Share your why

I think te reo Māori is the most beautiful language in te ao and I value my partnership through Te Tiriti o Waitangi and as a kaiako in the early childhood sector I honour and cherish te reo every time I use our kaupapa Māōri curriculum Te Whāriki.

Ngaire - Tamaki Makaurau

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:29 PM

Kia Ora,I am Māori and passionate about learning my language and sharing that with others.

Barbara - New Plymouth

Posted by Barbara Hammonds · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

All languages are important.

wendy - Waiheke Island

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

It is important to encourage tamariki and ako to use te reo daily- not just during maori language week.

Jacqueline - Bern, switzerland

Posted by Jaci Boettcher · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

I started learning te reo Māori and everything about your culture in april, because of a waiata.

Kylie - Brisbane AU

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

I want to pass on our ancestors language to my tamariki.

Katrina - Christchurch

Posted by Katrina Fisher · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

To help promote te reo o Aotearoa.

Janelle - Dunedin

Posted by janelle shaw · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

As kaiako we have a part to play in maintaining and up skilling the tereo Maori of our tamariki.

Amanda - Auckland

Posted by Amanda Upton · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

There wasn't a lot of te reo (if any) taught at my schools, and after almost a decade overseas I'd lost almost everything I did know.

Otaki Waka Hoe Charitable Trust - Parirua

Posted by Otaki Waka Hoe Charitable Trust RoimataBaker · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

Kāore i tua atu i te kaha rangona, i te kaha kitea o te reo hei whakatairanga, hei whakaū i te mana o te reo.

Colleen - Hamilton

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

l want to be able to talk to my moko because they go to kohunga.

Camilla - Napier

Posted by Camilla Koutsos · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

I'm a pākehā in a colonised land.

Amanda - Auckland

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

Why take part? It's simple I guess.

Eden - Perth

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

If Te Reo was more integrated in learning at school during my upbringing I would of being able to keep it going and pass it onto my children.

Sherrilee - Bromley

Posted by Sherrilee Herangi-Harrison · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

Tēnā tātou katoa, .

Tania - Onehunga

Posted by Tania Siueva · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

Our children are learning Maori as a second language and I think it is important that they know that Maori can, and should be spoken and used everyday.

Quynh - Masterton

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

There are quite a few connections between te reo Māori and Vietnamese language that I find really interesting.

Sarah - Wellington

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

I am pākehā, and my children struggle to understand the relevance of te reo Māori.

Anna - Christchurch

Posted by Anna Canton · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

I am currently learning Te Reo Māori (level 5) with a desire to better integrate the kaupapa and tikanga in my work, it has also been a spiritual journey of reconnecting with my whakapapa and coming to terms with where I fit in my own history and in this cultural landscape of Aotearoa (Ko Ngāti Pākehā, ko Ngāti Hainamana ngā iwi).

Sandie - Hastings

Posted by Sandie Speeden · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

I have a goal to be fluent (enough) in 3 years in Te Reo and am already 8 months underway :).

Cheryl - Porirua

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

I have poor language skills but recognize I must push myself to learn Maori as it is an official language of aotearoa.

Anihera - Kirikiriroa

Posted by Anihera Carroll · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

Reclaiming identity.

Jackie - Auckland

Posted by Jackie Chiplin · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

I think Te reo is such an important part of NZ and being a New Zealander.

Sara - Auckland

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

Mai i te Kōpae ki te Urupa tātou ako tonu ai.

Sharyn - Palmerston North

Posted by Sharyn Loveridge · September 10, 2020 4:28 PM

For our tamariki.

Kelly - Hawkes Bay

Posted by Kelly Abraham · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

Because te reo Maori is special and unique to tangata whenua.

Tracy-Anne - Auckland

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

I have started my journey (be it a long one) to learn te Reo so I can korero to my whanua.

Jade - New Plymouth

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

Because I am Maori, I love my culture, I love the music and I want my daughter to love our culture too!

