Tōku Reo Tōku Ohooho: I Tū Tētehi Pō Motuhake Ki Whangnaui Hei Whakanui I Te Reo Māori
I whakatūria e Te Puna Tiaki Taonga o Whanganui tētehi pō motuhake hei whakanui i Te Wiki o te Reo Māori i mutu atu inanahi.
Koia nei te wā tuatahi kua whakatū tēnei kātū kaupapa ki whare tiaki taonga e whakakotahi ana i te hunga kaingākau ana ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga mā ngā mahi toi, ngā mahi kōrero me ngā mahi ako waiata Māori. Hei tā te Kaihāpai Taonga Māori nō te ohu whakahaere, hei tā ā Eru Rerekura, “He tuatahi tēnei mō mātou, ia tau ia tau ka tautoko mātou i te reo Māori engari kāhore he kaupapa e tū atu i tēnei.”
Ko te whāinga matua he whakaōhooho i te hapori me te whakatairanga i te reo ki ngā wāhi katoa.
Ko tētehi āhuatanga nui o te pō, ko te whakawātea i tētahi wāhi e pūmau ana ki te reo ahakoa te taumata kōrero o te tangata.
“It's about creating a space that makes people feel comfortable no matter what experience they have, and wherever they are in their Māori journey, creating that space for them to get involved and give it a go.”
Hei tā tētehi o ngā kaiwhakahaere o te kaupapa a Timara Wallace.I whakapuaki hoki ia i tōna ake wheako ako i te reo Māori.
“I just want to remind people that it doesn't matter what age you are, that you can still learn Te Reo Māori, and you should be proud to be Māori.”
Hei tā Tiana New, tētehi o ngā kaitautoko o te reo Māori nō Haina me kōrero, me ako rānei ngā kainoho o Aotearoa i te reo Māori.
“It's really important to keep speaking our mother tongue. Māori is a very beautiful language, and it connects our ancestors and us and our later generations.”
E tūmanako ana a Eru Rerekura me Te Puna Tiaki Taonga o Whanganui kia tipu tonu te reo ki roto i ngā kaimahi me te hapori whānui, hei oranga mō ngā reanga e heke mai ana.
“Ki te haere koe ki ētehi atu taone pērā i Otaki, Kaitaia, kāhore e kore ka rongo i te reo Māori, ā, ko te tumanako ia ka tipu ake taua āhuatanga ki konei, ki te awa tupua.”
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