Kua ikapahi mai kā tākata nō Te Tai o Marokura kia whai rātou i te reo kamehameha o Pōua mā, o Tāua mā. Four generations – kaumātua, pākeke, rakatahi and tamariki took part in Kia Kūrapa ki Kaikōura.

Rawiri Manawatu (Ngāi Tahu – Ngāti Kurī), with the support of Kotahi Mano Kāika, organised this te reo Māori wānaka for Ngāti Kurī whānau and the wider community.

The wānaka was designed for beginner to intermediate te reo Māori speakers, and taught in a supportive whānau environment.

“The one thing about te reo is it can scare people, this wānaka is about making it easy, and hopefully everybody goes away with a hunger to learn more,” said Rawiri. [Read more…]