learning te Reo is vital to being a New Zealander
As the end of Māori Language Week nears, Reo advocates are firm in their position that focus on Te Reo Māori won't stop when the week is over.
One of those is Pākehā woman and Māori Land Court judge Carrie Wainwright, who is a passionate life long learner of Te Reo Māori.
“I couldn't do the job that I do without it,” she says.
“I have the privilege of working with Māori communities, resolving disputes, and being able to do that with a Māori thought process is very important to me,” Wainwright says.
She started her Reo journey as a junior lecturer in the law faculty at Victoria University. When the time came for her to do her masters, she capitalised on her fascination for languages by learning Te Reo as means of preparing for the Māori Land Court.
Link to article and video: Pākehā judge says learning te Reo is vital to being a New Zealander | Te Ao Māori News (teaomaori.news)
