Ko tōku reo, ko tōku taonga.

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Ko tōku reo, ko tōku taonga. My language is my treasure. It wasn't my treasure at the age of 9, I thought of it more as a curse rather than a gift.

Ko tōku taonga, ko tōku reo. My treasure is my language. By 10, I hated Te Reo Māori, the only people I could properly communicate with were school friends and family.

 

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Taranaki | South Taranaki | 2010-19 | Story is by tangata whenua