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Share what you did for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2023. This will go on to become a showcase of how we celebrate te reo as a nation.

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Te Kura o Otangarei

Te Wiki te Reo Māori 2023 pledge

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E hikoi ana Te Kura o Otangarei, me ētahi atu ropu o Otangarei, kei tō mātou hapori hei whakanui i tō mātou nei reo. E karakia ana, e waiata ana, e haka ana hoki.

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Ānei ngā hua. E puāwai ana te reo o Te Kura o Otangarei.

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Kua hikoi mātou ki rauna te hapori o Otangarei i Whangarei. He mihi nui ki Ngā Whānau me ngā roopu katoa ki te tautoko mai i a mātou tamariki. He tino mihi Aroha, Miharo! 💜

At Te Kura o Otangarei we celebrate our Reo everyday through kōrero, waiata, karakia, mihi, tīkanga and we are encouraging our tamariki to be proud of their culture and heritage. Many whānau have become urbanised through colonisation over time and some who are Māori don't yet have knowledge of their pepeha, whakapapa and reo. This creates whakama for many of our whānau. We do our best to work with our local people and mana tangata to share the history/ pepeha of our area and create a safe place/hub where Whānau feel they belong/can connect and can come and learn alongside their tamariki. I feel proud of our Kura and the journey that we are on in celebrating who we are each and every day. I look forward to celebrating together alongside our Community next week in unity.

At Te Kura o Otangarei we celebrate our Reo everyday through kōrero, waiata, karakia, mihi, tīkanga and we are encouraging our tamariki to be proud of their culture and heritage. Many whānau have become urbanised through colonisation over time and some who are Māori don't yet have knowledge of their pepeha, whakapapa and reo. This creates whakama for many of our whānau. We do our best to work with our local people and mana tangata to share the history/ pepeha of our area and create a safe place/hub where Whānau feel they belong/can connect and can come and learn alongside their tamariki. I feel proud of our Kura and the journey that we are on in celebrating who we are each and every day. I look forward to celebrating together alongside our Community next week in unity.

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I kōrero au i te reo o ōku tūpuna hei mohio āku tamariki ko wai rātou. I tito tāku tamahine i tēnei waiata hei whakanui i a Matariki.

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One of our tauira composed a waiata about what Matariki means to her. Her class then got together to plan a music video to portray their whakaaro of Matariki. The kura has learnt the waiata and love singing this waiata along with other waiata about their tūpuna and important matapono.

"Ko te reo te mauri o te mana māori. " Ta Hemi Henare

"Ko te reo te mauri o te mana māori. " Ta Hemi Henare

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Kia ora koutou, Ko mātou ko Nga Kaitiaki o Te Pūawaitanga o Te Reo Māori o Te Kura o Otangarei. I waiata mātou he waiata e pa ana ki mātou tūpuna ko Rahiri. He tūpuna o Ngāpuhi.

Ko wai ra matou? Ko Parihaka te maunga. Ko Hatea te awa. Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua te waka. Ko Parawhau te hapu. Ko Ngapuhi te iwi. Ko Otangarei te kura. No reira tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.