Nadine Anne Hura: I’m reclaiming the name I lost
In my life, I’ve had three names. I have lost one, borrowed two, and am in the process of...
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Author: Nadine Anne Hura
Just let the revolution come
The call to make te reo Māori compulsory is getting louder and louder. This year, with Te Wiki o...
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Kereama Taepa: Embracing innovation
Kereama Taepa grew up with a foot in two worlds. As a kid, he didn’t really notice there...
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Nadine Millar: What are the treasures you’ll pass down?
About the same time I started learning Māori, I took up knitting. I barely had the time for it,...
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Nadine Millar: I wish my teachers had been more encouraging
Twenty years ago I graduated from Whitireia Polytech with a Certificate in Journalism. I scraped...
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Nadine Millar: Be a hōhā about your kid’s education
A few years ago, I worked as a quiz writer on a TV show aimed at secondary school kids. Trial runs...
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Nadine Millar: Knitting away my doubts
This time a year ago, I started knitting a blanket for my son in preparation for his departure to...
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Nadine Millar: I’m lucky I can walk in two worlds
There’s a saying, a whakataukī, that reminds us that the kūmara doesn’t speak of its own...
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What if we threw a party and didn’t invite English?
Nadine Millar on what happened when she took on the Mahuru Māori challenge to quit English and...
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10 ways to keep the reo going in your home
Not long ago, I realised that I’m an expert in Māori. I can’t string two sentences...
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Nadine Millar: My whāngai family
My grandad grew bananas. I never got to eat one — the garden was off-limits to us kids. But the...
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Nadine Millar: I’ve been called a born-again Māori
Before I started learning Māori, the only time I ever came into contact with the language was on...
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Our kids are rising to the challenge
A Catholic education wasn’t something that we ever considered for our kids. It’s not...
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Who are you, and what have you done with my son?
One of the most daunting things about sending our boy to boarding school was that, for the first...
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Let’s leave the flag decision to our children
The other day we got a letter from our 13-year-old son at boarding school, wanting to know which...
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Turning a life around
Inside the Counties Manukau Police Station in Auckland, a small group has gathered for a...
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Embarking on a journey into the unknown
Last Saturday, while the country commemorated the 176th year of the signing of the Treaty of...
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Veering off the beaten track
The first assignment that ever captured my imagination at school was to devise a three-week tour...
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Te reo Māori: a key to our future
My mum forced me to take Japanese all through high school. She believed that a second language...
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Nadine Millar: The dad I never knew
My dad dug the hole I live in. He didn’t dig it on his own, and the new housing subdivision of...
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Five things you should know about learning the reo
A lot of people have asked if I’m fluent in Māori after my year of total immersion. The...
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Nadine Millar: Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good
About 10 years ago, I tried to enrol my two-year-old son in kōhanga reo. I was enthusiastic and...
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Nadine Millar: Sweet homecomings
Watching the All Blacks’ homecoming this week had me all choked up: three thousand people...
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Who’s allowed to tell our stories?
When I was a teenager, I used to loiter around the librarian’s counter where all the...
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So you think you’re Māori?
I was rehearsing a speech in Māori the other day when my 10-year-old son interrupted me to ask if,...
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Ending the shame of not speaking the reo
A while ago, my husband suggested I learn Māori. We were discussing potential ways I could boost...
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Why is it easier to be Māori overseas?
Biculturalism is deeply embedded in the Kiwi psyche, writes Nadine Millar, but many of us don’t...
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