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\"There are young people that are absorbed and excited about being Māori and learning from Māori, so it is a very exciting time,\" Smith said.

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Grace Hiini said it's incredibly important to preserve the history of a culture, in order to save it in the future.

\"Every aspect of our culture and our history is really so important because it's what gives us our connection to our ancestors,\" Grace Hiini said. \"It tells us where we come from and it's also going to tell us where we're going, too.\"

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