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Francine - Winton
Posted by Francine Knowles · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM
Ko ngā rangatahi te hauora o te reo! -
Shirley - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM
My daughter is in her first year of rumaki (in Year 7) and while I have some reo, I need to intensify my commitment so that I can continue to tautoko her effectively. -
Karen - Te Aroha
Posted by Karen Mclachlan · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM
To share a beautiful language and get people used to hearing it. -
Cynthia - Tauranga
Posted by Cynthia Horne · September 10, 2020 4:26 PM
Being Maori, an not been able to speak or understand the Reo! -
Kay - Tāmaki Makaurau
Posted by Kay Milton · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
Nō Ingarangi ahau, e ono tekau mā iwa āku tau. -
Anna - Christchurch
Posted by Anna Groen · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
Accepting te reo Maori is Aotearoa's taonga. -
Marie - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
Because it makes me feel grounded, connected, included. -
Jane - Otaki Beach
Posted by Jane Tesoriero · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I am passionate about Te Reo language and love encouraging others in why it is so important. -
Ivan - Te Whanganui ā tara
Posted by Ivan Kana · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
Mō taku whānau, hapū, hāpori, iwi me aku tūpuna . -
Shona - Whanganui
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I'm in education and love showing the kids I work with that I'm a learner, together with them. -
Margot - RD 10 Hastings
Posted by Margot Wilson · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I think many people want to understand more and learn to speak . -
Jill - Kerikeri
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I want to be more connected to taha Maori. -
Haree - Tamaki Makaurau
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
To enhance my learning of te reo maori. -
Jordan - Tāmaki
Posted by Jordan Waetford · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
To connect with my tūpuna. -
Sinsemillia - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
Mālō,. -
Kim - Nelson
Posted by Kim Hawkes · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
As a recent returning kiwi (from living in europe), i feel a real urge to connect and expand my nz-ness. -
Tania - Tokoroa
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
My husband is Maori. -
Kristen - Auckland
Posted by Kristen Calder · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
My son drives me and teaches me. -
Rose - Auckland
Posted by Rose Jenkin · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I am on the reo journey. -
Christine - Napier
Posted by Campbell Parnell · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
Because Te Reo is one of our official languages and I believe that everyone should be able to speak it, at least at a basic level . -
Gina - Auckland
Posted by Gina M · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I’m a language teacher - so I know how much culture is intertwined with language. -
Raewyn - Auckland
Posted by Raewyn Simpson · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I am a maori descendant and want to make our language heard! -
Leah - Groningen
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I am Māori and grew up in Dunedin. -
Paula - Wellington
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I feel that Te reo should be a part of all New Zealander vocabulary! -
Tania - Christchurch
Posted by Tania Roxborogh · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
"For the past decade, I’ve been learning te reo Māori. -
Sandra - Mont Eden
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I come from Colombia. -
Tahi - Mount Albert
Posted by Tahi Mapp-Borren · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
Because I must, Because I'd love to, because this is the country I live in and this is how I can honour myself and mana whenua. -
Angela - Stewart Island
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I want My 14 year old Tai-Anahera and 3 year old Luka Rohi to have that connection to their Maori heritage though te reo. -
Lynne - Marton
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
I am pakeha kiwi. -
Mia - Whanganui
Posted by Mia Mina · September 10, 2020 4:25 PM
It is the language of Aotearoa. -
Alane Sue - Dargaville
Posted by Alane Sue Paterson · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
It's important that Te Reo language grows and continues to thrive in Aotearoa and I want to support and be part of this movement. -
Lorraine - Wellington
Posted by Lorraine Paterson · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