Lynda - Christchurch

Posted by Lynda Grieve · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

Am learning te reo.

Rowan - Auckland

Posted by Rowan Reihana · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

So te reo maori is never forgotten/lost and is identified/recognised as the native language of New Zealand.

Simon - Tāmaki Makaurau

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

Te Reo Māori is our taonga.

Hohepa - Brisbane

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

I want to be a part of the Māori language moment/ week because I want to continue the growth of the Māori language and ways.

Janay - Auckland

Posted by Janay Wells · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

I am of māori, Chinese, Pakeha decent and am tired of being told that I am not māori enough.

Sylina - Auckland

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

Toku tupuna.

Leighton - Melbourne

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

Our language is very important to me and a journey I am currently on.

Tania - Hamilton

Posted by Tania Kaaka · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

I have recently joined the inclusion council with my place of work.

Sophie - Auckland

Posted by Sophie Pattillo · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

I want to learn Te Reo so I can connect with Maori people and and Maori culture.

Sharyn - Hamilton

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

The heartbeat of my son!

Patty - Hokianga

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

Watched Jenny May interview Professor Rawinia Higgins on Morning Report.

Kura - Tokomaru Bay

Posted by Kura Tihore · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

He reo no oku tipuna, na ratau i tuku mai hei taonga kia korerohia.

Josie - Rotorua

Posted by Josie Witika · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

Wanting to learn to understand and speak my language .

Kate - Raglan

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

It’s about our future, the future for my moko.

Anastasia - Auckland

Posted by Anastasia Vdovina · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

I love te reo Maori, It is a powerful te reo and so meaningful to Maori people.

Eileen - Taupo

Posted by Eileen Bowden · September 10, 2020 4:27 PM

is having diverse cultures within the business willing to engage in celebrating maori culture and learning Te Reo Maori.

Olivia - Auckland

Posted by Olivia Coote · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

Because this beautiful language needs to be spoken, heard and enjoyedp.

Chris - Westport

Posted by Chris Lark · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

I am currently going to Te Reo classes in the evening and really enjoying it.

Shirin - Waiheke, Auckland

Posted by Shirin Brown · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

It's important for us all to learn some Māori.

Clare - Tauranga

Posted by Clare Morris · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

I want to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi as an immigrant to this country.

Christine - Kimbolton

Posted by Christine Williams · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

increase my knowledge understanding and use of te reo maori.

Patricia - Bluff 9814

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

Mo Whānau, te mea ai ano e pipiri matou.

Nancy Linda - Auckland

Posted by Nancy Dobrochowski Warburton · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

Te Reo carries with it the wairua of a culture I respect and honour.

Terri - Bulls

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

Our ako deserve to know about our local history, to have a place and feel comfortable as Maori learners.

Mel - Tauranga

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

I want to learn the language.

Violet - Lake Coogee

Posted by Violet Baker · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

I want to learn Te reo Maori, so I'm not judged a plastic Maori.

kaylene - chch

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

I have studied te Reo Maori in different ways at different times in my life .

Harsh Singh - Hamilton

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

I want to promote Te Reo Maori in Aotearoa New Zealand.

maranga - Kawerau

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

Na taku pēpi e takenga nei au ki te korero ki waiata ki noho i roto i toku ao māori i nga wā katoa mo ake tonu atu!

Moira - Hamilton

Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

Never to old to learn and up skill arohanui .

Fenella - Central Hawkes Bay

Posted by Fenella Nukunuku · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

i toku tipuranga kahore oku matua i korero i te reo maori, i te wa i whanagai au oku tamariki ka haere au ki Te kohanga Reo mo toku hiahia ki te whakaako oku tamariki i.

Fenella - Central Hawkes Bay

Posted by Fenella Nukunuku · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM

i toku tipuranga kahore oku matua i korero i te reo maori, i te wa i whanagai au oku tamariki ka haere au ki Te kohanga Reo mo toku hiahia ki te whakaako oku tamariki i.