Our Jr soccer team (@OtagoGold13th) put the effort in during #TeWikioTeReoMāori to do our bit. The challenge is for the team to use these terms now.
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Our Jr soccer team (@OtagoGold13th) put the effort in during #TeWikioTeReoMāori to do our bit. The challenge is for the team to use these terms now.
Wonderful languagepic.twitter.com/SbTFyLvGMX
i called bingo in te reo for #TeWikioTeReoMāori, took a little longer than usual, i was way out of practice...i've made it my mission to always answer the phone & greet people in te reo this year so that it becomes normal for me...
Colonization is terrorism
Colonization is long over. Get over your hate.
Colonisation may be over, but its impact isn't unfortunately and often hasn't ever been really acknowledged. The impact of colonisation on those colonised is not going to disappear overnight.
It’s been acknowledged repeatedly and their government throws money at them constantly. It’s a politically driven hate campaign by the left that keeps this going.
Look you have no understanding of what you are talking about. Colonisation has a devastating effect on cultures in the aftermath, with trauma being passed down generations. I'm a New Zealander and also from an Irish background so I have some personal understanding.
So, what are you proposing besides white guilt? What’s your solution?
I'm not proposing white guilt. White people were also colonised (eg, the Irish). I'm just not proposing ignoring the issues and pretending they are not there the way you seem to wish. 
Nobody is "shaming" people who use that language. Please give us ONE source who is shaming people who speak it.
This is from the 1940's.....
Would have been nice to see tohutō (macrons) in this article! Great piece nonetheless, but spelling is important.
Albeit there has been an improvement, NZ has a long way to go before it can live up to its claims of being bi-cultural or bi-lingual. Te reo is still not widely taught in NZ society and it needs addressing!! #TeWikioTeReoMaori
Do schools teach te reo to students?
Nah, more focus on english. Te reo Māori is not compulsory here. Although, some kids may learn a few words.
I should also point put that we have what is known as Kohanga reo & kura kaupapa here, Kohanga reo, being kind of like a preschool, which teaches completely in te reo or as much as they can. Kura kaupapa is the principle except for older children. However, we are short on kaiako.
I remember learning a few words of maori in 1964
Did it include... run rabbit? Oma rāpeti, oma rāpeti Oma, oma, oma Oma rāpeti, oma rāpeti Oma, oma, oma Pako pako pako Ko te tangi ō te pūpamu Oma rāpeti, oma rāpeti Oma, oma, oma
Run rabbit, run rabbit Run, run, run Run rabbit, run rabbit Run, run, run Bang, bang, bang goes the farmer’s gun Run rabbit, run rabbit Run, run, run
@KatArt2 hahahaha when I remember the tune, 35 years later... lol here's another oldie bt goodie.. Ma is White, Whero is Red, Kakariki/Green.. Mangu is Black, Pango too.. A, E, I, O, U.. lols
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