I think the language and the whanau culture are rich in maintaining connection. -
Luma - Auckland
Posted by Luma Ulu · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
I'm passionate about preserving the languages of indigenous cultures so I'm playing my part, paying homage to the indigenous culture Aotearoa and using the reo in my daily interactions, whether it be in person or online. -
Kara - Te Whanganui ā Tara
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Our reo, our culture, our identity. -
Margi - Palmerston North
Posted by Margaret Mitcalfe · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Te reo enlarges my world as a Pākehā (: I yearn that it might enlarge more people's worlds. -
Nick - Ōtautahi
Posted by Dominique Sarjeant · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
For my tamariki and me . -
Alroy - Kirikiriroa
Posted by Alroy Walker · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Ko te whakamaaoritanga o te whenua me ngoona orooro katoa e whakamaaori mai ai te ao o ngaku tamariki. -
Jane - Ötautahi
Posted by Jane Nuttridge · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Support and grow what we do at kindy. -
Desma - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
To help foster a sense of pride in our community. -
Joseph - Christchurch
Posted by Joseph Shaw · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
I live in Wigram, Christchurch we need a Marae built here in Wigram! -
Bev - Masterton
Posted by Bev Du Preez · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
I am trying to learn and teach Maori as much as possible in my classroom in order to become a true New Zealander. -
Tia - Tāmakimakaurau
Posted by Tia McIver McIver · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Ko taku he aha ai? E hiahia ana au ki te reo o ō tātou tūpuna, whanake ai kia ora ai tā tātou- te iwi Māori reo tuatahi o te whenua nei, kia ora ai tā tātou tikanga, kia ora ai tātou te iwi Māori! -
Taylor - Auckland
Posted by Taylor Tutawa · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
I believe that it is important for everyone in Aotearoa, Maori or not to understand the importance of speaking Te Reo Maori. -
Janet - Tauranga
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Big fan of the Māori culture, very similar to my Irish culture. -
Deborah - Gisborne
Posted by Deborah Newman · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
To learn to pronounce place names etc correctly and read and understand as much as I can . -
Nicky-Lee Honey Te - Dunedin
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Mō taku irāmutu te take! -
Keri - Tāmaki Makaurau
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Ko te mea nui ki ahau, kia hakaoratia te reo Māori, . -
Juliette - Timaru
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Te Reo Maori is important to me. -
Anne - New Plymouth
Posted by Anne Dent · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Just want to grow my use of te reo and support others to do the same. -
Anne - New Plymouth
Posted by Anne Dent · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Just want to grow my use of te reo and support others to do the same. -
rachel - auckland
Posted by rachel walker · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
As a teacher in New Zealand I think it is really important for our future to have children interested and involved in learning and promoting Maori Language, traditions, history etc . -
Eve - Tauranga
Posted by Eve Moore · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
To truly find my identity as a Maori who was brought up the western way. -
Oceay - Waitara
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
I don’t want our Reo to be lost. -
Lita - Taupo
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
I am of maori decent and would like to know my whakapapa and connect back to natural ways of life . -
Anna - Ashburton
Posted by Anna Gimson · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
I believe te reo is important as apart of kiwi culture and i am proud to be a kiwi learning te reo. -
Nicola - Rotorua
Posted by Nicola Wright · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
For me, learning Te Reo is a door into a part of Aeotearoa that has always been opening, but I have not had the foresight to walk through. -
Amelia - Kaikoura
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
For my work colleagues to be able to confidently recite their pepeha and have an understanding of Te Reo Māori in and out of the workplace. -
Claire - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Learning shows respect for my adopted home . -
Krystal - Rangiora
Posted by Krystal McLaughlin · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
Connecting with my tipuna through learning reo as a rangatahi saved me.
