Te Reo Maori is the ancestral language of the Maori people of Aotearoa. It derives from eastern Polynesia and is most closely linked to the language family that includes the Cook Islands Maori, Tahitian and Hawaian languages.
Te Reo is a rich and complex language and culture, which includes many forms of visual language, body language and gesture, dance and drama. It has also been catergorised as a visual culture expressed in a multitude of ways, carved and woven tools, weapons and architectural structures such as Marae and Whare Karakia.
