Ko te reo te manawa pou o te Māori,
Ko te ihi te waimanawa o te tangata,
Ko te roimata, ko te hūpē te waiaroha.
Ko tōku nui, tōku wehi, tōku whakatiketike, tōku reo.

Te reo Māori is indigenous to Aotearoa New Zealand.
It is a taonga recognised under the Treaty of Waitangi, a primary source of our nation’s self-knowledge and identity, and an official language.
By understanding and using te reo Māori, New Zealanders become more aware of the role played by the indigenous language and culture in defining and asserting our point of difference in the wider world. 

Students develop understanding of components that focus on language/Te Reo development; Raranga/Weaving and Tikanga / History, together with Knowledge of Marae Protocol.

Mrs Margie Little is the Maori Teacher at GBHS