November 07, 2023
New huarahi for Kahungunu reo champion
It’s haere ra from language maven Jeremy Tātere MacLeod to Ngāti Kahungunu after heading up the iwi’s te reo, tikanga and mātauranga strategy for the past 13 years.
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated says he has managed a number of successful projects including 10 years of Te Kura Reo o Ngāti Kahungunu that recently celebrated its 10th year, hosting an annual national Māori language revitalisation symposium, holding wananga on whaikōrero and karanga, and developing excellence programmes for rangatahi,
In 2020 he established a company, Kauwaka Limited, which provides translation, interpretation and cultural support services.
While it was set up to contribute to the language and cultural revitalisation efforts within Ngāti Kahungunu it experienced exponential growth and now delivers services across Aotearoa and the world.