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Donovan Te Ahunui Farnham

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He uri a Donovan Te Ahunui Farnham nō Ngāti Awa, nō Tūhoe hoki. He ihuputa ia nō te Kōhanga Reo, nō ngā Rumaki Reo o te pokapū o Tāmaki Makaurau, nō Waipapa Taumata Rau hoki. He Ika a Whiro nō Te Panekiretanga o te Reo, he ihuputa hoki nō Te Toi Reo Māori hei kaiwhakamāori, hei kaiwhakapākehā, hei kaiwhakawhiti reo anō hoki. Kua puta hoki tana ihu i Te Tohu Paerua o te Reo Kairangi i raro i te maru o Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Kua tekau tau a Te Ahunui e mahi ana hei kaiako i roto i te kura kaupapa me ngā akomanga rumaki. I tāngia tāna pukapuka ake, a Whānau, i te tau 2025 – he kohinga kīanga hei whakatō i ngā kākano o te reo Māori ki roto i te kāinga.

Donovan Te Ahunui Farnham (Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe) is a child of the Kōhanga Reo movement, raised in the total immersion schools of central Tāmaki Makaurau, and further shaped by his time at the University of Auckland. He is a graduate of Te Panekiretanga o te Reo and recently completed his master’s degree, Te Tohu Paerua o te Reo Kairangi, at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Over the past decade he has taught in Kura Kaupapa Māori and rumaki settings. Currently, he works as a translator, an interpreter and language practitioner, expertly navigating and bridging the nuances of te reo Māori and English. In 2025, he authored the book Whānau: Reo Māori Phrases to Share With the People You Love, a collection of phrases to sow the seeds of Māori language in the home.

Auckland University Press

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Donovan Te Ahunui Farnham

Donovan Te Ahunui Farnham

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