Kia orana!
I help NZ-born Cook Islanders speak fluent Cook Islands Māori.
Zero to Speaker: a 4-year pathway to speak fluent Cook Islands Māori. Online course.Go on the waitlist now. New classes start 1 February 2027.
Agent Neita
Your tutor in Neita's voice
Class one: Mon 1 Feb 2027, 7:00pm NZ time
Who we help
NZ-born Cook Islanders, and their partners, parents and children, who grew up without speaking the language. You want to actually speak it, not just know a few basic words. You want your Cook Islands identity.
What you get
Live online classes with Neita
A native-speaking Cook Islands language coach.
Agent Neita
An AI tutor in her voice, for practice any time.
The CILA community
Learn alongside other like-minded NZ-borns on Skool.
A story-based method
A language teaching system that finally works, built to take you all the way to fluency in Cook Islands Māori.
How long
Zero to Speaker is a 4-year online program: 1 hour per week, 40 lessons per year.
How it's delivered
- Live online and Recorded Classes
- Practise Tutor Agent
- Lesson by Lesson Review Practise App
- Skool Community
- All session recordings
- Access to Neita & the Team
- Access to your course 24/7/365 days of the year as a subscriber
- Personal progress tracker
- Pitch Perfect Pronunciation Practise
- Access to online dictionary
- Access to Readers and e-Books not available anywhere else online
- Access to translated popular songs not available anywhere else online
- Access to self-published media and material that helps one in the language acquisition process.
This is for you if…
- You want to speak, not just study
- You're willing to practise out loud a little each week
- You can show up to class regularly
- You want your kids and grandkids to hear the reo
This is not for you if…
- You're after a quick fix or a certificate
- You want New Zealand Māori (we teach Cook Islands Māori only)
- You want grammar lectures instead of speaking
- You can't commit to attending class
Price
NZ$37 monthly.
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