Year 12 Student Rihara Norgrove-Rangihuna placed 3rd Overall in the Pei Te Hurinui – Senior Māori section at the Manu Korero Speech Competition. His prepared speech of 11-12 mins in Te Reo Māori was on “Ka waipuke ana te whenua, ka waikurahia ngā tikanga” meaning “When the land floods, our customs are washed away”. His impromptu speech of two-three mins in Te Reo with only five mins preparation was “Ko ChatGPT te kaiwhakaora i taku reo” meaning ChatGPT strengthens my Māori Language”