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Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2020 | Your Moments

One Million Moments

On 14 September at 12pm over 1 million of you took part in the Māori Language Moment. In joining our Māori Language Moment, you became part of a movement that began a generation ago. Check out some of the awesome moments from across the motu and share your favourites to inspire others to join the movement.

Honour our past, celebrate the present, and join together for our future.

Kia kaha te reo Māori!
Kia kaha Aotearoa!

2024 2023 2022 2021

I was at a business meeting in a cafe at the garden centre so I moved to the area where most people were seated - and - (in Te Reo) greeted the people, welcomed them to Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori and sand a whakatauki. To my surprise the, mostly pakeha, crowd applauded.

Bruce

Leigh School singing our school Waiata

Bronte

Brenda

Billy

School wide karakia and himene. Mo Maria shared by all year levels. Very proud moment.

Ben

Our whole Kura had a celebration. We performed waiata, and did a colouring competition and had a go at Pōtaka (Whip Tops)

Bella

Tamariki learning about our taonga

Aroha

This is Isaiah my 3 year old boy who is very interested in learning and hopefully becoming more fluent in reo māori.

Arlene

Using Te Re Maori to greet people everyday!

Anshu

I went to my sons school and taught his class of year 2-4s what poi toa was and how to play. By the end of the lesson they could all tell me the parts of the poi and everyone wanted to make their own one.

Annmarie

Unfortunately I can not share a video or photo of our moment as some of our whānau don't want their tamariki on the internet. We are a childcare association with upwards of 180 tamariki and 45 kaiako and support staff. We had such an awesome moment, our wahi mahi has just recently made a commitment to learning Kai Tahu reo to honour tangata whenua (we are in Õtepoti). All our playgrounds face into each other and we all came out and sang the waiata tamariki, Kā Mihi. It really was awesome! Kia Kaha te reo! !

Anna

My Te reo moment comes from my 5yr old granddaughter. I find Te reo slipping into our conversations more and more. I am a 72yr Pakeha who had limited Maori cultural education in my early school days.

Anna

Royal Oak Intermediate School says Kia Kaha Te Reo Maori!

Aneesa

Shared Kia Mau ki tō Ūkaipō by Six60 with my colleagues and sung along!

Amber

Singing waiata as a kura

Amanda

Working at home- doing my study with Te Wānanga o Raukawa and listening to Waiata: Māori Langauge Week on Spotify

Anjali

Community Four at Warkworth School sang our school waiata for our Wa.

Tarnz

He kawhe māu? Āe, he kawhe māku. kei te pēhea koe? Sharing kai and learning meanings of Māori place names learning how to write her pepeha Giving pepeha at a centre meeting

Nancy

I paanuitia teetehi pukapuka i tohoku waa Maori i te Wiki o te reo Maaori, i piraki au te wero ki te koorero tohoku panui. :-) Anei te kiriata ma ruka pukamata.

Kahuraki

Tejo

I haere mātou ko te tira Ngā Uki o Te Mounga ki Te Pō Patapātai ki Te Papa Tongarewa ki Te Whanganui-ā-Tara i te ahiahi pō o 17 Hepetema 2020, 6pm. He tino koa me te hari te kaupapa whakahirahira, he pai ake ngā pātai o ngā momo waiata Māori, ā, He pai te tū o ia tira ki whakataetae-ā-toi whakaari hoki. He reka ngā timotimo kai ki runga i te tepu. Kāore e kore, e te whānau o Te Papa kia manaaki ai tātou katoa. Ka mutu pea!

Tania

Ko Ramari Taute-Samuels noo Ngaati Koroki Kahukura. Teenei te mihi atu ki a koutou. I tautoko au i te kaupapa, Te Wiki o Te Reo, heoi anoo he iti noa iho aaku mahi ki te hapai i Te Reo Maaori, ahakoa he iti he taonga. Anei eetahi pikita e whaa i tuku atu ki a koutou, kia kite ai koutou i aaku mahi potopoto noa iho. He mema maatou ko tooku hoa me a maaua tamariki mokopuna tokorima i teetahi Whare Haakinakina o te Oranga Tinana, Hinengaro, Wairua o SNAP i Keemureti, a, naa raatou i whakaae kia whakairia e au i eenei pikitia i runga i toou raatou pakitara.

The total number of tauira was 466 and 40 kaiako (506). In each area of the school we have various challenges throughout the week including a staff challenge eg: Te wero o te Raa – Yr 1-6, Yr 7-8, Yr 9-10 and Yr 11-13. We have also invited in our kaumatua/kuia to read/tell their favorite story to the tamariki.

Happy Wiki o te Reo Māori! !

