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

The staff at Johnsonville Library, joined by some keen customers, took a moment to enjoy a socially distanced, be-masked waiata sing-along . . . good for the soul!

Sue

Learnt a new waiata in Te Reo to share with our Tamariki.

Julie

Practice Speaking Maori

Ashwant

We sung our karakia before kai. My son's school had chosen this for their Māori language moment and we joined in.

Jen

E rua ngā wiki, ka paheke atu ahau ki taku mara. I whati ngā kōiwi i tōku ringa! Aue! Te mamae hoki! Inanahi, i te hōhipera au. He tangata pai ngā tākuta, ngā nēhi hoki! Te whakaahua: I tuhia e tōku hoa ēnei kupu.

Kristen

Hukanui Ruma Pahiatua School

Veronica

Read a few pages of the Phrase Book of Modern Maori

Stephanie

I have learnt what some fruit and veges are called in Maori Lemon: Remana Potato: Riwa Mushroom: Harore Pumpkin: Paukena Onion; Riki Strawberry: Ropere Orange: Arani Pineapple: Painaporo

Angel

Hātakēhi tēnei 🤗👏👍 Ko te Wiki o te Reo Māori tēnei kua rewa i te pae! Anei ngā kaimahi o Toi te Arapūoru e whakanui ana i tō tātou reo. Māori Language Week has taken off! Supporting the Māori Language Moment Campaign are our Staff at SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music. #Reomāori #Tewikiotereomāori #Kiakahatereomāori Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music

SOUNZ - Toni

Kia ora. Ko LJ ahau. I have been on my reo journey since a child and now in my 50s. Second bilingual unit in the country back in the 80s and immersed in Te Ao Maori with kai and traditions. Im currently studying at Ucol kei roto i te Whakaoriori. Ka rawe. Toku reo toku oranga ahau.

Lisa

Made myself some flash cards to help me remember ngā kupu

Sinéad

I live very close to the Manukau Harbour , every day I go for a walk with my little mutt. Recently we have been crossing paths with a local Maori Elder . He is an interesting looking fellow , so I have started talking to him about the Manukau and its surrounding area. I am learning a great deal about its history including the myths and legends It is quite fascinating. And I'm eager to learn more.

Grant

I played a waiata on my ukulele and sang

Sandra

My Pēpeha! !

Sidra

Mokos and their mums playing a game

Ruby

Ia pō tu mō tētahi haora ka hui tahi ai tō mātou whānau ko te reo take. Ka karakia, ka waiata, ka korero i te reo maori mātou katoa. Ko tēnei te timatanga o tō mātou whānau rautaki whakarauora reo.

Kirsty

Ka poi, ka ika, waiata mātou

Krystle

I have Learnt some colours in Maori Black: Pango Blue: Kahurangi Brown: Paraone Green: Kākariki Grey: Kerei Red: Whero White: Ma Yellow: Kowhai Orange: Karaka Pink: Whero Purple: Waiporoporo

Angel

Ka pānui pukapuka mō tōku tama

Krystle

A few kupu to introduce myself. Supporting the learning of Te Reo.

Madeleine

Kia Ora, My Team and I have been practicing our Te Reo all week, in our daily collaborative sessions challenging one another on writing, speaking, sharing cultural art that inspires us and also reflecting on Maori heritage within Aotearoa. Ngā mihi nui Julie

Julie

My graduation presentation kōrero

Mustafa

At Manatū mō te Taiao our Māori language moment included karakia, waiata and one of our senior leaders Mel Mark-Shadbolt giving a kōrero about how we can connect to the environment and our mahi through Te reo Māori. Mauri ora!

Joanne

My son and I learnt some colours and practiced some waiata

Sharnelle

In wrote my workload update starting with a sentence in Maori. (I have done this every day this week).

Hilary

I took a pause to learn some everyday Māori that I could start to incorporate in my everyday language. Some examples were body parts like 'ringa' and 'upoko', or rooms of the house like 'whare paku'.

