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...The short term goal for me is the survival of the language, and the long term goal is that the whole country speaks the language...
...I’ve stood up with Māori musicians in the past ‘ me tito tātou he waiata i te reo Māori’ and people don’t like it. Even in Māori...

... me te rōpū tautoko mai i a Te Waka Huia. Ko Tā Hone Turei tērā, ko Kereama Te Ua (Unx) tērā, ko Irirangi Tiakiawa tērā, rātou...
... has given me I have received as a kaihaka?’. This new role provides me with the...

...I asked my parents to let me go live with my kuia, Te Uru McGarvey, and I went to school at Ruātoki.”  Ruātoki School, officiall...
... to learn how to speak Māori.  “My cousins have often teased me about being in the remedial class and now I’m a Māori Studies...

... my past and where I come from and who my ancestors are gave me a grounding and now I can go on from here,” he said.  Making...
... never had good mentors around me owing up and by the time I found one, it took me a long time to change,” he...

... my past and where I come from and who my ancestors are gave  me a grounding and now I can go on from here,” he said.  Making...
... never had good mentors around me owing up and by the time I found one, it took me a long time to change,” he...

... more miles ahead of me . I suppose my body will tell me ’ve had enough, but it hasn’t told me yet, so I’ve still got...

... sicker and sicker. “My 16 years of living here was hell for me . But I didn’t ask for help. That was my problem. I just tried...
...It was just me . You know, it takes strength to ask for help”. Foundation for the future No longer does Georgina dread seeing a...

... a staunch and resolute advocate for Te Reo Māori me ona tikanga. “For me the whole journey took about 8 months – it was...
... ran her home again. “They had a big input into helping keep me safe during this journey – it’s not just about warming the...

... me and I can see it’s rewarding for our whānau, marae, and for me too....
...This is making me passionate seeing the result. The most special part is when I walk away from each marae after installing a...

... ngā marae Ko Te Whānau a Pararki me ti Parewahawaha ngā hapū Ko Ngāti Raukawa me Te Whānau-a-Apanui ngā iwi As a...
...influenced me . It only feels right to carry it on and pass it down to all my babies, that is my why. Hakas is a lifestyle, a wa...