Katie's Kuri
This children's show explores the friendship between a girl named Katie and her new puppy. Katie's confidence grows as she uses te reo Māori to train the pup at Whaea Kaz's dog training school.
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E whakangaotia ana e Irirangi te Motu ngā arapāho tūmatanui hai whakaatu, hai whakawhanake hoki i te tuakiritanga me te ahurei o Aotearoa.
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