“I like to keep a low profile. I wouldn’t go so far as saying I’m an introvert, but I prefer being in the shadows to being in the light.” — Leon Heketū Blake, a leading reo teacher, translator, and composer.
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“When I started being exposed to te reo Māori, learning it seemed like a natural progression rather than a radical idea.” — Rituraj Sapkota.
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In this extract from Terri Te Tau’s debut novel, ‘The Valley of Unlikely Acquaintances’, a community hui has been called to discuss a tūpāpaku found in a cave in the forest, and scientist Lydia is reluctantly in the spotlight.
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“In South Africa, I had learned Afrikaans, Latin and Zulu at school, so it was just a natural thought that as a new Kiwi, I needed to learn te reo Māori out of respect for Indigenous people.” — Barb Costelloe.
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“I always approach the storytelling like I’m cooking a meal for everybody. I want there to be some sense of satisfaction and some sense of warmth.” — Actor and comedian Bailey Poching on his solo stage show ‘Doing Great’.
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“What I remember from those first reo classes was realising that my monolingual, monocultural upbringing was not the only way of seeing the world, and that learning a language as an adult is hard.” — Atakohu Middleton, author of ‘Waka Aroha’, a new collection of Māori-language short stories.
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An extract from Atakohu Middleton’s newly published collection ‘Waka Aroha: He kohinga pakipoto’ — the first sole-authored book of short stories in te reo Māori, written for adults.
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“That kind of blew my mind, because it was so gross. Just the thought of somebody taking you from your land, your environment and your family, and placing you in this foreign environment where you’re now on display.” — Lindah Lepou, artist.
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“So many people tell me that I’m moving too fast for my age.” — Opera singer Samuel Mataele, 19, is the youngest winner of the Song Quest in its 70-year-history.
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“If you don’t have the repertoire, you’re just gonna sing Pokarekare Ana over and over.” — Kawiti Waetford, opera singer and Māori lead at NZ Opera.
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