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Char - Lower Hutt
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:12 PM
I shared the link with email to my classmates of Hauora Tangata Foundations of Māori Health. -
Janie - Maketu
Posted by Janie Stevenson · September 10, 2020 4:12 PM
Because I am pakeha and work in a pakeha organisation. -
Robyn - Paihia
Posted by Robyn Bishop · September 10, 2020 4:12 PM
I have been doing Te Ataarangi and as an European kiwi love the Maori culture . -
Marie - Hastings
Posted by Marie Moore · September 10, 2020 4:12 PM
For my children (could only access one photo on my hard drive) but I want to be a better role model for them in learning the reo. -
Suzanne - Wellington
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:12 PM
Maori language is an integral part of New Zealand society. -
shayne - Putaruru
Posted by Shayne Hill · September 10, 2020 4:12 PM
What drives me to take part is the fact they say our language is dying, and I don't ever want that to happen.
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Kiri - Wellington
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
There are many reasons including I’ve been bought up with te reo and tikanga, I teach te reo and tikanga at a mainstream secondary school, and I have a 7 week year old boy who will grow up knowing his identity. -
Michelle - Dunedin
Posted by Michelle Matthews · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
Whānau . -
Anna - Levin
Posted by Anna Morris · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
My grandfather was maori and spoke fluent Te reo he was the only member of our family that spoke Te reo fluently. -
Verity - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
Kia kaha Te Reo Māori! -
Shane - Kirikiriroa/Hamilton
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
We are a tikanga based programme and i love to learn more . -
mo - Auckland
Posted by mo skelton · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
I am learning Te Reo alongside the students - love it! -
Marina - Ngāmotu
Posted by Marina Collier · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
It’s a opportunity to be more conscious of speaking and listening to te reo by making a Day of it (I need to do it more but it’s good to have a reason! -
Maureen - Wellington
Posted by Maureen Tukaroa-Betham · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
Te reo Māori is similar to my mother tongue, Māori Kūki ‘Āirani. -
Sonia - Rotorua
Posted by Sonia Lewis · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
My why - āku Tamariki. -
Renee - Auckland
Posted by Renee Orr · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
Because it’s cool to kōrero! -
Pacific Advance Secondary School - Otahuhu
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
This is our first year in learning Te Reo and we want to take it next level! -
Helen Herena - Tokomaru Bay
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
Kia pakari tōku nei reo - kia whakaora anō te reo kei rō whare. -
Sue - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
It's a key part of our nz culture and history and as a teacher I need to lead our next generation as best I can by using it and getting children interested and involved. -
Amanda - Auckland
Posted by Amanda Verlander · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
I think it’s important to keep our culture alive and nourished. -
Kylie - Tauranga
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
To keep our language alive. -
Rachel - Online
Posted by Rachel Whalley · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
There is a huge need in our schools to provide opportunities to learn te reo Māori. -
Christine - Carterton
Posted by Christine Eliseev · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
I am a recent immigrant to NZ from the US. -
Sujatha - Auckland
Posted by Sujatha Gomathinayagam · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
As a New Zealander,I am very proud of te reo Maaori,and I want to learn it. -
rob - lower hutt
Posted by Robert Gell · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
I am currently a Tauira with Te Wanaga o Aotearoa so am encouraged to use Te Reo in all my situations. -
Rhys - Melbourne
Posted by Rhys Patea · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
I live in Australia. -
Joseph - Tauranga
Posted by Joseph McAuley · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
I get too whakamā at work, in class and even greeting people on my morning walks. -
Cindy - Carterton
Posted by Cindy Cooper · September 10, 2020 4:11 PM
I have a natural attraction to tangata whenua and their ways of being. -
Sarah - Bournemouth
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:10 PM
