KOROHERE NGĀPŌ

Ngāti Tamaterā
Ngāti Maru
Ngati Pāoa
Ngāti Pūkenga
Ngāti Porou

I whānau mai a Korohere ki Tokoroa i te tau 1972, ā, i reira hoki mō te roanga o tōna taitamarikitanga. Nō muri mai i tana haere ki Te Kura Tuarua o Tokoroa ka whai tonu ia i te ara o te mātauranga ki Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato.

Hei ika a Whiro o Te Panekiretanga, kua pau i a Korohere ngā tau ngahuru mā rua neke atu e whakarite wānanga reo ana, huri kau ana i ngā marae o Hauraki, nā, kia mau tonu ai te mita o Hauraki. I te tau 2012, ka tutuki i a ia tētahi taumata kāhore anō i kitea, nā, ko ia te tangata tuatahi ki te tuhi tohu kairangi ki te reo Māori. Ko te aronga o tāna tuhinga, a “Te Whare Tāhuhu Kōrero o Hauraki” ko te whakarauora i te reo Māori taketake o Hauraki.

Korohere was born in Tokoroa in 1972 and spent his childhood there. After attending Tokoroa High School he continued his studies at Waikato University.

A graduate of Te Panekiritanga o Te Reo, Korohere dedicated over 20 years to facilitating wānanga reo across Hauraki marae, aiming to preserve the Hauraki Māori language dialect. In 2012, he achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first person to complete a PhD thesis in te reo Māori. His thesis, "Te Whare Tahuhu Kōrero o Hauraki” focuses on revitalizing the traditional Māori language of the Hauraki region.