Ōpōtiki couple prove it’s never too late to learn te reo Māori
Husband and wife duo, Piripi and Linda Taiapa are proof that it’s never too late to learn te reo Māori. 68 year old Linda and 70 year old Piripi, began their te reo Māori journey in 2017 with the hope of meeting new people after moving to Ōpōtiki.
Embracing te reo Māori in small town Waikato
Te reo Māori kaiako (teachers), Teiria Davis and Whaitiri Ngaheu are both passionate reo Māori speakers but are just as passionate about sharing the language and culture with anyone open to learning.
Reconnecting to home through te reo Māori
After spending a big chunk of their lives living across the ditch, the couple returned home in 2020 and began studing with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa that following year.
British teacher steps up to bilingual unit in Ōpōtiki
British migrant Caroline Willis had been teaching mainstream classes in the UK and New Zealand for more than 25 years.
First place winner
We had over 95 reo champions tell their stories which reached collectively over 259.2K people in Aotearoa 🤩 All the reo journeys were inspiring and motivating but alas we can only award three. Today we announce our first place winner #motereo #MahuruMāori
2nd Place Winner
We had over 95 reo champions tell their stories which reached collectively over 259.2K people in Aotearoa 🤩 All the reo journeys were inspiring and motivating but alas we can only award three. Today we announce our second place winner #motereo #MahuruMāori
3rd Place Winner
ANNOUNCEMENT: We had over 95 reo champions tell their stories which reached collectively over 259.2K people in Aotearoa 🤩 All the reo journeys were inspiring and motivating but alas we can only award three. Today we announce our Third place winner #motereo #MahuruMāori
Video competition week 4 entry drop
Keep an eye out as we get closer to announcing our first prize winner for #MahuruMaori and celebrate our reo champions along the way.
Video competition week 3 entries
We’d like thanks to those whom shared their reo journeys and their motivations in our #motereo video competition. Here’s another batch of videos.
Video competition week 2 entries
Continuing on from last week as we inch closer to announcing our three winners, in this weeks playlist, we are shown by our reo champions why they korero te reo Maori 🥰🔥 #motereo