Being an aspiring student in languages documentation, and with my partner being an essential worker in application to transfer to Aotearoa, I began researching the inspiring background of te reo Maori. -
Naoe - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:10 PM
We should know who we are, what New Zealand is made of. -
Rose - waimamaku
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:10 PM
I want to see Maori language rise and thrive in Aotearoa! -
Vicki - Levin
Posted by Vicki Wilton · September 10, 2020 4:10 PM
Whanau, whanau whanau ma Te katoa . -
Kataraina - Auckland
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:10 PM
I am maori and I want to learn te reo. -
liz - New Plymouth
Posted by liz stockman · September 10, 2020 4:10 PM
Because language is one of the cornerstones of culture - because learning languages gives your mind another set of images to create pictures with - because sharing a language gives its' speakers a sense of, and a way to share Manaakitanga. -
Lee-Ann - Auckland
Posted by Lee-Ann Tutengaehe · September 10, 2020 4:07 PM
He aha ai? Nā te tino hiakai o āku ākonga ki te ako i te reo me ōna tikanga te take. -
Krystel - Nelson
Posted by · September 10, 2020 4:07 PM
I'm taking part because Te reo Maori is a beautiful language that is unique and special to Aotearoa, and I think new immigrants should learn some korero as well as all nz citizens. -
Becky
Posted by Becky Sees · September 09, 2020 4:57 PM
Te ao Māori gives New Zealand its unique character.
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Kirsty - TamakiMakaurau
Posted by Kirsty Hardie Boys · September 09, 2020 4:57 PM
I want to understand more of what I hear, and pass on to my mokopuna.
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Alana - Nelson
Posted by Alana Aitken · September 09, 2020 4:53 PM
I’d like to learn more so I can speak the language of my ancestors.
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Rachel - wellington
Posted by Rachel Esson · September 09, 2020 4:52 PM
Te Puna Māturanga o Aotearoa strong believes in the value of Te Reo Māori.
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Annabel - Auckland
Posted by Annabel Coxon · September 09, 2020 4:51 PM
As an immigrant to New Zealand it's important to me to embrace everything this beautiful country offers me and my family.
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Deearna - Canterbury
Posted by Deearna Chiles · September 09, 2020 4:51 PM
Because it is our language and want to learn more to teach my son.
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Cruzz - Auckland
Posted by Cruzz Palmer · September 09, 2020 4:50 PM
It is important to carry on our mother language & culture.
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Sonny - Ōpōtiki
Posted by Sonny Kahika · September 09, 2020 4:49 PM
"Ko wai au?" If I know who I am, I know where I'm going.
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Jude - Napier
Posted by Jude Wakely · September 09, 2020 4:49 PM
I am an early childhood teacher and work alongside others to support keeping culture alive and visible for our tamariki.
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Leanne - Auckland
Posted by Leanne Shaw · September 09, 2020 4:48 PM
Opportunities for my tamariki.
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Eleonora - Wellington
Posted by Eleonora Negrin · September 09, 2020 4:04 PM
I believe learning te reo brings us back to the 'source' of the NZ spirit.
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Nick - Tauranga
Posted by Nick Adams · September 09, 2020 4:03 PM
Ko te reo me ngā tikanga Māori ki te Mana Whenua ki te whatamanawa.
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Jason - Palmerston North
Posted by Jason McMillan · September 09, 2020 4:02 PM
I think as a New Zealander it is important we ensure we keep our heritages alive.
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Tanima - Turangi
Posted by Tanima Bernard · September 09, 2020 4:01 PM
Because I want to be the change I want to see.
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Marisa - Wellington
Posted by Marisa King · September 09, 2020 4:01 PM
Honour the Treaty - I enjoy using te reo.
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Junior - Invercargill
Posted by Junior Tonga · September 09, 2020 4:00 PM
My 'why' is my tamariki.
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Doreen - Tokoroa
Posted by Doreen Harvey · September 09, 2020 3:59 PM
I believe in the importance of keeping te reo Maori alive and growing.
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Molly - Christchurch
Posted by Molly Farrell · September 09, 2020 3:58 PM
As a teacher, it is important to ensure that reo and tikanga Māori are engrained in our everyday practices.
