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!

2024 2023 2022 2020

E tautokohia ana te wiki o te reo Māori e mātou ngā Kaihoe o Waka Abel Tasman

Lee-Anne

Kia Ora e te whanau. At my wahi mahi, Dudley Creek Preschool, we upped our te reo Maori and practiced a waiata, Tutira mai nga iwi with our tamariki. We are planning to live stream it on our Facebook page this Friday for our whanau to view. We have also introducted a new karakia to open the day to further support our efforts to incorporate te reo Maori me ona tikanga into our preschool lives. Mega appologies for the missing macrons my devise is a bit hoha. Aio ki te rangi Aio ki te papa Aio ki nga whanau Closing karakia Kia tau te rangimarie ki runga i nga whanau o Dudley Creek. No reira, tena koutou katoa.

Connie

How I am celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Maaori, I have been speaking as much Te Reo Maaori when conversing with my daughter who is also doing her part by responding back in Te Reo Maaori such as greeting each other in the morning with morena, kei te pehea koe? asking what we are going to have for breakfast, lunch and tea, how are we feeling throughout the day e. g. kei te pai koe? he aha to mahi? I have been taking more advantage of watching our Maaori channel so that our household is not only trying to speak Te Reo Maaori but we are also listening and participating in the Te Reo Maaori programmes to learn and extend on our Te Reo. Greeting in Te Reo Maaori on the phone e. g. kia ora Lena speaking then receiving a warm welcome back with a kia ora. I have enrolled onto Ka Hao I Te Ao programme and to be in the running for a scholarship I've had to do 5 challenges which requires me to post a video on my FB page, I took the opportunity to mihi to my whaanau that this is Maaori language week and to be strong in speaking our Reo no matter how little, I gave a whakataukii, ahakoa he iti, he paumanu, despite being small, you are of great value or in other words no matter how small it is, it is seen as a treasure, I just wanted to put it out there to my whaanau if you feel you don't have much to give it's ok because what little you have will be a great deal to someone else. Over the years of Te Reo o te Wiki I hadn't really taken much interest in committing to this kaupapa because I too felt I didn't have enough Reo to carry it out, but I now realize the importance of why we need to use this opportunity so that we can normalize our Te Reo Maaori in our everyday lives. We have a the most unique and beautiful language and I am so proud to be Maaori and I want our Reo to become total immersion in Aotearoa as this is our first language and in honor of our parents, grandparents and tupuna in which they were robbed from speaking their native tongue I now feel the importance of appreciating this kaupapa in keeping our Reo alive so that it will never be lost or become extinct like it nearly did back in the days. I know now that I have a responsibility as a mother and a nana while I'm still on this earth to pass what knowledge and Te Reo Maaori I have onto my tamariki and mokopuna to ensure that our Te Reo Maaori continues to be appreciated from many generation here after. Ko tooku reo tooku ohooho, ko tooku reo tooku maapihi maurea, my language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul.

Lena

Our teams first team attempt saying this Whakataukī. We love te wiki o te reo māori, it's such a great way to practice and encorporate kupu in everyday life. So no matter where you are on your te reo journey, don't be whakamā (shy) and give it a go folks! Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini - Success is not the work of one but the work of many.

Briarlee

I wanted to create a virtual choir featuring my friend and my Māmā. I uploaded to our social media platforms it during Māori moment with the lyrics so that all of our friends and whānau could sing a long with us. This lockdown has been especially difficult because mum is in Rotorua and we are stuck up in Auckland, but hei aha, the sun will shine again.

Jaz

We had the whole school with buddy classes asking ko wai tōku ingoa? And responding to each other. There where lots of signs written in view for students to use such as come and play on the swing, let’s climb a tree.

Melanie

He korero hari kia rongo atu ki te reo ma runga tiwi mai i nga ripoata pakeha kokonati raini.

Te Rangi

E tautokohia ana te wiki o te reo Māori e mātou ngā kaihoe o Waka Abel Tasman

Lee-Anne

Nō Waḍḍādi ōku tupuna I whānau mai au i Anakāpalle Ko Simhadri Te Maunga Ko Godavari Te Awa Ko Cheboli Tōku Whānau Ko Srinivasa Rao Tōku Whaea Ko Sharada Tōku mātua Ko C V R Shastry Tōku Ingoa

C V R Shastry

Kia ora, I had a ( very short! ) korero in te reo with a friend and practiced my mihi. 😊 I'm also listening to te reo waiata anthems this week.

Christine

Our organisation took the opportunity to record our pepeha

Amber

I played 'One Day a Taniwha' for my kindergarten class in Melbourne and taught them Te Reo words from the song. . . . . .

