Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2021 | Your Moments

From schools, to workplaces to whānau and friends. Thousands of New Zealanders stopped to share in a moment of unity for our people and our language. In joining our Māori Language Moment, you became part of a movement that began a generation ago.

Kia kaha te reo Māori!
Kia kaha Aotearoa!

2023 2022 2020

Ako/learn: I shared a little snippet of learning with my team about the hongi at 12pm on Teams ♥️

Xaviere

Colleagues and friends at North Shore hospital, singing Purea nei via zoom. Tricky with the delay, but fun.

julia

This video is about animals and their names in Maori. It has sounds as well.

Susan

Nature School NZ Trust were out in nature with Cannons Creek School. We made the most of our Māori language moment by playing a silly game for learning the use of tena koe, tena korua and tena koutou.

Leo

I waiata matou nga hoa mahi

Hariata

I have been making small videos to show people how to use sentences, keeping them small and easy so people can learn.

Raewyn

Te Puke High School kapahaka

Kristina

I pānui au i te pukapuka ki tāku akomanga. Ko āniwaniwa te pukapuka.

Katie

My kids have been hard at work learning waiata from mama

Tangiwai

Karakia me te pepeha I te taha o toku Papa.

Gerald

This video was taken a few months ago.

Tee Seang

Tena Koe, Ko Patricia Paora Tēnei Nga Mihi

Patricia

He reo ngahau, he reo ora! Koinei ngā rangatahi o MANUKURA e atakori ana.

Nick

#mymihi #waiatamaori - Tino rawe taku tamahine ❤️

Olive

Kia ora, tēnā kotou. ko Grace taku ingoa. I started to ako te Reo Moari with Toku Reo since lockdown started. It's has been very stimulating and fun. I am a novice. Nga mihi nui. Grace

Grace

Te Reo moment at West Coast RDA - we included Te Reo on the notice-board, we greeted and farewelled in Te Reo, We counted exercises in Te Reo, and we sung Te Aroha in Te Reo. Kia kaha te Reo Maori.

Jane

I am new to appreciating Te Reo and enjoyed reading and listening to Stacey Morrison podcast and NZ Herald articles. Also practiced my greetings in Te Reo.

Mark

To celebrate te Wiki o Te Reo Māori we had around 120 members of the Araraurangi (Air NZ) Digital team learn some Te Reo Māori basics over 2 days. For Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori a collective 'Kia Ora' was spoken from hoamahi across Aotearoa on our virtual Teams call. During our hui we also issued a challenge to pronounce the world’s longest place name! Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori <3

Melanie

I decided to practice negations with my partner that my Te reo teacher helped teach us. This is through a Te reo Māori course I’m doing at Te Wānanga o Ruakawa. Shout out to Ray Peeti for being an amazing kaiako!

Natasha

Kia kaha te reo Maori. Tihei mauri ora

Margaret

My daughters and I learnt a new waiata and shared it with whānau at my mahi (Virtually) . I work at a early childhood centre 😊 We are beginners in learning te reo māori , and are excited to learn more.

Kristina

Kua kōrero pukapuka ahau i te Kawena Hou. I waiata ahau i ngā waiata, a ka matakitaki ki ngā ope kapahaka

Mel

Using Te reo Māori during psychotherapy consultations

Trevor

It’s our life source what connects us snd I believe the most beautiful te reo word in Te Ao Maori - sharing on an international platform and all cultures are participating

Franceska

Raranga is my Reo❤

Maz

Everyday during te wiki o te reo maori we made an effort to celebrate in some way. This is a snippet of our week ❤️

He aha te wa?

Wei

I was completely my Te Reo Māori homework for the course I am completing whilst listening to the Māori Anthems soundtrack

Robyn

Year 1 student who is proud to be Māori

Cammy

I am on my journey of reclaiming and learning my whakapapa so here is me with the start of my pepeha.

Sarah

Nā ngā tamariki te kēmu 'pūkura' e whiria mō te miniti reo Māori. Anei wētahi kupu e kaha ana rātou ki te whakahua - pūkura, nēti, rākete, kōpiko pūkura, tukua, maku e tuku, kei waho, piro, taku wā. E tākaro ana rātou ko te hunga tamariki mō hawhe haora, anō hoki, e kaha ana rātou ki te whakahua kupu Māori mō tēnei momo kēmu, harikoa hoki rātou! Ps, I have photo's, however did not seek parental consent to upload to a public platform hence writing about what our class did at Ōtorohanga Primary School. Ngā mihi whaea Joanee

Joanee

The Junior tamariki enjoyed doing some Māori Art together.

Nerolee

Kia Ora e te whanau. Lockdown vibes with some of our Tuakau youth centre, our C3 Pukekohe Hope church intermediate "SwaggKids and mentors". "Te Wiki o te reo māori 2021, He Waka eke noa noho ki te kainga tautoko ki te katia tatou te horahia. Kia Kaha Aotearoa! ❤️👌 Ka mau te wehi 🙂

Shaynon

I used to sing this a lot with my teacher colleagues in schools and to me this how I think about and participate in Te Ao Māori. As an immigrant in Aotearoa this is a great representation of the beautiful nature of this culture.

