Tiriti Reo
More than just the language
Tiriti Reo delivers cultural competency and safety training intimately interwoven with te reo Māori and tikanga, designed especially for today’s professionals — with a particular focus on those working in healthcare and community wellbeing.
Our approach is respectful, kind, and grounded in lived understanding. Every session is a safe space — a place where questions are welcomed, voices are heard, and genuine growth can take root.
Whether you’re a healthcare provider seeking to strengthen cultural safety in clinical practice, a team looking to integrate te ao Māori values into your workplace, or an individual keen to grow confidence in te reo Māori, Tiriti Reo is here for you.
We offer one-on-one , group workshops, in-person wānanga, and flexible online sessions — each tailored to your level and learning needs.
Together, we create a journey towards understanding, inclusion, and confidence - if you are keen to learn more, then we are here for you!
Ko wai māua | About us
Kia ora, we are Kate and Matt Wheeler, the team behind Tiriti Reo.
Bringing together backgrounds in health, science, and research, we created Tiriti Reo to support professionals—particularly those working in healthcare—to engage more confidently with Te Ao Māori through the medium of tō tātou reo rangatira, the Māori language.
Through both lived experience and research, we have seen how the quality of relationships between clinicians and patients can significantly influence health outcomes. In Aotearoa, where inequities between Māori and non-Māori remain evident, strengthening these relationships is an important step toward creating a fairer and more responsive health system.
Tiriti Reo offers te reo Māori learning that is intentionally interwoven with cultural competency and cultural safety. Our aim is not simply to teach words and sentences, but to provide the understanding and confidence needed to apply language, tikanga, and Māori perspectives in real workplace settings.
Our aspiration is simple: to help create environments where people feel a little safer, a little more comfortable, and a little better understood.
Find out more about us and what makes Tiriti Reo unique.