Maree

E te tī, e te tā, kei aku rangatira e pānui ana nei i tāku i rangitaki ai. Otirā, ngā tini āhuatanga o te wā noho mohoao, kei te mihi kei te mihi. Ki o tātou mate kua whetūrangihia, haere atu ki tua o te ārai, okioki ai. Ki a tātou te hunga ora e whai tonu ana i ngā tapuwae o rātou mā, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa. Nei rā a mātou tamariki o Te Rere, nō te kura auraki o Frimey ki Heretaunga hei whakanuia i te wiki o Te Reo Māori! Kahungunu Hī! Takitimu Hā!

Chanel

I ako au I etahi kupu

Tony

Room 21 decided to share their Whakapapa and pepeha with each other in pairs. They congratulated each other with some of the new words they’ve learned!

Kelsey

Staff and some customers at Petone Red Cross shop sang Pepeha by 6Sixty. . . . .

Anne

Listening to waiata Te Reo Māori at the hairdresser.

Sarah

Kai Moana fishing for eels in the Waikato the shearing sheds the aroha. Kai . boilups and doughboys the laughter preparing fry bread and best of all rewana bread I love guide Rangi from Rotorua. pois and stick games the haka. and hokimai my favourite wiata. prince tui Teka I love my pirongia. the smells of the swamps I used to chase , the horses tell her to whoa shed sit riding with my friends 7to a horse. the guitar and tears at the marae. the aroha and respect handed to you at huis. piwakawaka my most lovely company of all our big fat pigeons and being shown how to make traps up in trees to catch them never did though I guess at 6years of agelistening to my momos sing and do their haka and learn to use their wonderful voices . the care. everything is kapai. oh haera Ra you're really here at last . not before time.

The Maunga whakatauki We are going to use this whakatauki in Term 4 planning (teaching and learning) for our junior students. We want them to piki atu ki te rangi aim high, strive for excellence. Once they reach their mountain-top, the horizon or vista of opportunities that lies ahead will become clearer. This will possibly inspire them to work harder to reach their targets (or goals) more successfully and become useful members of society.

Mala

I made these whakatauki posters for a te reo activity at our annual hui two years ago at Te Puea Marae with Youthline. I think waiata, whakatauki and karakia are great ways to engage with the beauty and power of te reo.

Beth

Students praying karakia with actions: Tu taua mai runga Tu taua mai raro Tu taua mai roto Tu taua mai waho Kia tau ai Te mauri tu Te mauri ora Ki te katoa Tihei Mauri Ora

Patricia

We have been practising these waiata and wanted to share them for Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori.

Cathie

Screaming Kia kaha Te reo Maori @12 during classes to show our support and celebration of Te reo becoming a official language and that Te reo continues to keep thriving !

Mikaelq

Our whānau enjoyed a game of Tākaro! Pāpā, Māmā and taitamariki enjoyed a lot of fun and laughter :D

Naketa

The over twos took part in singing and acting out a waiata during our regular lunchtime hui. We also used some poi.

Donna

I like to share it’s my favourite thing

Haylee

Taranaki Waiata were my focus, singing along to Taranaki Waiata Anthems from You Tube videos. E Pikinga Poupou, Haruru Ana, Ko Aotea, Maunga Taranaki. Left the Waiata on for the whole morning. Loved it.

Polli

Kia ora tātou I hikoi ahau I tino pai rawa atu Mauriora

Hui

Little ones in the home office got busy making beautiful Poi and singing to celebrate #tewikiotereomāori2021. Learning through takaro - play - and waiata - song - are definitely our favourite way to expand our use of #tereo in our whānau.

Elizabeth

Tino ataahua rawa atu tēnā waiata!

Laise

I read this book in Te Reo for my Maori Language Moment on Tuesday. It's a very inspiring little read - highly recommend it :-)

Ruth

I love to learn Maori 🙌

Bala

Ako lesson at work - Auckland Unlimited, freat refresher and learned new words.

Megan

Greeting all the people coming in to our vaccination clinic in Taranaki.

Rebecca

Tīhei Mauri Ora!

Laise

I joined my university's zoom hui with my te reo class for a uni-wide Māori Language Moment, we had a bit of a kōrero, sung a waiata, and did a Kahoot quiz about the history of te Reo Māori - which I came second in 😊

Maia

Its a waiata we regularly sing at our staff meetings at Kapiti Youth Support. Kia kaha te reo Maori. #reomaori

Taataritanga

My manager and I spent time reading a children's picture book written in Māori that also had been translated to English for us, We read the Maori text aloud and then the English ourselves. It was really fun and engaged us both with words we knew and some we didn't. In my every day life I try to use te reo naturally, like when greeting someone or salutations on emails to colours, animals or numbers when working with children.