Anna

My partner Catherine and I are moving house on Friday so we listened to the Waiata Reo Māori playlist on Spotify all day while we packed and at 12pm we stopped to play a round of Tākaro

Jacinta

Our company haka is one way we build whanaungatanga, a way we unite our diverse team. We have 13 different languages spoken by our staff and for many of them, this was the first te reo Māori they have learned. Not everyone could make it today with lockdowns etc, though we couldn’t miss the opportunity to share one of our Māori Language Moments. Kia kaha te reo Māori! Code Avengers is proudly founded here in Aotearoa New Zealand and we’re on a mission to provide confidence in a digital world, for all tamariki.

Natalie

I have sent inspirational whakatauki via email to everyone on my team. He Waka eke noa - We are all in this together.

Maria

E kōrero Māori āku mokopuna.

Jane

We invited our community to join us in a Zoom and were completely taken by suprise when over 240 people joined us. Of those computer logged in many had siblings or whole Whānau so our net was cast much further than we ever dreamed. We sang, teachers and the Principal read Māori stories, we shared Pepeha and karakia. It was Tū Meke! ! !

Ali

I learnt some animals in Maori Bat: PekaPeka Bee: Pi Cow: Kau Deer: Tia Dog: Kuri Donkey: kaihe Duck: Rakiraki Elephant: Arewhana Goat: Nanenane Hen: Heihei Horse: Hoiho Lion: Raiona Mouse: Kiore Pig: Poaka Rabbit: Rapeti Rat: Kiore Sheep: Hepe

Angel

Pepeha

Lizzie

I practiced my mihi

Arya

A karakia, a couple of waiata, a kahoot quiz and a story for our students and kaiako across Te Wai Pounamu.

Fiona

Online games

Lizzie

We at Make-A-Wish are at the beginning of our journey with te reo. Te wiki o te reo Maori has been a fantastic week to focus and try new kupe. The challenge for the staff meeting was to bring a new kupe you learned and share with the team. Tell us about your experience practicing and learning this week. We were delighted to have our Patron Pio Terei join us for the staff meeting and share the deeper meanings of words and awhi in support of better pronunciation. Pam Elgar Tino Kaiwhakahaere Make-A-Wish

Pam

We came together on Zoom and played 'Battle of the Waiata'. A slide show was played and for each slide we had to battle for the Te Reo translated song we wanted to listen to. The most popular battle was: Stan Walker "Aotearoa" vs Six Sixty Six Sixty "Kia Mau Ki To Ukaipo" (Roots). The winner was. . . . Six Sixty!

jane

My colleague and I were in an online meeting. We paused and greeted each other in te reo

kay

Mangere Social Workers akona te reo

Carole

Te Reo Kahoot

Lizzie

Reading pukapuka for my mokopuna

Emma

Done my whakapapa

Pare

We listened to the legend of Hinemoa & Tutanekae

Lizzie

We played mu torere and Pukana

Shannon

I sang Pokarekare Ana, Mehe Manu rere and Haere Mai e Hine mai

Waveney

I have learnt my numbers up to 12 in Maori. One: Tahi Two: Rua Three: Toru Four: Wha Five: Rima Six: Ono Seven: Whitu Eight: Waru Nine: Iwa Ten: Tekau Eleven: Tekau Ma Tahi Twelve: Tekay Ma rua

Angel

Five Hundred tamariki from Ss Peter &Paul Kura, Te Awakairangi , singing some of their favourite waiata! Ka rawe 😊

Andrea

My kids chose some waiata to sing

emily

Did a quiz, spoke to friends with a little te reo and wrote a greeting to another.

Lynda

We were doing a quiz in te reo!

Nicole

I'm not normally one to be on the video but it means alot to me to be a part of this te reo movement. So overcame my whakama to post this.