Jimmy

I did the Te Reo Maaori Kahoot and spoke Te Reo with a friend.

Kate

I enjoyed watching and listening to Te Karere at 4

Kate

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

Tēnā koutou katoa Ko Pirihira Leef tōku ingoa Nō Tauranga moana ahau E noho ana au ki Te Puna Ko tēnei taku wā o te toha I tēnei rā I mātaki au tētahi kiriata e pa ana ki Hawaiki nā Scotty Morrison, I tīno mīharo te kiriata. Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā koutou katoa.

Pirihira

My #TauiwiPepeha

Pepe

Our preschool got together we sung some songs and read some pukapuka. Our goal is to have Te Reo Māori in our everyday korero

Pirihira

I sang Hine E Hine at home while looking out on my local maunga …. . kate

Kate

Team 12 played a Te Tinana Kahoot together to help us learn the kupu. Fun!

Nerolee

We chose to korero (in our bubble of two) and enjoyed watching te reo being taught in French on YouTube. Ka korero te reo Maori maua, a, nous parlons Francais aussi! So exciting to join with so many for Te Wiki o te Reo Maori these days, in the early 1980s it was more low key, but our student Maori club visited local primary schools with kapa haka, a bit of te reo, and stories. We have come a long way, and may the support and celebration grow ever stronger. Kia kaha!

Janet

I am using this month to sing waiata and Korero I te reo Maori everyday to my 2yo girl Paige. This week I taught her how to Hongi! ❤️

Dawn

Kia Ora . . Te Reo lesson for staff at work (DRS team) for Counties Manukau😎😘 . . for some fun n laughs with games as well 😂😁. . apopo teaching the stick games with a waiata n some poi . . as well 💝😛

Raukura

Singing one of my favourite waiata for this year’s Māori Language Moment. Ngā mihi nui!

Mel

I’ve always felt most confident in Te Ao Māori . My culture has never persecuted me for my stale singing voice . That’s how proud I am of my reo, my first language mai Te kōpu ki Te ao mārama

Roberta

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

Thought we could do something a little fun with the longest place name in Aotearoa (and the world! ) Try this wero with us ✨ Stella and Erin xx

Erin

Royal New Zealand Naval Officers participated in a Huitīma learning a waiata for Māori moment. 18 personnel participated.

John

I used to sing this a lot with my teacher colleagues in schools and I always felt it was a beautiful melody and to me it represents Te Ao Māori as I have experienced and participated in it as an immigrant in Aotearoa.

Jimmy

This video is of me trying to say a mihi and sing the song Tiaho Mai Ra that I just learned this week.

Asher

My whakapapa my people. Taku whakaeke me taku taangata Ngapuhi toku oho, toku reo mauri ora.

Kohu

This song is special to me, my daughter sings it in her kapahaka group and sung it at the same time as me but zoom with the rest of her school to also celebrate Te Reo week, it's also a song that I sung with friends during a difficult period in my life and it reminds me of the mana I have even when times are tough. I'm so proud of my Maori heritage and I know my koro would be looking down smiling.

Vanessa

My children love kapa haka & are trying to learn the chords to go with the song. They are embracing learning words & basic sentences.

Juanita

I ako mātou i te kanikani mo te waiata Ka hao

Te Amohaere

I tuku au i te pūrākau e pā ana ki a Tū Te Raki Whānoa me āna mahi hira ki ngā rangatahi tāku e whakaako nei. Ko Tū Te Raki tētahi tupuna rongonui o Waitaha.

Alex

I learnt my pepeha!

Robyn

During lockdown we went from doing jigsaws to playing the Te Reo Memory Game Takaroa

Naomi

Rewana Bug 💜

Jannine

Our playcentre zoomed together for an awesome waiata and haka session - our tamariki sang and led most of the waiata!

Debbie

We listened to picture books in Te reo Māori.

Greta

Ka ako ahau i tēnei rā! Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Rhian

With the Level 2 restrictions this year we were unable to do a full school activity. Instead we did separate activities in our classes. Here is a snippet of the Queen’s High School Māori Language Moment!

Cherie

Ko Te Manaia tēnei e haka ana.

Te Manaia

My students and I met at 12 to play a blooket together in te reo. It was a fun way to get together but also be part of the Maori Language Moment. Thanks for bringing us together.

Megan

The Forest room at Beststart Petone enjoyed waiata and kanikani and learned a new waiata pēpe mako.

Shiree

The akomanga at Napier Central Kura had lots of fun learning new things together. The tamariki learnt to do the Hokey Tokey in Māori using their knowledge of Te Tinana. They also learnt the Days of the week in Māori, Kō ngā rā o te wiki nei e. Other akomanga played the card game Tākaro together and learnt lots of new Kupu. One Junior akomanga did some Māori art using paint.

Nerolee

Taku kurī kerēwa, a Niwha.

Brianne

Our class enjoy singing waiata and we E miniaka as it is about being proud to speak te reo.

