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Colenso Eramiha
Colenso Eramiha says the importance of passing something valuable on to his children is what motivated him to sign up for te reo classes.
“I see te reo as a means of achieving my dreams and getting to where I want to go in life and I really want to help my children learn too,” he says.
The 46-year-old signed up for Te Ara Poutama’s evening te reo classes but soon became interested in studying full time. He is now in his final year of a Bachelor of Maori Development majoring in Māori media and says he is already experiencing the benefits of learning te reo.
Working part time at Māori Television to fulfil the co-op requirements of his degree, Colenso says the teaching he has received at AUT has helped him considerably. “I’m able to converse and understand what the experts here are saying,” he says. “I can actually join in the conversations because I’ve got such a good grounding in the language now.”
Colenso says the learning environment at AUT was ideal. “It was so enjoyable. You’ve got really skilled teachers who are able to communicate with students at all levels. It’s a safe place to make a mistake and making mistakes is how you learn,” he says.
His next goal is to mix his love of te reo Maori with another passion – tae kwon do. Colenso became involved with the sport through his children and now wants to commentate the sparring in te reo Māori. “We’re now looking at translating some of the moves into te reo. The World Cup will be held in New Zealand in 2011 so I’m very keen to incorporate the use of te reo Māori into that event.”