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.
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.
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 migrant Caroline Willis had been teaching mainstream classes in the UK and New Zealand for more than 25 years.
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
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
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
Keep an eye out as we get closer to announcing our first prize winner for #MahuruMaori and celebrate our reo champions along the way.
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.
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
