{"id":3865,"date":"2023-10-05T03:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T03:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/?p=3865"},"modified":"2024-08-15T03:42:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T03:42:41","slug":"whanau-reunion-inspires-whangarei-local-to-learn-te-reo-maori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/whanau-reunion-inspires-whangarei-local-to-learn-te-reo-maori\/","title":{"rendered":"Wh\u0101nau reunion inspires Whang\u0101rei local to learn te reo M\u0101ori"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After attending a wh\u0101nau reunion and learning that no one in his wh\u0101nau could k\u014drero M\u0101ori, James Tautuku took it upon himself to learn te reo and keep it alive amongst his wh\u0101nau.<\/p>

James is studying the\u00a0He P\u012b ka Pao Level 1 & 2<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0at Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa Whang\u0101rei campus and is registered for this year’s\u00a0Mahuru M\u0101ori Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>

\u201cI figured, why don\u2019t I learn so there\u2019s someone that can k\u014drero on behalf of my wh\u0101nau. I hear that it can take 3 or 4 generations of those who learn before there is an actual change. I thought, why not start now, better late then never,<\/em>\u201d says James.<\/p>

As part of Mahuru M\u0101ori, James challenged himself to speak te reo M\u0101ori for at least 2 hours a day and admits that it\u2019s been harder than he thought, but it\u2019s all been worth it.<\/p>

\u201cI push myself in class so I wanted to push myself outside of class too and jump on that Mahuru M\u0101ori waka. Learning te reo has boosted the amount of reo in our home too.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

While on the journey of learning te reo, James has had the support of his wife, who is already a fluent speaker. But with p\u0113p\u0113 number four due to arrive in February, James and his wife are on a mission to teach their tamariki more te reo as well.<\/p>

\u201cMy kids ask questions about kupu and are more curious. The motivation with another baby on the way has made us knuckle down and set a bar that we want to reach. We aren\u2019t expecting to all be fluent before February, but we hope to have the basics,<\/em>\u201d says James.<\/p>

Growing up as what James describes, a fair-skinned M\u0101ori, he struggled with the feeling of whakam\u0101 when trying to learn te reo and felt like he was always having to work a little harder to prove himself.<\/p>

Since starting at Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa, those feelings have slowly had less of an impact on his learning and his drive to continue on this journey.<\/p>

\u201cMy kaiako, Eliza Bruce, makes learning fun and engaging. It\u2019s a safe space to make mistakes and not feel whakam\u0101. We have a really supportive class that are constantly pushing each other. It\u2019s meant that me and most of the class are motivated to keep going,<\/em>\u201d says James.<\/p>

James recognises that there are probably many others out there who feel the same way he once did and are afraid to take the first step in learning te reo, but he hopes his story will encourage them to finally give it a go.<\/p>

“I\u2019m okay making mistakes now. I still get a bit nervous but it\u2019s not as daunting anymore. I\u2019ve committed to learning and I\u2019m going for it. I follow the k\u012bwaha, t\u016bwhitia te hopo, feel the fear and do it anyway.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>

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After attending a wh\u0101nau reunion and learning that no one in his wh\u0101nau could k\u014drero M\u0101ori, James Tautuku took it upon himself to learn te reo and keep it alive amongst his wh\u0101nau.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-challenge-stories","category-reo-maori"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3865"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3870,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3865\/revisions\/3870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahuru-maori-twoa-ac-nz.azurewebsites.net\/mao\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}