Riria

I te whakatau matou i a matua Meng Foon, te Kaihautu o Te Whakawhananungatanga-a-Iwi i to matou kura o Tirimoana.

I said a karakia over lunch with my family - following this youtube video:

Emma-Mary

Our Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori Moment took place in the atrium of the University of Waikato Tauranga campus, in front of our campus Poutokomanawa, Tāne Mahuta/Tāwhaki (carved by artist, Whare Thompson). More than 80 tauira and staff joined our Te Tohu Paetahi kaiako Ngairo Eruera and Senior Māori Liaison Advisor Tahangāwari Tangitu-Huata (waiata coach/guitar), for a waiata - I Te Ao I Te Pō - that we shared with our Tauranga campus whānau and wider university and Tauranga Moana communities via social media. Our Te Tohu Paetahi kaiāwhina Ahenata-May Daniels took the video.

Rachelle

Kevin

Listing and then mapping NZ place names in Te Reo Maori and then a quiz team against team for the places they remembered, then finished the lesson with a kahoot. 23 students involved at 12pm and will do the same with another class this afternoon. Kai pai to mahi with te wiki o te reo Maori!

Haley

Waiata with kaumātua lunch time tēnēi rā at a Kaumātua group

chris

Here are some of us playing Tākaro yesterday at 12😊

Louise

This is only the half of our team. We have rostered days in the office (under the current COVID alert Levels) and we weren’t sure how to connect us all under one name. There were 9 of us in the office and 7 others in other parts of the motu – so 16 Participants in all fro the little team Te Uepu a Motu

Frances

Our Maori Language Moment. Thank you for the opportunity and the awesome achievement of 1 million+ participants. Mauri ora!

Vanessa

Our team singing for our moment!

Nikki

We had a Bingo game in our workplace at Wesley Community Centre with small prizes in Maori language. We saw Maori, heard Maori and spoke Maori. We learnt the numbers and played the game with 10 people remembering social distancing in our Tarapaunga Room with Auckland Council. After the Bingo game , we had a poi- off for best poi entertainment / hand coordination and then we ate lunch. Our participants included Puketapapa local youth board members and our local Police from Avondale and Mt Eden. We have more photos including them if you would like to see them. We had a great time learning Maori numbers and dancing to Poi-E by the Patea Maori Club. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou. Thank you.

Zora

Nga Tamatane o Whangarei e whakanui ana te wiki o te reo ma te haka o te kura

Willie

As a beginner I practiced my Mihi, which I am gaining more confidence with. Kia kaha te reo moari.

William

Te Wā Tuku Reo ki Ahitereiria

Wikitōria

Nga hihi o Tamanuitera e whakamānawa atu nei te wiki o te reo Māori

Wayne

Never have these ataahua akonga had the pleasure to do maori art before. I am beyond proud of them. We are a private school that cater for autistic, dyslexic and behavioral tamariki, majority are on the spectrum. ADDI Enrichment Academy in TAUPO.

Whaea Tarn

Tēnā koutou katoa. Due to COVID restrictions we couldn't together as a kura, so we stood outside our classrooms and sang our school pepeha.

Waimarie

We organised a Kahoot to kick off our celebrations for Mahuru Māori/Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. It was awesome to have over 70 people join us to acknolwedge te reo and be one of the million - together.

Victoria

This is the Karakia I said at mahi at 12pm before our hui started

Tui

RTLB Tuawhitu o Akarana sang 'A Ha Ka Ma Na' waiata together in the office at midday. We did video ourselves but I introduced us as Cluster 7 - RTLB in the video- which we are called nationally but then we laughed afterwards as others might think we're actually a COVID cluster - using that kupu so we won't upload it - we were all wearing masks too while we sang so we might look even more like a 'cluster'. It was awesome and we were glad we could take part. We are continuing our use of te reo Māori in our work and around the office.

Trish

We have invited each of our kaimahi to present a whakatauki that brings meaning to our joint mahi. On Monday we spent time together getting a better matauranga of those and singing waiata.

Tric

Having some fun with whaea Kiriana sounding out vowels and enjoyed being more mindful to speak Te Reo more throughout the day! ❤️

Tracey

We stood outside our classrooms and performed the waiata that we've been practising for the upcoming Taiopenga festival in Blenheim.

Tracey

Today I had my first Private Te Reo and tikanga tutorial with Hiria - ka mau te wehi

Tracey

Kua tae mai a TJ Perenara ki to Tatou Marae I MATATA, Rangiaohia 2020

Tiipene

Literacy Waitākere had many moments! We usually sing a waiata every morning together with all the staff and students, but we have just had to speak a whakatauki because of Covid. We are using 'Hutia te rito o te harakeke'. Our moments above include a Samoan student who had learnt a pepeha to share, and our beginner ESOL group reading Te Aroha because we're avoiding singing. All our group sessions start and finish with a karakia and many use Te Aroha. During the week, we had more than 100 people using Te Reo at some time. Some groups learnt some more everyday words like kai, whanau, hine and tangata. We actively encourage our ESOL groups to learn some Māori words. The photo shows our tutors' weekly Te Reo self-study session, supported by one of our tutors who is Māori. There were five, although a couple are out of shot.

