Ko te tikanga o tēnei
wāhanga o te ture, he whakamana i te Kooti
Whenua Māori hei kaiwhakahaere mō ngā
whenua o ngā kaipupuri Māori, e āhei ai te
whakapaipai, te hiki ake i te wāriu, me te
whakahou ake i te taitara, mō te painga o
te katoa.
He mea āhukahuka Te Rautaki Reo o Te Kooti
Whenua Māori i te hōhonu me te iho tāroa o
te whanaungatanga i waenga i te reo Māori, te
tāngata whenua, me te whenua anō, he tohu i te
tino hiranga o te oranga me te whakamarumaru-
tanga o te reo Māori.
In 2023, successors to the Hāwea-Wānaka block voted for interim representation, through a process facilitated by Te Arawhiti (Te Tari Whakatau) and Te Puni Kōkiri.
Only 17% of Māori knew how to speak te reo, only 5% of our children in schools could speak te reo, and furthermore, there were people of that time who declared there was no benefit in teaching te reo and no benefit in the continued survival of te reo Māori.