No one's going to do a haka if you get it wrong'
No one's going to do a haka if you get it wrong'
- Mr Apanui says New Zealanders are now using Māori more, but efforts to pronounce the language correctly remain crucial. "Pronunciation is always going to be hugely important," he says. "If Māori all went around pronouncing English incorrectly, people wouldn't understand a thing we're saying.".
- Mr Apanui says New Zealanders are now using Māori more, but efforts to pronounce the language correctly remain crucial. "Pronunciation is always going to be hugely important," he says. "If Māori all went around pronouncing English incorrectly, people wouldn't understand a thing we're saying.".