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
We are privileged to be living in a multicultural society and I’d like to honour that by learning to speak te reo. -
Sue - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
Te Reo is our taonga as a country. -
Emma - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
My husband is part Maori but unfortunately doesn’t have a lot to do with his heritage which as of recent has saddened me. -
Priyanka - Tāmaki Makaurau
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
Honour the Treaty and respect Indigenous peoples, land, history and culture. -
Rachel - Amberley
Posted by Rachel June · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
Te Reo is beautiful, it's an official language of our country - we should all speak it! -
Nimita - Wellington
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
Maori represents a rich heritage of New Zealand, and as someone who is new to this country and going to live in this country for long, i would like to learn the language as a respect and my commitment for this beautiful country. -
James - Hastings
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
I’m a pakeha psychiatrist. -
Rebecca - Auckland
Posted by Rebecca Sinclair · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
To honour my tipuna wahine. -
Mt Roskill Primary School - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
We have a school kaiarahi who has developed over the past six years a programme of learning of Te Reo ma tikanga Maori, at each year level. -
Jaina - Pāpāmoa
Posted by Jaina Mackenzie · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
Its my whakapapa. -
Craig - Whakatū
Posted by Craig Shepard · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
I am on my reo Māori journey and one of the main things i have learnt in the last 10 years is that whatever we have and learn we need to learn so we know it and then we need to share it! -
Patricia - Tokoroa
Posted by Patricia Cowley · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
I was born in 1959. -
geoff - christchurch
Posted by Geoff Huia · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
Ka puta mai te kakano i ruia mai ngā rangiatea. -
Win - Coromandel
Posted by Win McMinn · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
I think it’s important the indigenous language and culture of our country are honoured and respected. -
Daria - Tāmaki Makaurau
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
I've learned a couple of non-English languages, but haven't made a similar effort to learn te reo. -
Jasmyn - Kaiapoi
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
Because Te reo Māori is beautiful and should be a language learnt, celebrated, loved and normalised as an everyday language spoken by all whom call Aotearoa home. -
Nicky - Feilding
Posted by Nicky Armstrong · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
Being a pakeha New Zealander it is important for me to have some ability to speak some te reo to try and have a greater understanding of tangata whenua. -
Caitlin - Auckland
Posted by Caitlin McKeown · September 10, 2020 4:19 PM
There is no reason not to.