Pānui

Musician and kaiako, Jordyn Rapana, also known as Jordyn with a Why, began her reo Māori journey to raise her tamariki in a Māori-speaking home.

A passion for integrating te reo Māori into her work as a nurse has enriched Victoria Richmond’s connections with patients and her own personal growth.

Krystle Nikora’s passion for the culture and te reo blossomed only when she enrolled at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Ahakoa he rerekē noa atu te ao i tipu ake ai a Rob Bromley i tāna e mōhio nei i tēnei rā, nō te ohinga ake, ka rongo ia i tētahi hao ki te reo Māori.

To get to her reo Māori class, Jude Thompson travels an hour and a half by car and ferry each way, but she’s adamant that it’s all worth it.