Erica has a passion for our Maori culture and tangata Maori. She loves to see our culture thriving and really value being able to capture our people, events and surroundings.
Erica is a host on the popular podcast Taringa and will be taking up the Mahuru challenge once again this year, meanwhile encouraging her friends to do the same.
By learning te reo Māori, 22-year-old Sophie Doyle hopes to be an example to her whānau and generations to come.
Sondra Bacharach is no stranger to education. Having been fortunate enough to experience a range of diverse cultures, Sondra values learning and embracing the culture and the language of the country that she lives in.
From someone with no te reo Māori knowledge to now being able to speak te reo Māori all day, every day if he chose, Ruebin Reti has evolved into a beacon of inspiration.
