Keen to learn and want to be able to speak .

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NZ is bicultural.

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Proud of te reo Māori.

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Maori Signs Concepts resources for books, video, posters and sign language.

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I learning more about my Maori heritage, and it something I feel passionately about.

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The idea of a māori speaking Aotearoa is what drives me to not only learn Te Reo but to encourage others to as well!

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My tupuna were Maori, French and English.

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We believe that it is important to keep the Maori language alive by using it daily at what ever level Kaiako are comfortable with.

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Every NZer should be bilingual!

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I need to be a more confident and competent speaker of Te Reo Maori.

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I need to be a more confident and competent speaker of Te Reo Maori.

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Committed as kaiako/teachers to continue our learning and extend our own knowledge in order for our tamariki to grow and learn with us!

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My why.

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Whakanau ia I Te reo.

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He wero, he hiahia nōku 'kia Māori te motu nei'.

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Ko te reo mauri o te mana mauri, ko toku reo toku ohooho ko toku reo taku mana motuhake.

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Because the future generation have the right to be taught a language that is native to the country they live in.

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I’m loving learning te reo, the history and stories, the tikanga, the principles and values underlying everything in Te Ao Maori and the understanding of the oneness of creation including humanity.

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I want to learn to speak this beautiful language.

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My grandfather was a native speaker but did not raise my mother or her siblings in te reo, like many of her generation.

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I am a founding exec member of Te Reo Māori Soc VUW In 1970.

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I have been on a stop start journey of learning/speaking Te Reo Māori for many years.

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He ataahua te reo māori.

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Kia kitea, kia mahia kia maia ngā tamariki ki te korero, ki te whakaro Māori.

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Our reo is OURS if we don't own it who will? Others will.

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my class would enjoy celebrating te reo wiki this way.

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Mahi ki te kohanga reo.

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My why is my daughter Ruby.

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Nā te mea, ko te reo Māori tō tātou reo rangatira, te reo tūturu me te reo tuatahi o Aotearoa.

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nā te mea ko te reo tuatahi o tō tātou whenua he tino reo rangatira.

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Rise UP Academy wants to be part of the celebrations of Te Wiki o te Reo Maori 2020, to honour, and acknowledge it's significance in our akonga at Rise UP Academy.

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I am committed to improving my te reo, the first language of our land.

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At primary school, I loved learning the action songs!

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Passionate about Matauranga and whānau partnerships .

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timely in all ways .

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Ka pai tenei kaupapa.

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Kore au e hiahia ki te ngaro aku reo.

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It is a language that we need to cherish.

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I shared the link with email to my classmates of Hauora Tangata Foundations of Māori Health.

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Because I am pakeha and work in a pakeha organisation.

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I have been doing Te Ataarangi and as an European kiwi love the Maori culture .

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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.

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Maori language is an integral part of New Zealand society.

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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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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.

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Whānau .

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My grandfather was maori and spoke fluent Te reo he was the only member of our family that spoke Te reo fluently.

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Kia kaha Te Reo Māori!

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We are a tikanga based programme and i love to learn more .

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I am learning Te Reo alongside the students - love it!

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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!

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Te reo Māori is similar to my mother tongue, Māori Kūki ‘Āirani.

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My why - āku Tamariki.

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Because it’s cool to kōrero!

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This is our first year in learning Te Reo and we want to take it next level!

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Kia pakari tōku nei reo - kia whakaora anō te reo kei rō whare.

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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.

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I think it’s important to keep our culture alive and nourished.

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To keep our language alive.

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There is a huge need in our schools to provide opportunities to learn te reo Māori.

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I am a recent immigrant to NZ from the US.

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As a New Zealander,I am very proud of te reo Maaori,and I want to learn it.

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I am currently a Tauira with Te Wanaga o Aotearoa so am encouraged to use Te Reo in all my situations.

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I live in Australia.

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I get too whakamā at work, in class and even greeting people on my morning walks.

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I have a natural attraction to tangata whenua and their ways of being.

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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.

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We should know who we are, what New Zealand is made of.

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I want to see Maori language rise and thrive in Aotearoa!

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Whanau, whanau whanau ma Te katoa .

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I am maori and I want to learn te reo.

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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.

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He aha ai? Nā te tino hiakai o āku ākonga ki te ako i te reo me ōna tikanga te take.

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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.

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Te ao Māori gives New Zealand its unique character.

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I want to understand more of what I hear, and pass on to my mokopuna.

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I’d like to learn more so I can speak the language of my ancestors.

Te Puna Māturanga o Aotearoa strong believes in the value of Te Reo Māori.

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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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Because it is our language and want to learn more to teach my son.

It is important to carry on our mother language & culture.

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"Ko wai au?" If I know who I am, I know where I'm going.

I am an early childhood teacher and work alongside others to support keeping culture alive and visible for our tamariki.

Opportunities for my tamariki.

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I believe learning te reo brings us back to the 'source' of the NZ spirit.

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Ko te reo me ngā tikanga Māori ki te Mana Whenua ki te whatamanawa.

I think as a New Zealander it is important we ensure we keep our heritages alive.

Because I want to be the change I want to see.

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Honour the Treaty - I enjoy using te reo.

My 'why' is my tamariki.

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I believe in the importance of keeping te reo Maori alive and growing.

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As a teacher, it is important to ensure that reo and tikanga Māori are engrained in our everyday practices.

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To support the growth of Te Reo maaori in Aotearoa and around the world.

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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Because te reo māori is one of our official languages and it is special to Aotearoa New Zealand.

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What reo I did have I have lost through lack of use.

Learning is growth sharing and understanding are essential to maintain and develop communities. 

It's a beautiful language, and down in the Southern Pacific, it's ours. So let's use it.

If more people do not learn it and retain it, then it will be lost.

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