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I will be learning a karakia to start my day with, and will recite in in te taiao for Ngā Atua to hear!

karaitiana

Sang a Waiata

Tracey

Our kaimahi in our Tāmaki Makaurau celebrating Te Wa Tuku Reo "Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori! " #reomāori #reomoments

Terri

Ko tāku moko e pirangi ana ki te moe 'marae styles' i hanga tona moenga #reomāori #reomoments

Terri

Learning about Kai Tahu #reomāori #reomoments

Terri

What better way to enjoy your sweet kai than to pair it with the sweet sounds of waiata. Just a snippet though whānau. Mauri ora! #reomāori #reomoments

Terri

Hakari to finish off the working week for our kaimahi at Waka Kotahi #reomāori #reomoments

Terri

My two mokos singing Tutira Mai with their koro (excuse the croaky singing from me). Moko on the left going extra at the end! #reomaori #reomoments

Terri

Running an agency wide Kahoot! gives the perfect opportunity for kaimahi from Northland to Southland to come together and harness their competitive spirit in a safe learning environment. The end result was a lot of fun, a few prizes and for one. . . . . bragging rights! #reomaori

Terri

My tīma had a session on Monday to learn more Te Reo, which also challenged us to learn 3 more words and use what we learnt through the week. It was whakamiharo.

Monica

At 12pm on Thursday 14/9/24 our Waka Kotahi Tāmaki Makaurau tari marked the historical Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori / Māori Language Moment, by singing waiata, performing actions songs and sharing kai. Most of our staff learnt our Waka Kotahi waiata and actions on the spot! Ka rawe! While our staff enjoyed lunch our waiata rōpū performed the action songs Tutira mai and E Minaka Ana, and sung the beautiful and appropriate waiata Tōku Reo Tōku Ohooho, My language is my Awakening💖 Ka rawe koutou! Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Dee

Played Kahoot with my hoamahi!

Raven

Enrolled in a reo Māori course! !

Raven

Played Panga with my team!

Raven

Aotearoa is my home land and celebrating Te Reo Maori language week makes me feel more connected with my people, whanau and our tangata whenua

Paige

E mihi ana ki ngā taonga o Aotearoa e noho nei au.

Gabrielle

Te Reo is a beautiful language and it is not celebrated enough in Aotearoa. I enjoy having the privilege to ako the kupu and culture. I will share my passion for Te Reo with my colleagues through games and activities and shared kai.

Susanna

Ko Rebecca tōku ingoa Nō Kaikōura ōku tipuna Kei to noho au ki Papaioea

Rebecca

It is great to see the tide turning and Te Reo becoming an official language in practice. I want to be part of this journey!

Jane

Kia whai wāhi ngā tangata katoa ki te ako So everyone has the space to learn

Terri

Hari ki Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori koutou. Karawhiua!

Terri

I'm just gonna give it a go this year and actually do something te ao maori.

Tracey

Explore the many resources available to grow my reo.

Peter

Ko Lily Chalmers tōko ingoa No Koterana me Aerana ōku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Te Awa Kairangi Ki Tai.

Lily

I want to be able to contribute to the celebration of Te Wiki o Te Reo and Te Ao Māori along with many of my colleagues.

Yvonne

My why are the mokopuna in our family, and showing them and my own children that Māori language and culture is a vital part of my world, and that our lives can only be enriched by taking part in this culture, embracing it and protecting it's importance for them.

Lily

As a Tūhoe living under the shelter of Te Ātiawa in Mawaihākona I will learn and share pūrākau connected to this whenua. I am committed to showing my four tamariki their Tūhoetana whilst respecting the mana motuhake me rangatiratanga o Te Ātiawa.

karaitiana

Anei tāku whainga mo te reo Māori. . . . E ai ki tāku moko "E reri ana ahau mo te mahi". E ai ki ahau "Haere koe ki te kohanga bei" Ktk

Terri

I'm on a journey to bring awareness and curiosity of Te Ao Māori to my work and to my team. THis means sharing a daily Maramataka, using pūrakau in our workshops and meetings, and intention sharing with whakatauki. Koekoe te Tui, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kereru. All the voices and songs of the birds are different, and all valid, no one voice is greater. We all have a voice or song worthy of being heard.

