November 14, 2022
Kohanga Reo celebtrates 40th anniversary
Kohanga Reo is celebrating its 40th anniversary this weekend.
Whanau Ora Minister Peeni Henare as a kohanga child, he’s looking forward to celebrating it at Turangawaewae Marae, in recognition of the huge backing the movement got from the late Arikinui Te Ata Irangikaahu.
Mr Henare says he attended kohanga in Moerewa, Orakei and Ngamotu and he’s grateful to all his teachers.
“I’m lucky and it’s the reason I am passionate about those kaiako who just got on with the mahi and held the kaupapa together. My grandmother, my mother’s mother is still alive and she was our first kohanga reo teacher and I always credit her for giving me the foundation of the te reo Maori I am able to speak today,” he says.