Gina

Kia ora tātou, For my moment I was preparing a kōrero for an interview I did on 95bFM on the importance of te reo Māori, speaking out phrases I was preparing, adding kupu hou, and trying new sentence structures. The podcast is can be accessed here: https://95bfm. com/bcast/the-importance-of-te-reo-m%C4%81ori-w-dr-daniel-carl-henare-hikuroa-september-15-2021

Dan C

I invited my NVC class to waiata with me at poupoutanga o te rā. We sang Taku Mana, Te Aroha, and Ngā Iwi E. Ngā mihi to Valerie for ukulele music.

Jo

Over 100 University staff joined the Pro Vice -Chancellor Māori’s Kaiarataki, Michael Steedman to be part of the national 2021 Māori Language Moment. This was just one of several special language moments that took place across our campuses for Te Wiki o te reo Māori. Michael led staff through three waiata to celebrate the moment. Ruia ngā Kākano, Tāmaki e ngunguru nei and NZ band Six6o’s Pepeha were the waiata taught in the workshop. Ruia ngā Kākano is a waiata specially co-written by Michael for Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland.

Sian

The team at Volunteer South - Central Lakes had a sing along to this fabulous song by Anna Van Riel.

Gillian

This was my mihimihi to my team at work. I always say I should do it more, and it was great to have Maori Language week to urge me to do so. And commit to making it better and richer for the future and learn some new kupu.

Charlotte

We read Kepapa Huarakau in the garden.

Susie

1 year old Zoe enjoying Upoko Pakihiwi on YouTube and with her book.

Susan

Ko tenei a maatou marae, e huaina, Ko Whitianga te ingoa. It is based 19kms before Te Kaha. Kei te tipuranga ahau, e maumahara ngaa mea pai rawa atu ki te whakawhanaungatanga, manaakitanga, arohatanga, wairuatanga o oku tiipuna tae noa ki ooku maatua me ngaa whanau whaanui o Te Whanau-A-Apanui. Kei te moana o whitianga i mua ki a maatou marae, tino ataahua teeraa waahi i ngaa waa katoa. No reira, me mihi atu ki toku haukainga. Mauri Ora!

Cassino

At my school we sing Maori songs and we also do some colouring in at school for Maori Language Week. We did a poster about matariki and matariki wishes.

Angel

Our whole staff spent an hour this morning learning key Reo words, pronunciations, tikanga and singing the famous 'He Honore'. Credit to our staff member, Paddy Caffell for organising this special morning for us.

James

Ngā ākonga o Te Reo Māori me Waiata came together on zoom to waiata. Was a wonderful experience and great to be able celebrate Te Wiki o te Ao Māori.

Jo

These are of us doing our wero for our online learning

Carolina

At 12pm Tāinakarehā for my Māori Language Moment, I whakarongo ahau me I mātaki ahau, Stan Walker's Aotearoa music video. Waihoki, I waiata ahau. This is one of my favourite songs because it reminds me of my little brother who introduced me to the song and always used to sing it around the whare, and of course, it is a lovely tribute to Aotearoa.

Katrina

The Halberg Foundation embraced Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori in 2021! We have been working hard in the last year to incorporate Tikanga and Te Reo into Halberg with the launch of our own Tikanga Guide (print and video) and ongoing sessions and inclusion of karakia, waiata, pepeha, upskilling on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, pronunciation and whakatau for all staff. On Tuesday we held our Halberg Maori Moment with our roopu 'Nga Kaihoe o Halberg' (The paddlers of Halberg) leading a zui with karakia, waiata, whanaungatanga, kemu and kai. We created a 'Ko Wai Au' series across social media where the Halberg team shared our pepeha. About The Halberg Foundation: “He waka eke noa, mō Aotearoa whānui” We are all in this waka together, for all the people of New Zealand. The Halberg Foundation is a charitable organisation founded in 1963 by Olympic legend, Sir Murray Halberg (ONZ) on the belief that all people, regardless of their ability, should have equal opportunity to enhance their lives through sport and recreation. The core work of Halberg includes a team of regional Halberg Advisers throughout New Zealand who support physically disabled young people and their families to get them involved in sports and recreation. Advisers deliver an Inclusion Training course and collaborate with schools, local sport and recreation organisations, facilities and clubs to raise awareness and capability for the provision of inclusive sports programmes and events. The Halberg Games is a national, three day sports competition for physically disabled and vision impaired young people aged eight - 21 years. Halberg hosts the sports festival which give the attendees the opportunity to compete against other young people with similar impairments and pursue further sports goals. Halberg delivers leadership programmes including the Halberg Youth Council who provide the voice of physically disabled young people who support our regional and national activities. Halberg Manaakitanga is a Māori leadership programme to drive awareness and support activities at a regional level. The ISPS Handa Halberg Awards is the country's pre-eminent event to honour and celebrate New Zealand sporting excellence and Halberg's major fundraising event. www. halberg. co. nz

