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Tō mātou haerenga

"If I want it to be, then I am the key" 

In 2017, prior to starting their family, Kahurangi Stone (nee Watene -  Waikato Tainui, Ngāti Maru) and Wiremu Stone (Ngāti Wai, Ngāi Tahu) made the decision to start on their Te Reo haerenga with the simple desire to raise their future tamariki with te reo Māori as the language of their home and whānau.

In 2019, with two tamariki they relocated to Kaikōura and realised there were limited opportunities for their tamariki to be immersed in te reo and te ao Māori. This realisation led to the inception of Kōrero Mai.

The last 5 years have seen us; expand our immediate whānau with 2 more tamariki as well as, plan, create & facilitate, bilingual and immersion community whānau groups, whānau reo wānanga and community te reo classes. We are now looking at expanding into providing another level of te reo classes as well as community financial literacy classes. 

With the opening of the Puna Reo, Fiona Watene (nee Weti Te Tauwhara - Waikato, Tainui) has come on board as the Education Director to work more intimately within the Puna and quality assurance. With her Masters in Educational Leadership and 20 + years of knowledge and experience in the Education sector (ECE, Primary, Intermediate and University as well as raising her mokopuna with te reo as the home language) We are excited to see the heights Kōrero Mai will reach next!

With the doors of the Puna now finally open, we eagerly invite tamariki and whānau to join us on this journey of connection, reconnection, learning, reclaiming, and normalising te reo Māori, while valuing bilingualism and continual learning.

 

Nau mai! Haere mai! Be a part of this opportunity & making history! We're excited 

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Te Puna Reo o Te Ahi Kaikōura a Tama ki te Rangi 

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