September 10, 2023
He whakamāori i ngā tini āhuatanga o te ao ‘Shortland St’ mai, tohutaka ‘Bic Mac’ mai anō hoki
Ka rewa te terenga tuarua o whakamaori i tōna pae i te pae pāpāhō o Te reo irirangi o Aotearoa.
Hai tā Kimo Houltham, Kaiwhakataki i ‘Whakamāori’ he hōtaka tēnei hai whakawhānui ake i te tirohanga, hai whakawhānui hoki i te whakaaro ki tēnei mea te whakamāori.
” He aha rā te wairua o roto i tēnei mea te ‘Whakamāori’ koia tetahi mea i tino ako ai au i au i runga i te terenga tuarua o te whakaaturanga nei, he wairua o roto i te reo māori, kaua noaiho e whakamāori i te kupu me whakamāori koe i te kaupapa me whakamāori koe i te hanga kōrero ā te tangata he nui kē ōna kokonga.”