Lily

I'm taking part in the Māori language movement because it's a beautiful language, filled with so much depth and meaning hidden within seemingly simple kupu (words). When you delve deeper and grasp these intricacies, you truly appreciate the exquisite nature of this language. Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori – making the language stronger

stacie

Learning to kōrero māori through Te Awa Māori and Waka Kotahi has been an exciting part of my year, we're so lucky to have amazing kaiako and many colleagues in support of our journey.

Katie

I want to continue my learning journey and speak more reo around the office. I am going to learn more office related kupu and use them everyday.

Gemma

I want to learn more so that I can be part of the change and help celebrate te ao māori

Alex

I will be spending 30 minutes a day with my Māori made easy Level 1 and 2 books and I will also be enjoying Blake's kapa haka festival on the 16th of September so we are practicing the Waiata

stacie

I have been doing more learning and sharing my mihi this year and will continue.

Tracey

A new beginning, a new way of living. Embrace the culture and proud to be Māori.

Fiona

I want to be part of a public service that walks the talk on valuing and supporting our country's unique culture and the people and language at the heart of that. And I want to help create an Aotearoa that celebrates and spreads te reo for my young child to be part of as she grows.

Kitty

My why is my children - I want them to grow up in a New Zealand where they can speak and understand te reo Maori because it's important to recognise that this is one of our official languages.

Leonie

Waka Kotahi staff their Te Reo Māori moments during Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2022

Andrew

Ngā pepeha o ngā kaimahi o te Waka Kotahi. This is a selection of brief introductions and Reo Māori moments from Waka Kotahi staff during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2022.

Andrew

My nephew and I did some colouring and talked about different kupu we knew.

Catherine

Sent daily email's to the team in Ōtepoti introducing them to whakataukī, some basic korero Māori and interesting kete about TeAo Māori.

Robert

We as a team have been actively taking part in Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2022. group activities. Today we learnt how to order our coffee and did ka hoot quiz.

Ayesha

I took a moment today to watch Mike McRoberts documentary on his journey to reclaim his reo and it was beautiful and inspiring!

Kylie

Learning as much as I can from Māori pukapuka.

Kylie

Dedicated 30 minutes of learning te Reo everyday !

Maria

It is important to me to learn to speak my language, learn my culture and share what i am learning with my whānau. I want to be able to apply what i am learning in my work and role as Change Manager and encourage those around me who are interested in learning and joining the journey in revitalising te reo māori.

Tania

Craig W is not from Aotearoa but he has been a staunch supporter of everything Māori. He is very happy with his pukapuka he will use on a daily basis and his potae that will be helpful in this Wellington weather. Kei runga noa atu Craig!

Terri

Amy is new to Waka Kotahi and is super keen to increase and improve her reo. She is pictured with her rauemi she was given to support her on her journey. Kia kaha te reo Māori Amy

Terri

This is one of my 7 reasons for speaking the reo #IntergenerationalLanguageTransmission #TaongaTukuIho

Terri

Because you can never play enough Kahoot when learning about sentence structure.

Terri

The learning is never ending . . . online learning for karakia whakakapi

Terri

Ko au te toa o te kemū nei!

Terri

We still wanted to share kai but couldn't do our usual hakari with everyone so this year our alternative kai was a nice wee cheeseboard. Namunamua!

Terri

Jumping on the sign language 'Pepeha' trend #ReoMoment

Terri

Read my pukapuka entitled "Waiata Maori Songs In History" #ReoMoment

Terri

Alice B taking snapshots of all she has done this week to be a part of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Ka mau te wehi Alice!

Terri

Kei te ako koutou. . . . Sharing what I have learnt with others in my team.

Tania

He aha te toa o te kemū? Tātou katoa! Ngā mihi mo tō taonga @konei. nz @maimoa. creative

Terri

Matt from our Workplace Services has been a champion in promoting te reo in our work place every day. This week has been no different. Here he is proudly wearing his new taonga.