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Honey - Hamilton
Posted by Honey Hireme · September 09, 2020 3:57 PM
To support the growth of Te Reo maaori in Aotearoa and around the world.
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Melissa - Hamilton
Posted by Melissa Goodman · September 09, 2020 3:56 PM
I believe parts of NZ Aotearoa are racist and without visible action and normalisation of the use of Te Reo nothing will change.
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Emily - Wellington
Posted by Emily Fabling · September 09, 2020 3:56 PM
Because te reo māori is one of our official languages and it is special to Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Robyn - New Plymouth
Posted by Robyn McGregor · September 09, 2020 3:55 PM
What reo I did have I have lost through lack of use.
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Susan - Tauranga
Posted by Susan Mawhinney · September 09, 2020 3:55 PM
Learning is growth sharing and understanding are essential to maintain and develop communities.
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Geoff - Auckland
Posted by Geoff Tyler · September 09, 2020 3:54 PM
It's a beautiful language, and down in the Southern Pacific, it's ours. So let's use it.
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Katrina - Kawerau
Posted by Katrina Clements · September 09, 2020 3:53 PM
If more people do not learn it and retain it, then it will be lost.
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Alison - Palmerston North
Posted by Alison van Echten · September 09, 2020 3:51 PM
I'm proud that a core part of what makes Aotearoa unique is reo.
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Jax - Tairawhiti
Posted by Jax Maxwell · September 09, 2020 3:50 PM
Because if we don't who will?!
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Sheri
Posted by Sheri Greenwell · September 09, 2020 3:50 PM
Māori culture is a significant thread of NZ's culture and history.
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Bridget - Invercargill
Posted by Bridget Lahman · September 09, 2020 3:48 PM
I want to help resurrect a dying language and culture.
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Margaret - Mangonui
Posted by Margaret Swift · September 09, 2020 1:08 PM
Kia kaha te reo Māori
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Oriana - Tamaki Makaurau
Posted by Oriana Rarere-Wilton · September 09, 2020 1:06 PM
It's the language I was blessed to grow up around, always hearing it spoken on the many marae we visited.
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Charmaine - Lower Hutt
Posted by Charmaine Gibbs · September 09, 2020 1:05 PM
This is an opportunity to be able to influence understanding of Tikanga within my work environment.
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Carol - Masterton
Posted by Carol Wald · September 09, 2020 1:04 PM
Keeping the Māori Language alive is the responsibility of all new Zealanders.
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Bernard - Auckland
Posted by Bernard Schofield · September 09, 2020 1:03 PM
I am learning te reo as a way of showing respect to the tangata whenua.
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Amber - Tāmaki Makaurau
Posted by Amber Read · September 09, 2020 1:02 PM
Kei te pīrangi au ki te hāpai Te Reo Māori mō tā tātou tamariki.
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Alisa - Wellington
Posted by Alisa Belford · September 09, 2020 12:58 PM
This is a way for me to honour and acknowledge my birth place.
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Pip - Porirua
Posted by Pip Bowler · September 09, 2020 12:58 PM
Te reo is our indigenous language.
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Fran - Lower Hutt
Posted by Fran Cammock · September 09, 2020 12:57 PM
Te reo Māori is a taonga that we are so lucky to enjoy here in Aotearoa.
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Mikhail - Kaitaia
Posted by Mikhail Jansen · September 09, 2020 12:56 PM
My 'Why' comes down to me wanting to be a good Treaty partner.
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Jennifer - Wellington
Posted by Jennifer Drake · September 09, 2020 12:54 PM
Build te reo capabilities at Te Tari Taiwhenua.
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June - Christchurch
Posted by June King · September 09, 2020 12:54 PM
Te reo Māori belongs to all of us and as a kaiako I am inspired to share what I can to help preserve this taonga.
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Louise - Auckland
Posted by Louise Addison · September 09, 2020 12:53 PM
As a kura we are committing to a bicultural Aotearoa NZ and supporting te Reo Maori: its past, present and future.
