As te reo becomes widespread, does Māori learning for Māori need to be prioritised? That’s one of many pesky questions posed in the first episode of new Spinoff web series 2 Cents 2 Much.
Answering them is Tāmaki Makaurau kaiako and musician Jordyn Rapana aka Jordyn with a Why. She teaches full immersion at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Mangere. And while she has whakapapa through her dad to Tainui Āwhiro in Whāingaroa/ Raglan, she grew up immersed in her Samoan culture on her mum’s side.
Last year Jordyn with a Why’s song ‘Brown Melodies’ was nominated for Best Waiata/Single at the Waiata Māori Music Awards. She’s about to drop a new single for Matariki, and performs as part of TVNZ Matariki extravaganza: Purapura Whetū - Stars of Matariki, live-streamed 14 July.