Te Whare / Ko Kiwi Mā - Ngaere Roberts / Christine Dale Live onetree-house

About the author:Ngaere Roberts (Ngāti Porou) is one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most prolific translators of children’s books into te reo Māori, having translated work from Joy Cowley, Gavin Bishop and Ruth Paul.Hikurangi is my mountainWaiapu is my riverNgāti Porou is my tribeNgāti Rangi is my hapūReporua is my maraeTū AuAu is my meeting house."As for my reo, I thank my mother. My brother and I were not taught te reo Māori. We were fortunate that the Māori language was the only language spoken, not only in our family home but also with extended family members, who all lived nearby. This was the only language we heard, until we attended school."