Cindy

Shared the moment with co-workers @CHBDC via Teams and shared my pepeha & a whakatauki

Jennifer

Ka mau te wehi e te whānau o Manaaki Whenua mō te waiata i tēnei ata!

Laise

Ata Marie koutou, Lisa taku ingoa. Kia Ora Aotearoa!

Lisa

We wanted to learn the parts of the body in Te Reo and though that we would use the pony and labels. We tried to teach the dogs some Maori terms too!

Alison

We sang waiata and read Māori legends. We started with a-ha-ka-ma. It was lots of fun.

Nancy

We are very fortunate at our kura that the Māori language is cherished and we are encouraged to to use it daily. On Tuesday we completed Pūāio kararehe - Te Reo Māori animal yoga for kids. The children loved saying the animal names in te reo and making the yoga moves. We also sang 2 waiata. Here Mai and Tutira Mai.

Katy

A little lunchtime waiata & a wiggle.

Rico

As a class we were practising our Mihi, thank you for the short and relevant version for all.

Tanya

Kia ora e te whaanau, Today we all did karakia and pepeha waiata inside. Then taking it outside singing waiata for our neighbours.

Kelvin

My 6 year old told and write a story with me. He attends Kura Kaupapa and i am learning

Melina

I spent time preparing a fun Te Reo lesson for Y2/3 Takahe Class at Otakiri School. Our focus was Counting to 100 in Māori. The children loved the video clips of Counting with Tu. We played a flashcard game with Māori number words and enjoyed practising the using correct pronunciation to say kupu correctly and to sing.

Heather

This is my own korowai I like to share

Haylee

Daily quizzes, joining in with reo songs, watching tedtalks on the importance of a language and the revitalisation of reo ( H. Kelly), using phrases and bingo games using reo:)

Rachel

A couple of Kahoot quizzes to enhance our Te Reo Maori kupu knowledge.

Matt

He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka

Vera

At 12pm the Principal came on over the whole school speaker system "Kia ora Koutou. Kia waiata i tetahi waiata, Te Aroha. " Then the whole school sang Te Aroha together. The principal concluded by saying, "Kia pai to ra"

Sarah

Coronet Peak, Tāhuna, Te Waipounamu.

Spencer

We gathered and sang a waiata, followed by practicing our pepeha. Two from Aotearoa, one from England, one from Wales, one from Sweden, one from America and one from Poland. We all want to learn more!

Debbie

We have engaged in lovely kōrero about weather every morning and use Te Reo in emails more than ever. It's been a beautiful.

Catarina

This is my kapa haka photo I’ve been a head prefect of kapa haka for 20 years from kura

Haylee

Anei matou hei tautoko te kaupapa o te wiki o te reo Maori, anei ta matou kakahu hou! Tu whiti te hopu! He kaimahi matou hei awhi tauira. "Ko te reo te mauri o te mana mauri"(Ta Himi)

Tanya

Listening to waiata has been such a joy during work hours. From Troy Kingi to Lorde, it has helped me focus during the day and groove a bit during lockdown.

Catarina

The video shows te rōpū of new entrant tamariki from Sacred Heart/te Kura o te Ngākau Tapu, Ōtautahi reciting the vowels using Maori pronunciation and then practising introducing themselves. Most of ngā tamariki have been at te kura for less than 6 months. A very multi-cultural te rōpū, ngā tamariki come from the Phillipines, India, Ethopia, Aotearoa and Sri Lanka.

Paula

My work colleagues and I sung a Maori song together and shared it with the families that attend our child care centre 😊

Carla

This little one has 4 languages she is mastering! Te reo, mandarin, English and French! She rocks.

Kelly

Just relaxing in the room and think about maori language week

Jarvis

Little one embracing her Te reo colours parings by hand onto rocks.

Kelly

E waka eke noa

Yvonne

Room 2 celebrated Te Wiki o te Reo Māori by drawing a well-known Maori character from a Maori myth and legend!

Jessica

Nova dog doesn't pay attention in English. . . Maybe Te Reo will work?

Claire

At Sanitarium we joined together on zoom for 30mins. We had intros in Te Reo Maori and some music on arrival which was a playlist in Te Reo Maori.

Jaclyn

I decided to post up affirmations in maori this week this was one.

Yvonne

What i shared with the preschoolers during lockdown

Daniel

Kia ora koutou I think I may have already shared this --if so forgive me using up wall space. Tony and I sang a waiata --but it sounded pretty terrible as Tony finds it hard to hold the tune - so we decided to spare you the pain of listening :)

Janet

Taku whanau hākoakoa, heahea. . . . aue. . .

