Ki ngā akonga o te reo, kia kaha, kia māia, kia angitu. To the learners of the language, be strong, be courageous, be successful.

Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo kia māori!

Kua pāhue ngā tau 50 i tētahi tonongia a Ngā Tamatoa ki te kāwanatanga, kia whakawhāriki ai te reo Māori hei marau i ngā kura o Aotearoa. Ka whakanui tētahi o rātou, ko Tame Iti, i tēnei tono, i te Māhuru Māori, i tāna mahi toi hoki i te whakaaturanga, “I will not speak Māori.” Nāna i tuhi tēnei ngā tāima tini i te papa pango, whai muri i te kura.

I tēnei wiki, te wiki o te reo Māori, ka tū ētahi o ngā tauira reo Māori o Kīngi ki te mua o tō tātou whare hōu. Ka mau a Ethan Rangitutia, i ngā kupu o te whakatūranga, ā, i whakatika mātou i ngā kupu perā ki ngā whakaaro o te kaimahi toi. Nā te mahi kaha me te mana motuhake o ngā kaiako, ngā tauira i mua i ēnei tāngata, ka tipu pai te reo Māori ki Kīngi.

Ki ngā akonga o te reo, kia kaha, kia māia, kia angitu.

Correct language, flowing language, natural language.

50 years have passed since the petition of Ngā Tamatoa was presented to the government, to establish te reo Māori as a subject in schools in Aotearoa. One of them, Tame Iti is celebrating this petition, Māori language month and his art with the exhibition, “I will not speak Māori.” He was made to write this many times on the black board after school.

This week, the week of the Māori language, some of the te reo Māori students of King’s are standing in front of our new whare. Ethan Rangitutia (Māori Leader) is holding the sign of the exhibition, like the artist suggests, we corrected the words. Due to the hard work and determination of the previous teachers and students, the Māori language at King’s is growing well.

To the learners of the language, be strong, be courageous, be successful.

Nā Matua Matu