As a follow up to this video that poses a challenge to all non-Māori (namely Pākehā/white New Zealanders) learning Te Reo, I wanted to kick off a little list of things that you can do to give back to Iwi Māori. You’ve already taken the first step, which is opening your mind to learning about …
I was having a great conversation with a friend of mine the other day about where tourism is headed in my province of Taranaki. There are a number of things that have happened in the last 5 years locally, nationally and globally and will be happening in the next 5 years that will shift the …
I get really frustrated at Te Reo Māori (Māori language) courses that don’t work on mindset. It’s the number one reason why so many language learners lose their ability and waste their investment – money and time – and regress to their former selves despite having learnt so much. I recently released my Summer Reo …
I was in a hui (meeting) yesterday and we were talking about a curious observation my friend had made whilst walking through the township. He saw a group of tourists being hosted by a tour-guide who was giving a run-down of their location and street name ‘origins’. He thought to himself, I wonder what happened before …