Ngahiriwa

I watch Maori channel, and a couple of you tube clip, and watched a couple of YouTube lessons I intend to keep this up! !

Mandy

Crosswords

Tamatea

My daughter and I were challenged by her class to learn this Kanikani. So we gave it a go :)

On a trip to Burger King with my flatmates, I used the Burger King Rārangi reo Māori to order i te reo Māori. I asked the server drive thru if I could kōrero i te reo Māori tuatahi then switch to te reo Pākehā. I said, "He ā-hua whenua pēka māku" / "I'll have a plant based burger please". Got a bit nervous at the end but looking forward to trying more throughout Mahuru Māori and the server even said, "ka kite! " when we finished!

Ruth

We have been working on learning new waiata and this one is proving popular.

Kat

This our Kura singing our school waiata and another favourite - We felt so proud 😊

Jo

Willow 20 months singing waiata at home

Nicole

My name is Carmela Laylo, Mrs Universe NZ 2019-2020. I sang Pokarekare Ana as my talent piece when I competed overseas for the Mrs Universe 2019 Worldwide Competition in China and have placed one of the Top 5 and was one of the 4 candidates invited to perform at the Final Night. I was crowned Top 19 among 93 other candidates and won the Mrs Universe Businesswoman Title.

Carmela

Our son Nikau chanting “I Te Timatanga”

Rebecca

Thanks for the opportunity to extend myself with a message about Mate Korona, this year.

Paula

One way our whānau introduces new kupu is to play a game and bring out the whakataetae spirit of our boys Faruq and Faris In this video they learn kaupeka and ngā rā o te wiki, and put their learnings to the test 🙂

Mariam

Springvale Playcentre's version of Hītoki

Maddie

Sixty students Y1-3 from Pohutukawa team sang a song, follow a tutorial and drew a picture together.

Annamarie

At KERIKERI Primary School We love learning Te Reo Māori (and sign language) through Sharon Halt’s Te Reo Singalong Pukapuka! x

Amber

My tamariki played Whanowhano and learnt I Te timatanga, we listened to the Te wiki o Te Reo Maori album on Spotify and also did purakau from Ngati Awa

Daniele

Its Kowahe coffee. . how to prder coffee

Ibrahim

Kia Ora Whanau I am Somna, centre manager for Star Kids Childcare. I am qualified and registered Ece teacher. My video is about weather for pre school kids. I included Earthquake too. Nga mihi nui Somna 021 268 9079

Somna

Ko toku whanau tenei Ko toku ao tenei Ko toku oranga tenei He aha mea nui o toku ao Ko toku whanau!

Jeffrey

My 18yr old daughter and I singing Te Aroha. Jess learnt the tune on the Ukelele 20mins prior to the moment. I love this song and will sing it to my Tamariki at Daycare when we come out of lockdown.

Jenny

I said my karakia kai in te reo. Then I met up on a Zui with my colleagues 75 of us the following day for a waiata Zui (Zoom hui)

Karen

I am trying scotty morrisons sayings on tv1. I thank all the presenters on tv1 day an night. I'm jealous, you are all doing so well an feel proud of the effort you have all put in . You all rock. I will get there. Not giving up.

Susan

I did a karakia

Theresa

Kia Ora Whanau I am Somna, centre manager for Star Kids Childcare. I am qualified and registered Ece teacher. My video is about Shapes for pre school kids. Nga mihi nui Somna 021 268 9079

Somna

Some of the Sport Whanganui team practice Te Reo through tākaro. 😀😀😀 Ka pai!

Sport Whanganui

Woodlands Full Primary played games on and off line. Wrote books and read out loud

Aloma

Kia ora koutou Studying for our oral presentation for Mana Whenua, the course we are doing this semester at NorthTec/Tai Tokerau Wananga. Kia manawanui!

Margo

I loved being part of the Māori language moment 🙂 I love the language so much, and wish we heard/saw/experienced Te Reo Māori everyday as much as we do during Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori. I did a few different things, I listened to waiata both modern and traditional on a spotify playlist. I also chose to play/learn by doing the quizz as well. (I may have danced a little too 🙂 ) The video I made was to share with the Tamariki at my centre.

Jessica

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Maori Language Moment 2021

I loved being part of the Māori language moment 🙂

I love the language so much, and wish we heard/saw/experienced Te Reo Māori everyday as much as we do during Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori.

I did a few different things,

I listened to waiata both modern and traditional on a spotify playlist. I also chose to play/learn by doing the quizz as well. (I may have danced a little too 🙂 )

The video I made was to share with the Tamariki at my centre.