I’ve decided to quit doing ‘Kōrero Poto’

Posted on by Ahuamohio

He mihi nui ki a koutou, e ngā kaipānui i tēnei rangitaki. Warm greetings to all of you readers of this blog.

I’ve decided to discontinue ‘Kōrero Poto’ in its present form. I’ve been increasingly uncomfortable with the (self-imposed) feeling of pressure to produce these particular kinds of posts. It’s quite a public thing, and I was feeling uncomfortable with that too. Also, to be honest, as time goes on I’m feeling less confident about my own reo Māori skills as well.

I hope these posts have been useful to some people, and I’ll leave the ones I’ve done up here in the meantime. I expect to continue to deal with reo Māori issues on a more informal basis on this site. I will still teach te reo Māori to beginner and intermediate learners, and will speak te reo Māori myself with friends and colleagues, and encourage others to do so too.

Nō reira … tēnei te kaupapa ka whakamoea – tihei mauri ora!

Published by Ahuamohio

Reo Māori speaker, with no pretence to great expertise ('āhua mōhio' means 'reasonably knowledgeable'), but with a good working knowledge of the language, and keen to share it with others. Recent PhD in Māori Studies from Otago University, recently quit teaching te reo Māori at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Dunedin. Also interested in education generally.

6 thoughts on “I’ve decided to quit doing ‘Kōrero Poto’”

  1. Ngā mihi nui o te rā ehoa.

    Tēnā koe i au mahi Kōrero Poto. Kia hora te mārino, kia whakapapapounamu te moana, kia tere te karohirohi i mua i to huarahi.

    Ae Marika! kKua pai ēnei īmera hei whakapakari reo, Hei ako kupu hou.

    Mai i ou mahi, ka whakahōki te reo i te mata o te pene ki te mata o te ārero.

    Kia ora

    Mario Skipwith

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    1. He mihi nui ki a koe i ō whakaaro pai, me ō mihi ki te kaupapa. Āe mārika, ko tērā taku tūmanako, kia pai ai te reo o tēnā, o tēnā. Mehemea i whai hua taku mahi, harikoa tōku ngākau. Mauriora rā.

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  2. E te Ahuamõhio, me mihi atu ki a koe ka tika. Rawe tõu mahi whakamārama, tino whai take tēnei kõrere poto ki a au. Kia pai tõu haerenga ā mua.

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    1. Tēnā koe Janice i tō mihi mai.Tino harikoa ahau i te rongo he mea whaitake ki a koe ēnei ‘kōrero poto’. Kia pai tō haere whakamua i te ara reo Māori i ngā marama, i ngā tau e heke mai nei.

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  3. Ngā mihi ki a koe mō tē rangitaki nā me ngā rangitaki o mua. Kei te whakawhetai ahau ki tāu mahi. Ahakoa he iti he pounamu.

    Hei konā mai i roto i ngā mihi. Nāku noa, nā

    Liz Byrne

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