I am on my own language journey, and it was such a pleasure to be able to tell her we hadn't lost all of our reo.

My mother was born around the same time. Her father never spoke te reo at home, as her mother forbade it. Consequently, we lost our reo. Her father was a little sneaky, though, and there are a couple of words my mother has always used (apōpō and taihoa) without realising their origin.

I got my first "whaea" when visiting a marae in South Waikato. All I could think is nooooooo I'm not old enough! I'd only ever heard the aunties be called whaea before. But, if I'm one of the aunties now, I reckon that's pretty cool.

Won it but hardly a compelling win

True. Those Baby Wahs are really stepping up

Well yes that was the exact word which was in my head

I’m not a brave person but I thought f*ck it I’ll ask them to move aside so others can see and that’s when they brushed me off. Jerks.

They took too long to leave and the Warriors didn’t have enough time for a full comeback 😂

Yes it was Auckland and I like your daughter’s style

As soon as they left to get their flight the Warriors started their comeback but it was too late by then 😕

A few too many errors. 🙁

ps the description of the men is an actual description not meant as a generalisation.

I did the same. Absolute game changer.

I could not love this more.