Korero Connect

Korero Connect Kõrero Connect is a kaupapa Māori speech and language therapy service. Communication through whānaungatanga

13/09/2025

Sally Kedge was awarded The New Zealand Speech-language Therapists' Association kaupapa Māori Tohu award. This award is decided on by the Māori SLT Leadership Rōpu. As a team of Therapists we supported Sally on stage receiving this award and apprecate her dedication towards Talking Trouble Aotearoa NZ being a more Tiriti responsive Communication Assistant Service.

"Sally Kedge is being recognised for her leadership and commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi at Talking Trouble. Sally leads a team of Speech-Language Therapists with manaaki and kaitiaki. Her leadership shows real action in decolonising practice and is creating culturally safe environments.Sally contracts specific kaupapa Māori kaitiakitanga, a form of clinical supervision. Māori staff are both supported and properly resourced in a dedicated reindiginisation space. She has commissioned a collective to develop Talking Trouble's Te Tiriti o Waitangi policy.

Sally's work shows how Speech-Language Therapy services can be transformed through genuine commitment to Te Tiriti principles".

This year’s New Zealand Speech-language Therapists' Association Conference was such a powerful space for Māori Speech-L...
12/09/2025

This year’s New Zealand Speech-language Therapists' Association Conference was such a powerful space for Māori Speech-Language Therapists to catch up, connect, and kōrero. Decolonising practice was a clear theme throughout – and what stood out was how many of our tauiwi colleagues genuinely want to walk alongside us in developing kaupapa that are not only safe, but excellent for whānau.

Five years ago, I would never have imagined standing in front of a full room of SLTs and speaking openly about the colonial blueprints that shape our mahi. Today, I can – and not only can I, but people listen, reflect, and respond with gratitude and grace.

Is there still mahi ahead? Absolutely. But today, we should celebrate how far we’ve come. Our profession is transforming into one that is more inclusive, diverse, and critically reflective – and so many of us are here for it 🙌🏾

After 9 months off work following a series of life altering treatment injuries, I am back to mahi on Monday. Although sp...
02/07/2025

After 9 months off work following a series of life altering treatment injuries, I am back to mahi on Monday. Although speech-language therapy has taken a backseat the community and kaupapa remained consistent. There's already lots of kaupapa on the tepu but whānau hauora will be given the highest priority. I'm feeling nervous and excited at the same time. See you soon speechies 🙏🏾

I presented today at the Australasian Intermediary Conference on Decolonising Communication Assistance : Aotearoa as a ...
18/06/2024

I presented today at the Australasian Intermediary Conference on Decolonising Communication Assistance : Aotearoa as a global blueprint. I addressed being the only indigenous presenter in the only concurrent slot 👀, perpetual recolonization through assessment and reporting, data sovereignty & manamotuhake, people, power and policy and Te Tiriti as a global blueprint.

27/05/2024

Section 7aa. Do you know what it is? If you don't you should! We all should. Our rangatahi need us to know

27/04/2024

Ā one News Piece on the FASD Guidelines and other announcements from the Government about supports specific to FASD. Again, I'm so absolutely stocked that language and communication considerations from a kaupapa perspective have made it to print in these guidelines. So very often my thoughts and ideas can be diluted and reshaped to make them more digestible for a 'non-māori' audience. That is not the case here and the authenticity I hope will be felt by SLTS that become more involved in FASD and in fact any assessment and analysis of reo with Māori. Watch and you'll see me and & Sally Kedge for a teeeeeeny split second 🤭

It has been an absolute privilege to have worked on the development of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Diagno...
27/04/2024

It has been an absolute privilege to have worked on the development of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Diagnostic Criteria Aotearoa with an incredible group of people. The contribution Sally Kedge and I made centered around the very important considerations speech-language therapists involved in FASD diagnosis must consider if they are working with Whānau Māori. Reo is a tāonga, a connection to tupuna and whakapapa and as such investigations and analysis of how Māori use and experience language and communication but be considered with a wairua factor. Assessment of FASD is critical for the Whānau who seek it and when done through wairua lenses , could be life changing for Whānau. There is a two page write up of the considerations required. I encourage all SLTS to read the guidelines which you can access here
https://www.hapai.co.nz/fasd-guidelines

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine our vision would transform into this incredible reality. Close to 50 Maaori SL...
17/02/2024

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine our vision would transform into this incredible reality. Close to 50 Maaori SLTs that now have confidence to join us in noho to celebrate our whakapapa and whakamana te kaupapa. I used to know a single handful and now I know a growing and incredible collective and they are ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 mahi ngakau, it's such a relief and motivator to have such rawe tauira in the kaupapa. Carving space for whakaaro Maaori in this profession has been the best although most emotional mahi but I'm incredibly proud to have been part of this transformation alongside these incredible waahine.
Nicky-Marie Kohere-Smiler Emma Quigan Katrina Antoinette .

30/01/2024

Te Tai Tokerau, I am home and have brought Korero Connect with me. Speech language therapy in the FFN coming soon....

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