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This kaupapa is important to me because I strongly believe that our 'te reo' is a taonga. I always refer to a whakatauki from Sir James Henare;
Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori Ko te kupu te mauri o te reo Māori E rua ēnei wehenga kōrero e hāngai tonu ana ki runga i te reo Māori Ko te reo, nō te Atua mai.
The language is the life force of the mana Māori The word is the life force of the language These two ideas are absolutely crucial to the Māori language A language, which is a gift to us from God.
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