Bonnie

Anei tā mātou kiriata o Ngā Taiātea Wharekura e tautoko ana i te kaupapa me te whakanui i te reo Māori. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Thomas

Singing our daily karakia at Cambridge Primary School

Anna

I shared a moment online with Onehunga Primary School, where we all had a go at practising a pepeha and I shared a link with the school community to a Minecraft Maori world developed by a Maori New Zealand games maker.

Kerryn

Tena koe, I'm at a school camp and was walking with the kids down to the awa. I was chatting with a kaiako about conversational te reo and was able to hold a 5 minute conversation. This is a first, so stoked! ! 👍

Chris

Joined Stacey Morrison and got up to speed with te reo Māori https://www. iheart. com/podcast/1049-up-to-speed-with-te-reo-m-86644953/

Robyn

I am Cook Island Maori and recently have felt an increasing passion to know my whakapapa. I found out in 2008 that my grandfather was one of the Ariki in Rarotonga who flew to Tokomaru Bay to acknowledge the relationship that Ngati Porou have with Rarotonga. I want to learn how to speak Te Reo Maori and know that waiata will help me immensely. I love singing in Te Reo Maori - there is such a powerful and indescribable feeling that comes with it in my wairua.

Elizabeth

Playing Tākaro with my tamariki.

Tania

On a journey self, learning Te reo

Lisa

Kia ora For Maori language week we gave every customer a complimentary bottle of our drink ATUTAHI made with native NZ leaf and we shared the story of Atutahi. www. Atutahi. NZ

Reni

He kiriata o ā maatou mahi ki Ngā Taiātea Wharekura hei tautoko i te kaupapa mā te whakanui i te reo Māori

Parekura

My tamaahine shared books in Te Reo with my moko - her tamaahine - while my moko and I made rakau sticks as part of a work 'Wiki o Te Reo Maori' challenge.

Marianne

I have Coloured in this tree on a Chromebook and saw that Rakau In Maori means tree. I also translated it on google. I enjoyed colouring in the tree.

Angel

We shared a waiata and ended karakia before Kai time.

Jodie

The kids and I made poi and danced along to “Poi e” on TV. We also sung some popular waiata including “A ha ka ma na” and “E rere taku poi”. It was heaps of fun!

Lisa

At SMCPS we sang a waiata together and then played the Maori Kahoot together. We have also taken part in the 5 sentences a day challenge and learned lots of kupu along the way.

Justine

I wrote a haiku to celebrate the arrival of my first grandchild - Haiku for Hemi Haere Mai Hemi Tipuna aroha pepi Tui koroki

Ngaire

I shared whakaari / drama terms with the rangatahi in my classes.

Kimberley

I wanted to sing my Whakatōhea Iwi Waiata, E Kore Au, but found myself with my husband, Ross, his best friend, Neville & his wife Lynne, on a beach, in Te Matau-a-Māui. So we had our spesh ‘Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori’ Moment there 2gether. Ko Nichola tōku ingoa. Ko Te Whānau a Apanui, ko Whakatōhea rāua ko Ngāi Tahu Ngā Iwi. Waiata for Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori Moment with Ngā Hoa on Kairakau Beach #reomāori Sorry about me coming over LOUD & out of tune… we had FUN tho & celebrated with a hongi after xxx Te aroha Traditional Māori Waiata Te aroha Te whakapono Me te rangimarie. ** Tätou, tätou e Translation: Love Traditional English Song Love, Hope, * Peace, For us all.

