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'I want to see Maori on social media' - Kiwi schoolgirl heads to Silicon Valley after making Te Reo video

By Alison Pugh, 1News Reporter
October 8, 2017

Halle Pitama, 13, thinks social media needs an update to increase Maori on social media. (Source: Other)

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