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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

See how Aotearoa celebrated Māori Language Week in 2023

Ideas to get started

From kōrero to pānui, here are some ways to bring te reo into your everyday life

Resources

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori resources - download posters for your office or classroom

News & Inspiration

Your regular digest of what’s happening in the te reo Māori space

Share your why

Join thousands of others and tell us why you are learning te reo Māori

Where to learn

Pathways to learn te reo Māori

Te pae kōrero | Our why

To bring the reo back to our whānau.

Ali

For my Tamariki and Mokopuna

Kapareira

Mō tōku whānau! ! Ki te kore ahau e toha atu kia rātou, me pēwhea rātou e mōhio ko wai, ko whea rātou?. . Nā reira. . mā rātou

Charley

Get back to my roots to understand who we are and where we come from.

Tori

To connect to my ancestors and express my feelings in my own language

Violetta

Kia ora! Ko Rebecca toku ingoa. I am a primary school kaiako (teacher) and I'm wanting to up my korero in all areas of my life - especially with my roopu at my kura! I've got heaps of reo words in my vocab but I don't know how to string a sentence together! Keen to learn what I can!

Rebecca

Aotearoa is my kāinga now. I think that it is crucial for me to learn te reo Maori to show my respect for Māoritanga and the people. Kia kaha!

Phoebe

I am learning to be unapologetically Māori, embracing who I am. Of being Māori. Joyce

Joyce

I am 76 years old, the mātāmua and tuākana of thirteen siblings and with the shortage of kaumātua to sit on the taumata of our marae, I feel right now the need to fullfil my resposibility as the Mātāmua, as the Tuākana and kaumatua to learn te reo me ōna tikanga so that I can give back to our marae and community .

Hone

To find ME and love everything about how i become, so i can be the best version of me and pass it down to my kids

Ez

For me and my children - te reo Māori is a gift for every New Zealander - and it is a beautiful language.

Archie

Te Reo Māori is one of many beautiful languages in the World. Unfortunately, for my whānau the older ones who spoke Te Reo Māori took it with them to their grave. I have the opportunity to encourage a change in this regard by learning it & sharing it. I have successfully guided my 2 tama ages 30 & 28 to kōrero Māori & have further opportunity to do so with my mokopuna.

Kirstin

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See past moments

Explore past campaigns including our Māori Language Moment: The largest, single celebration of te reo Māori in history.

Tirohia

Groups that have joined us

Aged Care Association
Ataarangi
Āwhina - Te Herenga Waka
Chanel College
Christchurch City Council Recreation, Sports and Events Unit
Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao
Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni Professional
Korokoro school
Orewa Beach School
RNZ Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Marae
Te Puna Kōhungahunga
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Te Rangi Iwi Trust
The Gardens School
The Warehouse Group
TPK
TWoA: He Pī Ka Rere Ōtautahi
UNICEF Aotearoa
Upper Hutt School
Wellsford School
Whakaata Māori
World Vision New Zealand

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