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

This video was done as part of my Kura putting together a ‘Pass It On’ Challenge for Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori. We had to be doing something with Te Rakau. My pup Kowhai decided she was gonna help! He ngahau - it was fun 🤩

Amber

A little bit of Te Reo from me - re-learning pronunciation after first learning in the 80's. I am part-Maori and love learning the language. My dad was punished for speaking Te Reo so feels good to be learning it and teaching him a little too. Nga Mihi Aroha Claudine

Claudine

My two cousins and i are working together to create a kākahu for our marae in Omanaia to be finished for the opening of the new whare kai. We do not live close to each other - one in Tauranga, one in Kaikohe and myself in Kaeo. The panel from Tauranga was sent in the mail to join to mine and this was us meeting in Kerikeri to bring the third panel together with the first two. My pepi is three and he is starting to use the kupu he is learning at Matangirau Ohanga Reo.

Medina

Kia ora from Raetihi. Waiata with our tamariki at 12 noon. Kia kaha, te reo Maaori!

Mairi

We participated in a National Waiata within the Ministry, we had 15 participants in our office.

Teri

Singing our school waiata online with Matipo Primary School

Sarah

A quick vid of our kupu hou lesson with my kukii mates after a 4. 30am gym class.

Noelle

Shared on Instagram at noon on Tuesday — on my Ingrid Leary MP page

Ingrid

This song is very special as it was created by fellow passionate ECE teachers in Hamilton.

Natasha

This is a snapshot from a FB post I had celebrating Maori Language week I wrote (I hope correctly) to my stepdad saying I felt brave learning te reo Maori

Rachel

I facilitate Health and Safety courses. During lockdown we have been doing this by Zoom. I decided to introduce myself as the kaiwhakaako by using my pepeha. I know that I should go this usually rather than sometimes, always even! ! Tena koutou katoa Ko Tarawera te maunga Ko Horomanga te awa Ko Svenska te Iwi Ko Christopher tōku ingoa Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou. The participants responded eithe in English following a format or in te reo. I practised a lot before delivering it and it felt so good! !

Christopher

I noho au ki taku taiwhanga puoro i te kainga, ka whakaaro ki ngā waiata Māori pai rawa ki ahau, ā, ka “freestyle” noa te whakaputa…. koia tēnei ko te hua! I meatia i runga PukaMata

Te Hamua

Kia ora whānau! I am a kaiako, so for our Māori Moment on Tuesday I helped my learners to create their own mihi through the 'My Mihi' challenge. It was awesome to see them engage in the history of their whānau and use te reo Māori to present it. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Emma

As a Ngati Whatua descendant, I regret being unable to speak or understand Te Reo and my limited knowledge of my heritage. I am trying to improve on that and have started using Te Reo in my written communications (emails) and also incorporating small words in my every day use when possible (and when my memory works). A very good friend and her husband are very patiently tutoring me in Te Reo.

Allison

My tamariki and I listened to CD storybooks in Te Reo, read the story of Paikea, and played the game Tākaro! I also tried to use as much Te Reo as I possibly could for the hour ❤️

Samantha

This is a waiata ringa the students of Waitotara school were taught by a tutor they had last year. It is performed by both the senior and juniour class.

Paula

'Ko Tenei Te Wā' is a new waiata we are learning and "E Kereru" is one we know well.

Mark

This is just a little activity me and my workplace did on Teams in lockdown to have a bit of fun and learn a few new words while we were at it. Everyone grabbed an object they had near them on the call and we looked up the te reo Māori translations for each of them and made a collaborative video using what we found. :)

Amelia

I learnt the word cat in Te Reo Maori and made a set of counting from 1-5 flashcards in Maori using photos of my cats. Here is one of them.

Sarah

This is my dance. Tiktok @lazy. bi0

R-Jay

My Maori language moment has been incorporating my pepeha into my c. v to introduce myself. This is the first time I will have publicly used my pepeha. After being out of the workforce for some time because of medical issues, I am proud to be entering back into the workforce as mana wahine.

Kia ora! This month is the anniversary of becoming a Kiwi! I finally gathered enough maia and started taking classes to learn the language of tangata whenua. Every day, my te reo kupu kete is filled with more new kupu. The process of creating my pepeha this week was very emotional, reflecting on all of the places around the world that I feel are parts of "home" for me.

Theresa

Whakanuia Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori i Te Kura Auraki ō Waitākere

Pearl

I am a RTLB teacher and supporting teachers and students with their learning from home- this slide (photo) was shared with my school so they can have some wellbeing fun during Te Wiki o te Reo Maori. My video clip is a challenge I completed for my RTLB team for Te Wiki o te Reo Maori as we are having a competition. I had a lot of fun making this with my family. . . . Rosie normally doesn't bite food out of my hands but we did several takes and she was totally over it by the end! !

Karen

Posted this on my “Ingrid Leary MP for Taieri” page at noon.

