Join the Tobacco Resistance Movement!
He Mihi Whakatau
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā maunga, e ngā awa, e ngā pātaka ō ngā taonga tuku iho, tēnā koutou katoa!
Welcome to the Te Reo Mārama website!!!
Our Role
Since 1998, Te Reo Mārama has been dedicated, on behalf of the Tupeka-Auahi Kore community and the wider Māori community, to tobacco resistance. Te Reo Mārama was named by kaumātua Amster Reedy to reflect the core job of enlightening people about tobacco issues that were relevant to Māori.
The main role undertaken is to advocate evidence-based positions on tobacco-related issues at a local, national and international level. If Māori rates are to continue the trend downwards then further changes in Government & Non-Government policy and funding needs to be challenged so as to support the priority population - Māori.
If you want to join the Tobacco Resistance Movement please click on the 'Contact Us' link.
If you wish to contribute financially click on the 'Donations' link.
Resistance...Vision...Legacy
Resistance
Māori have a tradition of resistance within Aotearoa-New Zealand.
Tobacco and the exploitative Tobacco Industry, that exists for profit over life, is a barrier to Māoridom fulfilling its full potential.
Resisting the Industry that profits from Māori illness and premature death continues that tradition of resistance.
Join the Tobacco Resistance Movement ! Go to: www.resist.co.nz
Vision
It is time to explore the vision of Tupeka Kore - Tobacco-free .
If the often quoted: 'He aha te mea nui? (What is the most important thing?) He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata!' (It's people, people, people), is to have any relevance in the 21st Century then a vision of Māori without tobacco inflicting its deadly toll is both aspirational and inspirational.
Continuing to lose over 600 Māori lives each year to tobacco is not visionary - it depletes our most precious resource 'He Tāngata' .
Legacy
The ultimate legacy that lies within Kaupapa Tupeka Kore is improved health, economic freedom and the ability to transmit cultural knowledge longer as 15 years of life are gained by a Tupeka Kore: Tobacco-free nation.