Tooki

I ako au tētahi o ngā karakia ko Tēnei au nā Te Heikoko Katerina Mataira te kaitito i ako au tēnei karakia i tēra atu tau e waru. Naianei kei te mõhio au. Mauriora!

Thelma

Kia mau ki to ukaipo, we sang/danced to with staff and students. Alot of staff are not reo literate but they came to support and that's awesome, they are all trying to read the words in the video.

Te Rina

Room 3, Holy Cross Catholic School say the Sign of the Cross before and after their Kai Korero.

Pirihira

I taua wā i haere mai tētahi tui ki te matapihi kia mihi ai. He tohu rangimaria mōku

Te Wai

1972 the petition for Māori Language Day was delivered to parliament. Interviewed Pā about it today. He was there. He spoke about the prep that went on at the wharekai, the gathering of the 30, 000 signatures beforehand, the vision of kaumātua Te Ouenuku Rene of Ngāti Toa. He spoke about how they, the broke Māori students, paid for the advertising in newspapers. He spoke about the ignorance of the newspapers who didn’t value their message, about the backlash they received. He spoke of how they had to contest for their cause to be heard and had to fight for it to be extended from Māori language day to Māori language week. I’ve been told these stories growing up, but every year I hear a little bit more and it adds more fuel to the fiery passion for Te Reo that burns inside my soul. For me this is more than just a week for my language to be recognised by the rest of Aotearoa. Let’s not forget the resistance that still exists. This is a reminder that while some New Zealanders have started to be more open minded about my language, we still have a very long way to go. Make the commitment real. To love Aotearoa is to love Te Reo, and to love Te Reo is to learn it and speak it. Kei te hunga e pīkoko ana ki tō tātau reo, mua te haere. #reomāori @reomaori

Te Kuru

Gunnedah Preschool, Gunnedah NSW Australia

Tarryn

It was a short quiz sharing with my team.

Tanja

Ko au ko koe . . . koeau

Tame

I te waiata au, e taraiwa ana ki te hari i nga Meals On Wheels ki ngā kaumātua.

Susan

Love singing Ehara, perfect song for a perfect moment in history!

Sharing and discussing a Whakatauki with the students in my class

Suparana

At 11:55am the whole school, gathered in our meeting area to join the national celebration and grow the energy. At exactly 11:59 we began the countdown and started our waiata just before 12. The students were excited to be part of this special event.

Sue

When i heard my first kupu maori " haramai ki konei " come over here

Steve

On Friday our classroom practiced with Te Rakau. They learnt different dances and we sung waiata. We also designed this awesome art.

Steven

At 12 noon on Monday 14th September, we came together and celebrated Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori. We started with a speech about the significance of this date and time, followed by Waiata (Tutira Mai) & Karakia. The shared lunch was a group effort with everyone participating, from the table decorations to the homemade rewana bread and steamed pudding. Everyone felt the Wairua of coming together and celebrating this special day. We wanted to make sure we sounded like Tui's on the day, so the bottom right photo is of a few at singing practice the week before

Stephanie

Working alongside our future, our Ranagatahi

Stephen

SOUNZ - Toni

we usually have divided mat times this year we all came together on the mat to sing our favorite waiata.

sonam

This week SkyCity joined over a million others in the Māori Language Moment, celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Māori language week.

Justene

I wanted my mokos to celebrate te wiki o te reo Maori week by using their picture as my social media profiles. I posted new kupu hou every day, showing our support in learning te reo Maori. .

Shezz

Me and my pepe love Kapa Haka.

Shavarnna

We love singing together. This was one of many moments we enjoyed singing Tutira mai, a young classic.

Shane

Along with Cilla Raukawa’s Room 2 students, Room 6 tamariki had such a fantastic time learning this waiata. They couldn’t wait to share in the Māori Moment 🥰

Stacey

Tohorā nui, is one of our favourite songs. At this moment we gathered, sang and danced to this waiata.

Shamima

Huihuinga o te kura (whole school assembly via zoom), Ngā kēmu (rotation of activities led by kaiako) including: Ki-O-Rahi, Takahia paki, Pukana, Kahoot! Quiz’s, Mau Rākau, Pānui tahi.

