Ngā Ia Taiheke o te reo Māori

Ngā Ia Taiheke o te reo Māori is a wānanga reo set up on Matakana Island to re-establish the Marae environment as a safe space for te reo Māori to be spoken at all times, in all areas of the marae, by all proficiency levels. Additional to Māori language lessons, tauira often learn and sing waiata about the history and land of Matakana Island. There are roughly 30 people who attend these wānanga, and so the long-term goal is to encourage more interest in learning and speaking te reo Māori in the home and community and eventually making te reo Māori the primary language on the island.