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Te Ara-Ripeka

Tōku reo, tōku ohooho, tōku reo, tōku māpihi maurea, tōku reo, tōku whakakai marihi! 

Language is the key to understanding. Te reo Māori is home for me and I love that I am part of the language revitalisation.

Certified translator, experienced teaching all levels. Kaikaranga. Kapa Haka tutor and performer.

  • BA Honours (with distinction) EIT Hawkes Bay, Te Ūranga Waka, 
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Blended teaching and Learning, Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Te Pōkaitara Kauwaka Ltd 

Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara Wellington

Iwi: Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Hapu: Te whānau a Hinerupe, Ngāti Ngarengare, Te Hapū o Te Heuheu

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Waikura

I was born on Waiheke Island and grew up at Pritahi Marae. I then moved to Hamilton where my knowledge of the Waikato people grew extensively. My passion for teaching comes from the love to share and nurture the growth and learning of students. I love using the oral traditions of my tipuna, sharing te reo Māori and te ao Māori through storytelling.

My teaching experience began in 2017 where I starting training students to do a 101km multi sports event through a Māori world view teaching te reo Māori, takaro Māori and rongoā Māori in 38 kura reo throughout the north island. I have also been teaching Te Reo Māori independently for IT companies based in Auckland for a year.

I was brought up in te reo Māori from kohanga reo to kura kaupapa and finished off my schooling at Te Wharekura O Ngā Taiatea and consider te reo Māori as my first language.

Waikato

Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Waikato

Hapu: Ngāti Wharara, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Wairere, Ngāti Paretekawa, Ngāti Ngutu, Ngāti Tūkorehe, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Kimihia

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Riria Hotere

Please introduce yourself

Senior Education Programme Developer Māori – The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Education Resource Developer – Huia Publishers Te Reo Māori Children’s Theatre – Taki Rua Productions Actress in Kōrero Mai (Educational TV programme) – Cinco Cine Film Productions for Whakaata Māori

Te Panekiretanga o Te Reo Māori – The School of Excellence of Te Reo Māori (2011)

Tāmaki-makau-rau Auckland

Iwi: Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Wai, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa

Hapu: Ngāti Hokokeha, Ngāti Huaio, Te Whānau a Rangiwhakaahu

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