Topics

**//Ngā Whakataetae mō ngā Manu Kōrero ā-Motu//** **// National Manu Kōrero 2011 //**

**PEI TE HURINUI JONES TOPICS** 1. Kua tae ki te wā e tiakina ai te ahureinga o ngā mita ā iwi. 2. Mā hea te iwi Māori e eke ai ki ngā taumata teitei? 3. E kore te tōtara e tū noa i te pārae engari, me tū i te Wao Tapunui-ā-Tāne. 4. Mehemea ka tohua tetahi roopū kappa haka hei whakaatu i tōku āhua ka tohua ko. . . 5. Ngā tūkinotanga ki te taiao, ka hoki mai ki te whakararu i a tātou.

**TE RĀWHITI IHAKA TOPICS** 1. Anei te ara hei whakaora i tōku reo... 2. Ko tōku kura tōku pā tūwatawata. 3. Waihotia tōku kāpata kai. 4. Ko tenei mea te ‘whakataetae’. He tikanga hou nō naianei, nō te ao ōnamata rānei. 5. Mā tou rourou, mā tōku rourou e ora ai te iwi.

**KORIMAKO TOPICS** 1. The time has come to protect our dialectal uniqueness. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. We are the product of our thoughts, what we think we become. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3. We must be creative, innovative and entrepreneurial. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4. A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and souls of its people. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5. New Zealanders come to the fore when the chips are down.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**SIR TURI CARROLL TOPICS** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1. Stay out of my traditional food cupboard. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. You should always be aware that your mind creates your world. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3. Saying ‘No’ can be one of the biggest challenges. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4. Youth are the most important force of our nation. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5. New Zealanders come to the fore when the chips are down.