Michelle

Taranaki karakia. Just giving it a go push my salf out of my box

Gordon

I tākaro ana matou i ngā kemu e korero māori ki te kura o taku tama.

Carmen

Changed class timetable to Te Reo Read Maui and the Sun for big book for the whole week. Read a different Maori themed picture book to the class every day. Did the morning and afternoon roll in Te Reo - both the teacher and the students. Maori commands to gain students attention. Used Maori names for class equipment when handing it out. Played Maori waiata while students completed their artwork.

Kelly

We read an article in Spanish about the importance of the Maori language and discussed key Maori words, and how they are part of Kiwi culture, We then did an activity with the story of "Tāne separates the Earth and the Sky". Students had to put the text back together for it to make sense.

Laura

Kia ora Ko Kelly Toku Ingoa Titiro toku ataata Nga Ahua

Kelly

We have a huge number of people walking past esp. during lockdown. This entertained and provided them with numbers in te reo to count, while I practiced my pepeha.

Nicki

Making sure my pēpi grows up surrounded by her reo

Amber

I shared this on Facebook: The pronunciation probably hasn’t improved but here’s a song in Te Reo and English I wrote some years ago for a mental health conference. I’m a inconsistent beginner in the indigenous language of the country I live in and until I moved here would have raised a colonial eyebrow at efforts in my own country to proctect and celebrate the indigenous languages of my Celtic ancestors. Despite my accent, I was born to a Scottish mother with Irish ancestry and an English father of recent Welsh/Irish ancestry. A kaumata I workers with in my first year in Aotearoa told me two things. Give te reo a go, even if it feels awkward and you feel you’re getting it wrong. And if I wanted to understand his culture, I might benefit from understanding my own. At the time I didn’t even realise I had one! I’ve been on that journey ever since. Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori #tereo Kaua e mate wheke mate ururoa! Don’t you give up now Though the struggle is hard Just keep on going somehow You’ve come so far Don’t you give up now, Just push on through Keep on going somehow With what you know is true

Gareth

Whangarei Primary School. Room 8, we played a game

Hone

Tū tīrara tik tok from the vaccination center to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo māori

Josephina

The staff and visitors at Victory Community Centre (Nelson) stood out on the front steps of the centre and sung Purea Nei loud and proud at midday on Sept 14th!

Jenni

This week I have used Maori greetings in my emails, which is a first for me. I have also taught "Wairua Tapu" to my Take Note Singing group, and they loved it. We already sing quite a lot of Maori waiata, and occasionally give concerts with the Wellington Regional Maori Choir. Congratulations on a well-presented Maori Language Week.

Felicia

Whangarei Primary School. We played a kemu, Matau/Maui

Hone

Taught my babies a Trending tik tok to the Māori song By Rob tuba and Ka Hao

Mereku

Whangarei Primary School. We spoke te reo Maori

Hone

I ako ahau ki te korero i nga karakia a nga rangitira Maori

Alan

Greetings sent in Te Reo Maori to my friends and colleagues: Kia ora rā e hoa Kei te pēhea koe? Hope you are happy and well. Just wanting to send you some greetings and best wishes for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Ngā mihi me te aroha nui.

Megan

Just a beginner still so sharing my pepeha feels a bit uncomfortable but here goes.

Nadia

Te Anuhe Tino Hiakai, nā Eric Carle, shared via zoom at Ruahine School.

Lee

Whangarei Primary School. Room 20, we sang a waiata

Hone

Whangarei Primary School. Room 12, we did a Kahoots

Hone

We reside in Tāmaki Makaurau so with the current lockdown we decided to participate in Tongan Language week and now Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and teach our tamariki (6, 4, 4) some words of their choice. It has been really awesome to see how they have enjoyed the experience, well 2 of 3 have. Our aim is to be able to teach Mr 6 his pepeha and mom and dad learn theirs too. Kia ora

Bev

40 akonga and 2 kaiako started by singing our school waiata followed by sharing te reo phrases.

Motunui

Kia ora tātou, we enjoyed a familiar story together in te reo Māori via zoom at Ruahine School, Te Anuhe tino hiakai. Kia kaha.

Lee

Whangarei Primary School. Room 10 did Wai Ako, a teaching the reo online programme.

Hone

My moko, daughter and I used firewood rakau and sang E papa waiari.

Lynn

Learning and sharing whakataukī, karakia and local te reo place names.

Janina

I pānui au i tēnei pukupuka. He pukapuka ātaahua, he kōrero whakaaroha hoki.

Jo

We had our class learn how to say "tino kino te reka" when they enjoyed their lunch time meal. We had 20 people participate in total.

Charlotte

I have sent by email a whakatauki and a karakia everyday to all the staff (50+). I have sent kupu around the office for all staff to korero Māori. I have everyone around the offices engaging in Te Reo Māori each day! Ka rawe FWS

kylie

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Maori Language Moment 2021

I have sent by email a whakatauki and a karakia everyday to all the staff (50+). I have sent kupu around the office for all staff to korero Māori. I have everyone around the offices engaging in Te Reo Māori each day! Ka rawe FWS