Mahuru Māori 2023
The Mahuru Challenge is now open for 2023! There’s still plenty of time to register for the month-long challenge, which follows the maramataka (Māori lunar calendar), and will run from Friday, 15 September to Saturday, 14 October.
Great-grandfather, student and now award recipient at 82
Not many people would think of taking up tertiary education in their 80’s, but that’s not the case for Rangi Hinga.
Reconnecting roots: Mereana’s journey of learning and growth
When Mereana Gell returned to Aotearoa after many years overseas, she felt out of touch with te ao Māori. So Mereana set out to learn and change her old way of thinking.
Mokopuna motivate te reo Māori journey
“I want to make sure, for the sake of our mokopuna, te reo Māori is revitalised in our whānau. I want to greet my future moko in te reo Māori when they arrive.”
Christchurch mum helps bring te reo Māori back to her whānau
“Your journey will be your own and it will look different to others. You may have bursts of progression, then years of nothing. That’s not a failure, it’s just the nature of the journey.”
Studying reo Māori gives Hastings dad new lease on life
“You could say it’s given me a rebirth. It’s given me the confidence to walk out the door and be comfortable about who I am.”
A journey to reconnect with Māori heritage through language learning
Liz, or Irihāpeti, grew up in Taranaki during the 1970s and 1980s, when being a proud Māori wasn’t easy or fashionable. “I realised it was time to learn about my reo and tūpuna Māori.”
Working towards a greater Aotearoa by learning reo Māori
“I want my children to grow up understanding te ao Māori, tikanga and te reo because I think if all of those things thrive in New Zealand, then we will all thrive as well.”
Ōpōtiki teacher learns reo Māori from former pupil
As an older student, learning reo Māori was slightly daunting for Ōpōtiki College teacher, Deborah Mckillop. But after learning she would be taught by one of her former students, things became more relaxed.
Learning reo Māori alongside tamariki
“I lost the reo but after going back to learn it, it’s all slowly coming back to me. I wanted to refresh my reo and start from the beginning so I could be on the journey with my babies, learning it alongside them.”
