“Deborah had no idea her words would spend years waiting in a garage before pushing a young Māori boy to see what was possible, ultimately starting a journey that carried him straight to her doorstep.” — Will Flavell.
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“We should not underestimate the capacity of our children’s brains, but should be celebrating and supporting all the benefits of their potential bilingual superpowers.” — Linguist Hilary Smith.
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“I still have James’s letter. It became my conscience. It reminded me not to walk away from something I should be fixing. He asked me to come back, and I didn’t.” — Professor Welby Ings remembers a seven-year-old student he had taught in Ōtara 50 years ago.
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“The emotional toll on tamariki Māori when their language is absent from core learning, or reduced to tokenism, is devastating. It tells them their identity is secondary.” — Te Aumoana Kingi.
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“Seeing vowels present in Māori words grows a person’s ability to communicate and to understand New Zealand English, of which many Māori words are an everyday part.” — Vincent Olsen-Reeder and Corinne Seals.
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“Just like that, we were told there’d be no more books and language support for our children and families. It’s been devastating. I want whoever’s in charge of these literacy funding decisions to walk in my shoes for a day.” — Alana Nootai.
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