Terri

Waka Kotahi in Papaioea held a word find competition and received these back! The feedback we received was so positive and everyone really enjoyed the chance to learn and practice Te Reo Māori!

Raven

Waka Kotahi in Papaioea held a colouring in competition for our staff and their tamariki this Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. We received these awesome entries and are so proud of our kaimahi!

Raven

What a way to showcase the important mahi being done around road safety for iwi Māori. Of special note is the kōrero during whakawhanaungatanga about how each person will celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Some have demonstrated that by changing their backgrounds while each speaker used te reo in their kōrero. Ahakoa he iti he pounamu!

Terri

Terri Hughes, our Pou Ārahi, Wellington Region penned this waiata specially for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Te ingoa o tēnei waiata "Me Kōrero Tātou". Some of our waiata rōpu were able to get together to have a practice. Kia kaha te reo Māori.

Rachel

On the right is Paul. On the left is Henry. In the middle is Pou Ārahi Erin. All three are presenting a live call on manaakitaanga. What a way to celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo by sharing our values from Te Ao Māori!

Terri

#reomaori #wakakotahi #korero

Emily

#pepeha #wainuiomata #pukeatua #koreromaori #reomaori #tewikiotereomaori #korero

Emily

#waiata #reomari #hehonore #whanau #tamariki #kiakahatereomaori

Emily

#koreromaori #reomaori #englishtomaori

Emily

#karakia #koreromaori #reomaori #tewikiotereomaori2021 #kiakahatreomaori

Emily

Stacie S is an integral part of our Learning and Development team at Waka Kotahi. Stacie won the pukapuka as a spot prize for supporting our Te Wa Tuku Reo and is learning a waiata from her 2yr old child. She showed the pukapuka to her eldest son when she collected him from school yesterday. He said “mom, that is what I made today, I made the jawbone and my necklace of Māui’. Here he is pictured wearing his necklace and holding the pukapuka.

Terri

This didn't happen at 12pm on 14 September but still a Reo Moment. While out for dinner, our waiter had a kōrero with us for 30secs using te reo. We asked him for a pic but he politely declined instead referring us to the print on the wall. Ka mau te wehi ki a ia!

Terri

An online session learning our Agency waiata this morning. Not ideal with all the technology lag that comes with hui-a-tima but we got there! Suddenly I don't sound like Mariah Carey after all when I'm the only one singing and everyone else is singing on mute! Ka mau te wehi tātou! Mauri ora!

Terri

Some of our Māori Partnerships team from Waka Kotahi participated in the Kahoot quiz on Monday. In the centre of the pikitia is Kathy Chinn who made the podium in the #1 spot "KC Waka Kotahi". The team celebrated Kathy's effort with this pikitia. It would be worthy to note that every person in the pikitia is based around the country from Te Taitokerau to Otautahi. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Terri

Our tīma had great fun completing the kahoot quiz!

Nicola

Waka Kotahi Toastmasters group opened their weekly meeting at midday with a Whakatauki and our word of the day was Whaikōrero. Participants: Craig Waterworth ; Maria Drinkwater ; maryeclarke49 ; Warwick Taylor ; Willy Wilson ; Mano Ram ; trevormalcolmgarnett ; 'Anna Cramp' ; Saeid Adli ; Kaya Freeman ; Elma Day-Garden ; Arjun Manoharan ; Anbuselvan Pungiah ; Michelle Harrison ; eduardoe. dleon ; Jacqui Gee ; Andrew Litchfield ; Samantha Eastman

craig

#MāoriLanguageWeek #WakaKotahi #TeReo #Mōrena #MāoriLanguageWeek2021

Emily

I do this for the next generation. My brother's have Maori wahine, so as I keep my Samoan alive in them I also play my part to keep the Reo alive for them and the generations to come.

Emily

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New Zealand

I do this for the next generation. My brother's have Maori wahine, so as I keep my Samoan alive in them I also play my part to keep the Reo alive for them and the generations to come.