Tō mātou kapa

I tipu ake ahau i tōku haukainga o Te
Pakipakitanga ā Hinetemoa. Nōku te
maringanui ki te noho ki ngā rekereke o
ōku kuia, kaumātua ako ai. Tika ana te
kōrero “tamaiti ako ana i te kainga, tū ana ki te Marae tau ana!”

He mokopuna tēnei o te kaupapa, o Te
Kōhanga Reo o Te Kūpenga a Te Huki, ā, he raukura hoki ahau o Te Aho Matua, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga.
He raukura ahau o te Kōhanga Reo. I tipu au i roto i te Reo me ōna Tikanga.
I tīmata ahau i aku mahi Kōhanga Reo 18 aku tau.
Inaianei e 26 aku tau, e toru aku tamariki i roto i te kaupapa o te Kōhanga Reo e ako ana i te Reo me ōna Tikanga. Nōku te whiwhi!
I whānau mai ahau i te 29 o pepuere, mā reira kua rua aku ra whakanuia - tihei ktk.

He mokopuna tēnei o te Kōhanga reo o
Te Āwhina, ā, he raukura hoki tēnei nō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Manawatu. Ko Te Aho Matua te tahūhu o tōku whare.

Me kī a nanea ana a tia ki tā ngā tini kai.
Tena koutoa katoa ko Fruen Katene Samoa ahau, he mokopuna nā Hinekura, he tamaiti o ngā mahi a te Kōhanga reo. Tipu au ki Te whanga nui a Tara, toko ono o aku tuakana, kotahi taku teina. Tipu ai mātou i raro i ngā akoranga o tō mātou kuia. Ko ngā taonga puoro tērā, taki waiata/pepeha erangi ko te mea nui ko te aroha tētahi ki tētahi.
I was born in Palmerston North but moved around a bit when I was younger. My 3 children were also born in Palmy. We took our kids to the beautiful Gold Coast of Australia where we lived for 13 years before returning home to Palmy. I now have 3 step grandkids and 2 gorgeous grandbabies.

I love to socialise but also enjoy time to myself.

I enjoy all types of music but my favourite genre is rock.

I have a huge interest in ancient history especially Ancient Egypt.
Nō Te Papaioea ahau, ā, e 22 ōku tau.
E ngākaunui ana ahau ki te āwhina, ki te tiaki hoki i ā tātou tamariki mokopuna, ko rātou ngā Rangatira mō apōpō.
Paku noa taku Reo Māori i tēnei wā engari e pai taku māramatanga nā reira ko taku hiahia ki te ako tonu i tōku Reo Rangatira.

I enjoy hanging out with friends as I am a social butterfly. I am the youngest of 5 siblings and love being an Aunty to all 5 of my nieces and nephews. I have a huge passion for educating and uplifting our tamariki in their Reo and Te Ao Māori as well as learning for myself along the way.
Kāore i te paku rata ki au te kaimoana ēngari ko tāku ngākau nui ko te haere ki te ruku kai, te noho māngere atu ki te moana kia pāinaina ai te kiri ki raro ia Tamanui-te-rā. ngākau nui ana hoki ahau ki te whakapau pūtea, ēngari tōku koretake hoki ki te tiaki ktk
I tipu ake au ki Rangitane, me nga wahi maha o te puku o te ika, ko Turangi toku hau kainga. He mokopuna tēnei o Mangawhero Te Kōhanga Reo, he raukura o ngā kura kaupapa māori o Manawatu, me Whakarewa i te reo ki Tūwharetoa.

Nui ana ngāwahi i hūnuku ai mātou i taku tipuranga. I pera hoki toku haerenga i taku pakeketanga, ara, he tane tipi haere ahau.
Leiana Hagley

I have 3 beautiful children, that have been raised in Te Ao Māori. I started learning Reo maori when my boy was 6months and I have loved every journey of it. I come from a big whānau we have all been raised here in palmerston north.

I am very passionate about growing, learning and making a positive contribution in my everyday life.

Ko Tainui te waka
Ko Waikato te lwi
Ko Taupiri rāua ko Onepoto ngā maunga
Ko waikato te Awa
Ko ngāti Aamaru te hapu
Ko Te Awamaarahi te Marae
Ko Josephine Tuhura tōku māmā Ko Henry Hagley tōku Pāpā
Waiwhakaata Morehu Teohaere
Kaiako Matua
Keisha Matete
Kaiāwhina
Hiria Mohi
Kaiāwhina
Fruen Katene-Samoa
Kaiako / Kaiāwhina
Marria Collins
Kaiako / Kaiāwhina
Melissa Hina
Kaiāwhina
Te Hina Nelson
Kaiāwhina
Kelly Reihana French
Kaiāwhina
Leiana Hagley
Kaiako / Kaiāwhina
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