Te Reo Areare

Ko Te Reo Areare te mangai a motu, ki Te Riu Roa, mo nga take Māori, matauranga Māori, nga mema Māori. Tu ngatahi a Te Reo Areare me nga Apiha Riroa a motu.

Te Reo Areare provides national leadership for NZEI Te Riu Roa in Māori issues, Māori education and for Māori members. It has an equal party relationship with National Executive. Membership includes representatives from Aronui Tomua, rohe, the early childhood sector, support staff and student teachers. Te Reo Areare members participate fully in implementing the general priorities of NZEI and are represented on all the general structures — National Executive, Early Childhood National Caucus, Te Roopu Kaiawhina Tautoko Support Staff, and Principals' Council.

2010 Te Reo Areare members:

Kaumatua

Alex Waihirere    Pakeke

O’Sonia Hotereni    Kuia

Kaihautu

Tania Gallop        Te Waipounamu

Ripeka Lessels (acting)       Nga Tataha a Maui

Tiri Bailey-Nowell    Te Ngaio Tu

Serena Lewis        Te Ngaio Tu

Te Aroha Hiko    Te Ngaio Tu

Members

Tania Gallop        Whakatu/Wairau

Tiri Bailey-Nowell    Taranaki

Tui Qauqau     Otepoti/Murihiku

Colleen Mohi      Rotorua

Hariata Samuels    Tamaki Whanui

Hita Foster      Mataatua

Willie Robinson (interim)     Whanganui ki Manawatu

Merearihi Whatiura    Tairawhiti

Ngaromo Beazley    Waikato

Korran Adams        Taitokerau

Te Aroha Hiko    Kahungunu

Serena Lewis        Te Upoko o Te Ika

Manu Pohatu        Early Childhood – Nga Tataha a Maui
(Northern Region)

Karepa Wall        Early Childhood – Te Ngaio Tu
(Central Region) (interim)

Laura Dunlop    Early Childhood – Te Waipounamu
(Southern Region)

Sophie Short        Kaiawhina Tautoko
(Support Staff)

Meri August      Successional

Hunny Williams    Tauira

Sharleena Short    Tauira