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Tamsin - Queenstown
Posted by Tamsin Clark · September 09, 2020 12:50 PM
To revive the language and to be using it more down here where there is little Māori presence.
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Ernie - Gisborne Turanganui a kiwa.
Posted by Ernie White · September 09, 2020 12:48 PM
Learning Te Reo for me is a way to rediscover my connection with my whakapapa and tipuna.
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Joanna - Mangakino
Posted by Joanna Hepi · September 09, 2020 12:47 PM
To commend our Māori literates whether they are beginners or up standing fluent speakers representing our Māori ancestry belonging to Rangi and Papatūānuku. Mauri Ora.
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Tanya - Tauranga
Posted by Tanya Berentson · September 09, 2020 12:45 PM
I'm a Kiwi - this is our heritage.
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Maria - Auckland
Posted by Maria Whitcombe-Shingler · September 09, 2020 12:45 PM
As a Pākehā I am taking part to honour, validate and tautoko te reo Māori.
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Hazel - Whitianga
Posted by Hazel Shepherd · September 09, 2020 12:43 PM
I want to be part of the revolution where te reo and tikanga Māori becomes front and centre in all of our lives in Aotearoa. It is the best way to go into the future.
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Kathy - Little River
Posted by Kathy Viney · September 09, 2020 12:41 PM
I want to be part of building the mana of our tangata whenua.
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Amanda - Auckland
Posted by Amanda Verlander · September 09, 2020 12:40 PM
To redeem our cultural heritage of New Zealand and to promote Te Reo in our school.
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Peter - Hastings
Posted by Peter Gardner · September 09, 2020 12:39 PM
It is a beautiful expressive language and to promote with using it daily is a way I can express my love of Tikanga and the Reo.
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Ian - Tauranga
Posted by Ian Gray · September 09, 2020 12:38 PM
Learning Te Reo and Te ao Māori is important for us all to connect as people in this beautiful country.
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Varsha V
Posted by Varsha Samant · September 09, 2020 12:35 PM
I started learning te reo Māori to communicate with our whānau and tamariki.
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Te Tari o Whakatuu - Nelson
Posted by Aroha Gilling · September 09, 2020 12:35 PM
Ko te reo Māori te kaupapa whakahirahira.
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Peter - Timaru
Posted by Peter Hodges · September 09, 2020 12:34 PM
Every year Te reo maori is increasing my understanding of the language.
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Natasha - Wellington
Posted by Natasha Kuka · September 09, 2020 12:32 PM
Te Reo Māori is an official language of Aotearoa but has not been treated as such for several generations. We support more people learning Te Reo Māori.
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Teaohou - Werribee
Posted by Teaohou Hoeta · September 09, 2020 12:31 PM
I have always wanted to learn my own language, and wanting too know more about our history.
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Maia - Wellington
Posted by Maia Campbell · September 09, 2020 12:29 PM
To be more comfortable and confident in my Māori identity.
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Makao - Rotorua
Posted by Makao Bowkett · September 09, 2020 12:27 PM
He Māori ahau, Ko te reo Māori tōku rongoā.
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Karen - Bayview
Posted by Karen Seth · September 07, 2020 11:17 AM
I am determined to be part of the solution so Māori people don't have to go through what I did.
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Ema - Auckland
Posted by Ema Hoani · September 07, 2020 11:16 AM
As New Zealanders, we have a responsibility to learn Te Reo.
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Moana - Tokoroa
Posted by Moana Tiaki · September 07, 2020 11:15 AM
I believe I can play my part by learning the language of this land.
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Lisa
Posted by · September 07, 2020 11:12 AM
Te reo is one of our official languages and it speaks to our past and to our future.
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Annemie - Owhango
Posted by Annemie Peeters · September 07, 2020 11:11 AM
Only the original language captures that culture's essence! It is essential for Te Ao that Te Reo stays alive!