Te Whakapapa
Te Whakapapa o Huinga Reo
History and Establishment of Te Reo Māori Subject Association Aotearoa
Ka whakatokoria e ngā kōrero e whai nei ngā kaupapa matua me ngā ekenga i whakarewaina ai a Huinga Reo (Te Reo Māori Subject Association Aotearoa)
The following outlines the key events and milestones that led to the establishment of Te Reo Māori Subject Association Aotearoa (Huinga Reo).
I te tau 2021, ka whai wāhi atu te PPTA Kaihautū Māori ki Te Reo o Te Tai Tokerau (TROTT), ki Tikipunga High School, ki Whangārei.
In 2021, PPTA Kaihautū Māori engaged with Te Reo o Te Tai Tokerau (TROTT) at Tikipunga High School in Whangārei.
I whakaū te hui i te hiahia kia whakatuwheratia tētahi Huinga mō Te Reo Māori. I whakaae a TROTT ki te tautoko me te āwhina ki te ārahi i te whakawhanaketanga o te kaupapa nei.
This hui confirmed a shared need to establish a Te Reo Māori Subject Association. TROTT agreed to support and help lead the development of this kaupapa.
Te Hui o Te Huarahi Māori Motuhake a te PPTA
I tautohua i ngā wānanga tuatahi te korenga o tētahi Huinga mō Te Reo Māori. I kōkiritia kētia e Johnny Waititi te kaupapa, engari me whai rauawa, me whai haumi, e koke ai te kaupapa.
Building the Case
A series of PPTA reports and updates strengthened the foundation for the association:
- 8 Pēpuere 2022 – HX22/007: Rangahau – Kaiako matatau ki te reo me ōna tikanga
- 9 Pēpuere 2022 – HX22/012: MITA – Kaiako matatau ki te reo me ōna tikanga
- 27 Āpereira 2022 – HX22/034: Māori medium education update
- 2 Mei 2022 – HX22/040: Rangahau update
- 22 Hūrae 2022 – HX22/074: Te Reo Māori Subject Association
- 27 Oketopa 2022 – HX22/119: Kaupapa Māori research engagement
- 8 Noema 2022 – HX22/140: Huinga Reo update – $25,000 funding allocated
- 21 Noema 2022 – TROTT hui (Tikipunga High School)
PPTA engagement (led by Te Aomihia Taua-Glassie) supported the establishment of the association.
Establishing Foundations
- 14 Pēpuere 2023 – HI23/007: Kaihautū Māori ‘kanohi kitea’ strategy
- 5 Tīhema 2023 – Founding hui (Whangārei)
Steering Committee established:
Juanita Craig, Ropata Mahanga, Lucille Spring, Kristina Te Whata,
Te Aomihia Taua-Glassie (PPTA), Angela O’Donnell-King (PPTA),
Tracy Henderson (DTTA), Hamish Johnston (TENZ)
→ Huinga Reo Constitution created - 13 Tīhema 2023 – HI23/142: Subject association and whakawhanaungatanga
- 2023 (MTC Conference)
Huinga Reo presence and data collection to inform development
National Engagement
- 19–21 Mei 2024 – TDA NEX Conference (Wellington)
Engagement by PPTA Kaihautū Māori and Huinga Reo representation (Juanita Craig)
Formal Establishment and Launch
- 24 Pēpuere 2025
- Huinga Reo hui: Business plan developed
- Juanita Craig appointed as Project Coordinator
- 7 Maehe 2025 – Business Plan presented to TROTT
- 18 Maehe 2025 – TROTT formally endorses Business Plan
- 12–13 Mei 2025 – Hui with Teacher Development Aotearoa (TDA)
- 25 Mei 2025 – Workshop with DTTA and NZGTTA (website development support)
- 6 Hūrae 2025 – Official Launch
PPTA Māori Teachers’ Conference, Rotorua
Led by Juanita Craig, Rewa Pirini
Supported by Oriwa Broughton and Dion Prime
Te Whakahaere Tuatahi | Initial Governance
- 6 Akuhata 2025 – Formative Executive Committee established:
- Marino Hau – President (Kirikiriroa)
- Vinny Hohepa – Treasurer (Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Juanita Craig – Project Coordinator (Whangārei)
- Shanna Rope – Māngai ā-rohe (Tāmaki Makaurau)
- Brandon Amoamo – Māngai ā-rohe (Hauraki)
- Marie Donaldson – Māngai ā-rohe (Te Waipounamu)
Transition and Growth
- 13–16 Hānuere – Executive hui (Tāmaki Makaurau)
Guest speakers: - Adam Whauwhau (Te Kounga o Te Reo Māori)
- Tracy Henderson (DTTA)
- 4 Maehe – Project Coordinator resignation
- 14 Āperira – Interim Project Coordinator appointed
- 16–17 Āperira – Huinga Reo attends first PPTA Subject Association Hui (Wellington)
- 8–10 Mei – Executive hui (Tāmaki Makaurau)
Branding presentation by MEA - 15 Mei – TROTT hui
Huinga Reo update shared and farewell to Juanita Craig - 19 Hune – Interim Project Coordinator contract concludes
- 5 Hūrae – PPTA Māori Teachers’ Conference (Rotorua)
- Launch of upgraded website
- Improved membership access
- Introduction of new resources for kaiako Māori
- 8 Hūrae - Ingoa hou o te rōpū - Huinga Reo
