Rugby is strong in the whakapapa of the Ellison brothers, their great-great grand uncle Thomas Rangiwahia Ellison was the first rugby captain to wear the silver fern. All the brothers are currently playing for the Kurita rugby club in Japan and in the interest of making sure their tamariki have te reo Māori, they have created their own kōhanga reo.
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"Bring the kōhanga reo children to the marae"- Moehau Reedy
Kuini Moehau Reedy is calling on kōhanga reo around the country to reconnect with their marae, identifying a need for elders and Māori in general to further support kōhanga reo and Māori language education.
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Tears of joy over kōhanga reo funding announcement
The government has announced that over 2,250 kōhanga reo staff throughout Aotearoa are set for a major boost in funding. It is news which brings one of the movement's staunchest advocates to tears of joy.
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Limited Māori ECE resourcing for 50,000+ QLD Māori
Te Kōhanga o Ēkara at The Mulberry Bush has been operating in Brisbane Australia for three years. Sharing te reo and tikanga Māori with their tamariki has been their drive since the centre's inception, however, issues of funding and resources have presented its challenges.
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Te Teko Kōhanga Reo celebrates 'unique powers' of their tamariki
A new project celebrating children living with unique disabilities was launched today at Tūteao Marae in Te Teko. The Tamaariki project is an inclusive early childhood education approach led by Te Teko Kōhanga Reo and supported by both the Ministry of Education and the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust.
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NewsTe Kōhanga Reo National Trust CEO steps down
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust CEO Kararaina Calcott-Cribb has stepped down from the position she has held for the past three years.
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Wharekura principal critical of education review
The principal of a South Auckland wharekura says the education overhaul suggested in the report into Tomorrow's Schools will not benefit Māori students in mainstream schools.
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Kōhanga reo perform at Te Mokotini
Kōhanga reo from Auckland and Te Taitokerau have gathered to perform waiata and haka at Te Mokotini in East Auckland.
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Copper water pipes stolen from Rotorua kōhanga reo
Students and staff of Te Koutū Kōhanga Reo have had to take a day off due to flooding. Over the weekend they discovered someone had stolen the copper water pipes which connect their building to the hot water cylinder. Police have been notified and are investigating.
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Rotorua kōhanga closes due to theft of copper pipes
The tamariki of Te Koutu Kōhanga Reo have had to make other arrangements today due to the theft of the copper pipes at the back of their kōhanga reo building.
