Te reo Maori is part of everyday life at the Children's Garden Preschool and Childcare centre.
Make sure to wear your potae on your head on a sunny day and always horoi o ringa ringa after going to the toilet.
Use your reo ata when you are inside.
Early childhood teacher Aimee Willoughby said the staff and children used at least 10-15 te reo Maori words and phrases every day and a karakia was said before every meal.
"We have a new phrase we learn every month," she said. The teachers tried to pick phrases they would commonly use in the centre and would make that their focus for the next four weeks.