Pākehā farmers learn te reo and build pā on Taranaki farm 4 May, 2021 02:34 AM 3 minutes to read Pākehā farmers learn te reo and build pā on Taranaki farm. Video / Māori Television Māori Television Originally published by Māori Television Jane and Damian Roper are Taranaki farmers who, despite having no Māori ancestry, have not only learned te reo Māori but have even built a pā on their farm. What started as an effort to simply pronounce Māori placenames correctly has developed into an interest to learn more about te ao Māori, which Damian Roper says was a natural progression.