Nau mai and welcome to A:M Clothes!
I am proud to use my clothing line to empower people to use te reo Māori and to celebrate the unique and special language of Aotearoa on the daily!
Ko Ngāti Whakaue te iwi
Ko Te Arawa te waka
Ko Ngāti Te Roro o te rangi te hapū
Ko Ngongotahā te maunga
Ko te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe te moana
Ko Te Kuirau te marae
Ko Te Roro o te rangi te tupuna
Ko Maia ahau
Ko wai au / Who am I?
Kia ora!
I'm Maia (left) and I started this pakihi/business with my sister Ariana (right) aka A:M at the end of 2018.
While Ari has now moved on to her next business venture, we started A:M as we wanted to see more Māori clothing lines and contribute in this small way to normalising and promoting te reo Māori.
We also wanted our tamariki to not only hear, but see our reo around them, and what better way than on the kākahu we wear every day! "You can't be what you can't see" and so our kākahu is something we can see to help us become who we want to be.
I myself am on my reo journey and have been walking the hīkoi (while trying to talk the kōrero) for 10years now. A lifelong journey that I'd love and encourage you to join me on!
Te Reo Māori is unique to Aotearoa and we should celebrate it always!
Thank you so much for your tautoko/support - I appreciate you!
He taonga te reo
The language is a treasure
