"The saddest thing when I left New Zealand was that Māori was not spoken. My father was never allowed to speak Māori...Now of course it's allowed, and it's absolutely wonderful that all these young people can speak their own language. I'm very sad that I can't speak it because we were blocked at the time...I will do in my own way. I'm not sure that it will go in my 77-year-old head but I certainly will try. I listen a lot to Māori Television to see how it is even, even the sort of greetings and how everyone speaks it."
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As stated in Stuff's "Returning to my Roots: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's Te Reo Māori Journey," Te Ao - Māori News, 2022. Stuff. Published 18 January 2022.
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