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media type="custom" key="1717791"Tena koutou katoa He aha te mea nui o te kohungahunga? He tamaiti, He tamaiti, He tamaiti Ko takitimu te Maunga Ko Oreti te Awa No Otatara Kindergarten ahau Tena koutou katoa

We are teachers at Otatara Kindergarten. We are a predominently 'Pakeha' kindergarten who, for the past few years, have made a strong committment to bicultural development. We have found it very difficult to find ongoing sources of support to continue to develop our use of te reo me tikanga Maori. We hope this wiki will provide inspiration for those teachers starting out on their 'bicultural journey' and that it will provided support, advice, ideas and networking opportunities for all teachers committed to bicultural development. Hopefully it will be a place where we can ask and answer each others questions, share our knowledge and help set up links and relationships with 'experts'. “We are all on this journey together. It’s about walking side by side. It’s not about being a leader and it’s not about being a follower, it’s about walking side by side. Nau te rourou naku te rourou ka ora ai te tangata. Your basket and my basket will enrich the people.” (Whaea Pip)