OPINION: Learning te reo Māori is important to me for many reasons, just like a kete (woven basket) is made up of many strands. When NZ won medals they had sung God Save the Queen not the New Zealand national anthem, and as such, te reo Māori wasn't part of our curriculum at school. READ MORE:* Learning te reo and getting down with the tamariki* We're more than blind, flightless birds no one ever sees* Children learning te reo Māori in school is a no-brainer. Here's why...* Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern encourages new generation of te reo Māori speakersIt wasn't their fault and it wasn't ours. Part of that is understanding the collective noun, for which we are most proud to associate with, is a word from te reo and that one word can open the door for the te Ao te reo Māori (the world of te reo Māori)You ask why it's important?

Source: Stuff February 05, 2019 00:56 UTC