Waiora

Here at South Waikato District Council, we have a internal cultural advisory group named Whiria te Tangata. The group organised activities like morning karakia and waiata this week among other activities and challenges. The activity posted was the kaitahi we held in office where those strong in the reo translated items of food and encouraged staff to use a simple sentence like "He (insert the Māori food name) maku, " in order to receive their lunch. It was well received by staff within the office and a brilliant moment to bring staff together over kai but also encourage Te Reo Māori.

Tracey

A beautiful and peaceful moment at Lynfield College where every class participated to promote well being and te Reo. My moment was one with a small group in a practical session in our Learning Support Department.

Shamila

My team at Avondale Library have been practicing how to introduce themselves and their roles in te reo Māori well as greeting our customers using Kia ora and saying later using Mā te wā. This is an integral part of the Auckland Council strategy - Whakatipu i te reo Māori that we hope to keep building on every week.

Seini

15 people from the establishment team of Taumata Arowai - (currently part of DIA) setting up Aotearoa’s new three waters regulator (which will become its own Crown Entity mid to late 2021) got together to do our team karakia and then we had a te reo lesson to learn some commonly used greetings and phrases.

Sarah

Did Maori made fun puzzles , got a phrase to learn as well and named animals with my mokos out of their dictionary

Sarah

Year 7-10 at Samuel Marsden Collegiate all singing our school Waiata -Hamuera Matene at 12pm. This was led on stage by some of our Kapa Haka girls. The photo is of the leaders

Sarah

We shared a beautiful karakia before Kai, and the children enjoyed listening to te reo songs. We also did a variety of te reo stories with our Tamariki!

Sarah

Tamariki at Beckenham Te Kura o Pūroto in Õtautahi playing Poi Rakau as part of the Māori Language Moment 2020

Sandy

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori at Monte!

Sarah

Speak Up-Kōrerotia: Hōtaka reo irirangi me tētahi papapātai i te reo Māori, ā, ngā whakaaro o 12 ngā tāngata mō te pātai "He aha te hirahira o te reo Māori?" (i te reo Māori, te reo ingarihi rānei): https://soundcloud. com/speakupkorerotia/hirahira-te-reo-maori

Sally

I would love to have a special moment with you by joining me to sing one of my favorite Maori song "Po karekare ana. . . . . . " I'm sorry I don't have a copy of my photo at the moment.

Sale

I was on a road trip so I sang a waiata

Ruth

Our tamariki doing the haka during the Maori Language moment.

Rowena

Staff from Rotorua Library and the Children's Health Hub came together to waiata and welcome manuhiri into Te Aka Mauri

Rotorua

Rosina

Fernridge School in Masterton have joined the movement song with six60. We've embraced the kaupapa of Te Reo Maori being a daily part of our learning. Kia kaha mo tēnei taonga waiata.

Roger

I played Māori kids songs on YouTube for my kids to listen and dance to.

Robyn

The staff at NZMA Waikato performed Ka Pioioi flash mob style at 12pm in our campus hallway on Monday. Following this performance, groups of students (and staff! ) performed every day of the week at 12pm! In addition, all our classes decorated their class room walls to celebrate Te Reo Māori

Renske

Kia ora, For Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori at Pukekohe High School we started with karakia tīmatanga and whakawhanaungatanga with a group of our rangatahi Māori including our kapa haka rōpū. Then we celebrated Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori with waiata ā-ringa, and concluded with karakia whakamutunga. Honoured to be a part of this kaupapa and such a special moment in time. Ngā mihi nui, Renee Neville Pukekohe High School

Renée

I shared this as a post on our Stats NZ internal Facebook and on my Teams chat page.

Reginald

We are so proud of our tamariki! On Monday we were lead by our year 7 and 8 Te Reo Māori rōpu for an hour of activities including kōrero, pānui, ako, whakarongo, waiata, and tākaro to celebrate Te wā tuku reo Māori and the beginning of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Our entire kura took part, and everyone had a great time celebrating te reo!

Rebecca

Ka waiata maatou 'Rangiaawhea' te waiata o taa maatou kura. Ka tuthi hoki matou etahi kiiwha kei runga i te papa.

Raukura

Waverley Park School, Invercargill. Ānei tā mātou nei waiata mō te wā tuku reo Māori! ! ! Our koha aroha for the kaupapa was our school waiata “Mā te reo” - which holds the important message about the hope that through learning te reo Māori, our tamariki will understand the depth of beauty and knowledge that te Reo Māori holds. All we have to do is take the time to learn and truly appreciate it.

Raiha

Spent 30 minutes reading Scotty Morrisons Te Reo Maori pukapuka.

Raewyn

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Spent 30 minutes reading Scotty Morrisons Te Reo Maori pukapuka.