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Julie - Christchurch
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:24 PM
I believe that all people who live in Aotearoa should be able to speak some te reo Māori. -
Sue - Christchurch
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
As a New Zealander I want to be able to korero with more confidence when talking with the staff. -
Jacinda - Wellington
Posted by Jacinda Paice · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
Te Reo makes Aotearoa a better place as we all strive to speak more then our youth and children see it as a taonga and a strength to use in everyday liofe. -
Robyn - Auckland
Posted by Robyn Davis · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
To understand and learn more about our Maori culture and support the resurgence of te reo Maori . -
Julie - Wellington
Posted by Julie Herron · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
Why would anyone not want to speak Te Reo? It’s our language that makes Aotearoa special! -
Monique - Dipton
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
Whānau. -
Katrina - Tauranga
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
I want to celebrate te reo as a taonga that is unique to Aotearoa New Zealand and all New Zealanders. -
Vicki - Tauranga
Posted by Vicki Ward · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
I am pakeha new zealander currently learning te reo Māori in order to better participate with my fellow new zealanders and korero te reo effectively . -
Pani - Taupo
Posted by Pani Eketone · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
So that i can share our beautiful language with all my mokopuna. -
Yorana - Palmerston North
Posted by Yorana Long · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
Hoping for a more diverse future for our tamariki and have Te Reo as an option to learn in all education centres across Aotearoa. -
Feofanaki - Auckland
Posted by Feofanaki Pocock · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
I think it's significant and respectful to recognise Te Reo Maori in equal partnership with the rest of Aotearoa. -
Fanella - Taranaki
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
All about our tupuna whanau awhi tautoko & enjoy life. -
Mary - Auckland
Posted by Mary Matthew · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
My hope is that Te reo Māori will flourish . -
Arlea - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
It’s my responsibility to keep my whakapapa alive ❤️. -
Hine - Cape Runaway
Posted by Hine Wharepapa · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
To be able to korero maori with my whanau. -
Ripeka - Melbourne
Posted by Ripeka Smith · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
My mum and dad are Maori. -
Sharnaiya-Rae - Whangarei
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
I believe everyone in Aotearoa, pakeha or Māori, should learn and know te reo māori before learning English. -
Victoria - Rotorua
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
Just thought I'd give it a go. -
Aimee - Perth
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
We have moved to Perth and our babies (4yrs & 2yrs) were born here, i want to pass down our knowledge, culture, customs and traditions. -
Ngawahine - Christchurch
Posted by Ngawahine Thompson · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
My younger siblings. -
Megan - Waiwera
Posted by Megan Bennett · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
It’s important for us the keep Te Reo alive. -
Millie - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
Don't know how to up load. -
Ange - Ohinewai
Posted by Ange Birks · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
It is part of who I am, it is part of who we are. -
Janetta - Palmerston North
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
I am a Scot living in NZ and love the Te reo indigenous language of Aotearoa studied one year but hope to do more ❣. -
Debbie - Kawerau
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
Im a 54year old ngapuhi descendant, who never learnt to speak the Reo. -
Kaz - Waiwera South
Posted by Kaz Bissett · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
Because I love Te Reo o maori. -
Jan - Rd3 Featherston
Posted by Jan Stephen · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
Every New Zealander should be able to korero te reo Maori. -
Deb - Levin
Posted by Deb Walker · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
The positivity of the way Rawinia Higgins described being involved. -
Stephen - Central
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
To support the renaissance of Te Reo in Aotearoa and to develop the awareness of Te Reo and Maori values for all New Zealanders. -
Janet - Wellington
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:23 PM
I really want to learn and speak te reo Maori. -
Ngapera - Kirikiriroa
Posted by Ngapera Ranfurly · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
My tamariki are my why, growing up I was blessed to have Te Reo around me, taught at kura and I thoroughly love the language. -
Maureen - Porirua
Posted by Maureen Bate · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Ko te reo Rangatira he kai māku, mā te iwi Māori hoki hei whakanui te ora, te hinengaro me te wairua. -
Annie - Christchurch
Posted by Annie Gordon · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Aotearoa is the only country in the world where te reo is spoken. -
Harriet - Wellington
Posted by Harriet Bright · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
I have been welcomed into Aotearoa. -
Kim - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
I'm a teacher and believe it's important for everyone to know the basics of Te Reo Māori. -
Gyongyi - Auckland
Posted by Gyongyi Lazar · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
I want to continue learning te reo and to support the goal that by 2040 will be a million people speaking Mari. -
Roxburgh Area School - Roxburgh
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Because te reo and tikanga Maori are part of being kiwi and living on the land of aotearoa - this is our culture and it should be celebrated by all! -
Roxburgh Area School - Roxburgh
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Because te reo and tikanga Maori are part of being kiwi and living on the land of aotearoa - this is our culture and it should be celebrated by all! -
Kiri - Palmerston
Posted by Kiri Parata · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
For my whānau, to engage with Reo speakers more often, to feel connected and confident. -
Rangimiria - Rotorua
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
Mo ngā uri whakaheke. -
Deborah - Ashburton
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:22 PM
I want to be part of the preservation and strengthing of Te Reo.
