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This week I want to share one of the simplest ways to refresh your pronunciation skills. This is an area that many people express to me that they struggle with. 💡Did you know that EVERY word in our language finishes with a vowel? That means that every syllable can be a combination of a consonant ...

Feb 16, 2025

6. Learn What You Already Know

One strategy you can implement TODAY to help your reo learning journey is to focus on what you already know... Instead of focusing on what you don't know, focus on what you do know (and that is the English language!). It is much easier to frame your learning in this context. Let's call this Conte...

Feb 09, 2025

5. Dealing With Regret

This Newsletter's kaupapa is about Regret. And I'll start with this...By no specific targeting or dedicated outreach, the SITRM audience tends to be in the older age bracket. My Meta audience statistics show that around 25% of followers are 34 years old and under. And around 20% are 55+ years old...

Feb 02, 2025

4. Good Decisions + Daily Discipline

I recently came across this photo online (I've lost the source though!) and thought "Wow, this is the perfect combination for growth" Good Decisions + Daily Discipline = A Masterpiece of Potential Learning te reo Māori is a journey that requires both intention and consistency. The dichotomy of t...

Jan 26, 2025

3. Plastic Māori

A few years ago I made a video about the term Plastic Māori, and in this video I put forward the argument that more and more people are flipping the traditional meaning of this term (i.e. being negative), and identifying with it in a positive way. Some 3 years on since I made tha...

Jan 18, 2025

2. Creating Habits - Your Waka

We often focus on our goals, our objectives, and the “final destination” of where we want to be. Whether it's related to... Language learning Relationships Money Career Having a target to work towards is an extremely useful tool. However, it’s a bit like treasure on a far-off island, and we don...

Jan 12, 2025

1. The Starting In Te Reo Maori Newsletter

Kia ora! It's 2025 - Welcome to the beginning of something extraordinary. If you’ve ever felt the pull to learn te reo Māori - the language of our ancestors - you’re in the right place. Maybe you’ve tried before but felt stuck. Maybe life got in the way. Maybe you’ve been waiting for the right mo...

Jan 04, 2025

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