NicholaHera

Kua hoki Mai mātou ki te kura reo ā tīnana I te tekau mā whā o Māhuru 2021. . . Mauri-ora ki ō tātou reo rangatira. Mai Te Hiku o te Ika a Maui.

Sipi

As part of my role at ByteEd I created rauemi for teachers across Aotearoa. These posters explained digital technologies (hangarau matihiko) in Te Reo Māori. They are free to access on all ByteEd's social media :)

Sarah

He paku kiriata nō ngā tauira o te Kura o Reporoa tēnei. He paku whakaatūranga e tautoko ana e rātou ki te kaupapa e hangai ana ki Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

Jazmin

Our preschool invited tamariki to join us for a google meet which we started with a waiata. We then took turns to say our mihimihi and then discussed what our names meant in Māori. It was a lovely way to connect as a learning community especially during lockdown and korero together in te reo Māori!

Diane

I added all the new te reo vocabulary from Tōku Reo Series 1 to some flashcards to test my knowledge of the series so far.

Lisa

He kiriata tēnei nā Ngā Tamatāne o Te Papaioea. E hāngai ana tēnei kiriata ki ngā tauira me ngā kaiako e ngana ki te ako i ngā ahuatanga o te reo Māori (Te reo ā tinana, te reo ā kori rānei).

Josh

10 workmates sang Te Aroha together on a Zoom call (we are still in Level 4 lockdown)

Jane

All of the tamariki and staff at our Kura went outside our classrooms to do our Kura’s waiata and haka. It was tu meke!

Maddie

I love how te wiki o te reo Māori is becoming more acknowledged. Personally though I believe that we should use our reo every week, every day of the year. I am pakeha, I am an ECE kaiako, mother of four, and wahine of a Ngapuhi tane. I say bring on te reo Māori 360 days a year so I can finally up my game and get to the next stage of my reo journey! My husband and I run Big Aroha Tours on Waiheke. Most days I post photos on our FB/Instagram pages. I always add some te reo Māori, maybe a whakatauki, or a karakia or what ever feels right. Today to compliment my photo (a week of Lockdown highlights) I added these kupu as it signifies aroha, strength, patience and all things beautiful to help us get through the next few weeks of lockdown. This is what I wrote- Mā te whakapono Mā te tūmanako Mā te titiro Mā te whakarongo Mā te mahitahi Mā te manawanui Mā te aroha Ka taea e au (From the Te reo Māori classroom resources) Tehei mauri ora! Ngā mihi mahana Jane Rippingale ❤️🌀🌿

Jane

Kia ora Everyone! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here at Chambers & Co. . . We’re proud to be a part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week 2021. This photo has great meaning, as our son has Autism, so its great to know there is a new word in the Maori dictionary, so this can be recognized in the Te Reo Maori Language for Aotearoa. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have a kia pai te rā. ⠀⠀⠀ Thanks Gaylene :-)

Gaylene

Carolina

My girl loves Atareta and Te Haakura

Noelle

100 Pikinga Ake (pushups) for Mental Health + Maori language week

Noelle

Kei te ako āku tamariki ngã kupu o te tinana ara, mahunga, pakihiwi, puku, hope, waewae, taringa, ihu, waha, arero ee.

Marama

Our kura (Weymouth Primary School) had a Zoom session where 100+ staff, students and whanau joined in to sing a few waiata together. The video we are singing along to is myself and my daughters 😁.

Maria

100 Pikinga Ake (pushups) for Mental Health + Maori language week

Noelle

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Maori Language Moment 2021

100 Pikinga Ake (pushups) for Mental Health + Maori language week