August 13, 2023
Kia tangata whenua anō ai te reo māori i Te Tihi-o-Maru
Kua whakamanahia e te marae o Te Aitarakihi i Te Tihi-o-Maru, rātou ko Te Pūkenga me tōna whare wānaga a Ara ki Waitaha, ki te whakaako i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga i taua marae, hei kai mā te iti me te rahi i Timaru.
Hai tā te kaiako o ngā akomanga reo hai tā Hāmi Rāhui he nui ngā tauiwi kua tahuri mai ki te ako i te reo māori i ngā tau kua taha ake nei, ko te mahi nui ināianei ko te whakaū i ngā āhuatanga māori, te ao māori kia tangata whenua anō ai te reo ki tēnei pito o te motu.
” I aia tonu nei he tīmatanga kē tēnei kia whakapiki ake kē tō tātou whakamōhiotanga i te ao māori”