Ingrid

Kia ora! Ko Annette ahau. For my reo moment I listened to waiata on spotify as I filled in some covid lockdown hours making a Manu Tukutuku. Now . . . to see if it flies! ! Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori !

Annette

As a school we gathered together to share in karakia, waiata, mihi sharing and Kai together.

Liz

So sorry for such a close up video. I have never videoed myself. I feel too self conscious but I had to face my fear for this movement and was horrified when I watched it as it’s so close up! It was my first time speaking fully in te reo and uttering some of those words which I learnt to pronounce using Kia Rere app just moments before I recorded this video to make sure I had proper pronunciation.

Jamie

My wife and I learnt "Te Aroha" Karakia and sang together - seemed appropriate for the day somehow - Love, truth, and peace to us all :-) Noho ora mai P & K

Peter

Kia ora! I created my pepeha and have practiced saying it. I will be sharing it with my work colleagues tomorrow.

Stephanie

Our boys learning Mau Rakau

Hinei

We are lucky enough to live very close to Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae on the Unitec campus so we made a hikoi over and as we walked we talked about what reo we know and when we arrived we had a kōrero about this stunning marae. I am a teacher aide at the local school and I love that my daughters will learn Te Reo and will hopefully be able to be fluent by the time they leave school. My husband and I are enjoying learning with them. Our 7 year old then presented her school Karakia outside the marae door! Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori and in NZ sign! Super proud! !

Kate

My husband and I watched an RNZ podcast on the pronunciation of Maori, during which we practiced saying the phrases. This so important! Keep up the great work! ! ❤️❤️ Kia pai te rā!

Bethny

I am an Early Childhood Kaiako and shared this video to my tamariki and whanau at my Centre Te Ako. This video is about learning alphabet in New Zealand three official languages.

Manisha

Broke this out and worked out how to say can I have a latte

Jane

Year 5 completed a Quiz and this is them sharing their scores! We shared pepeha and whakataukī as well as listened to some waiata too. A great moment.

Michelle

Doing lockdown solo in Tāmaki Makaurau

Karllie

Ruma tekau mā rua read the story of Māui me te Rā. I panuihia e mātou tetahi korero mo Māui me te Rā.

Debbie

Jayden Jahzel & Jaxson e whakatungia nga kakahu maori kakahu kapahaka

Jacquelin

This is a photo of some learning assistants at my kura saying in aloud and in sign language: Kia kaha te reo Māori Kia kaka Aotearoa Kia ora Aotearoa

Maria

We had heaps of fun learning waiata and Tī rākau.

Pip

We sang a waiata over Zoom. One person led with her microphone on and we all sang with microphones on mute.

Amanda

Since we're in Lpckdown, I shared posts with our preschool families online - we shared videos of ourselves (the kaiako) singing, reading and teaching. I tuned into the tebwiki o te reo Māori video on YouTube and shared it on my Facebook page while my pēpi slept. When she woke up, she joined me in listening to Taonga Pūoro being played ❤ koa kaha te reo Māori.

Sian

Since we're in Lpckdown, I shared posts with our preschool families online - we shared videos of ourselves (the kaiako) singing, reading and teaching. I tuned into the tebwiki o te reo Māori video on YouTube and shared it on my Facebook page while my pēpi slept. When she woke up, she joined me in listening to Taonga Pūoro being played ❤ koa kaha te reo Māori.

Sian

Listen to Manavation in order to incorporate some of the Te Reo in my everday life.

Barb

I had a 3 miniti te reo Māori kōrero with work colleagues on TEAMS

Cath

Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi With your basket and my basket the people will live

marena

Even though we couldn't be together, Room 4 at Ruapotaka come together in a Google Meet to sing a Haka Mana.

James

Our daily school chapel - Wesley College

Aliitasi

I revised everyday phrases and started using them in emails to friends and whanau

Maria

I kanikani matou ki te waiata pai rawa ko Ka Hao na Uncle Rob Ruha 😊 #Whakatohea #Ngaitai #Hamoa #KukiAirani #Niue ki roto i te whare.

Michelle

Our Whare of 4 (Māori / pakeha / St Lucian) sung a local waiata with our friends over messenger. They are Italian / pakeha… so 4 nationalities and 6 people all having a waiata for our #reomoment

Tūmanako

I practiced my mihi and downloaded the Maori Dictionary App to my phone - ka mau te wehi!

Sit back and enjoy listening to ‘Kei te pēhea koe? How do you feel?’ Read by myself (Sharon) one of Organic Kids visiting teachers, #reomāori #organickids

Sharon

I saved Whirimako Black's Soul Sessions to my spotify library and so love listening to her beautiful waiata.

We played a game Its like paper scissors rock. But its Whenua, Awa, Toka Whenua covers Toka Awa cuts through Whenua Toka beats Awa Flat palm for Whenua Horizontal wiggly palm for Awa Fist for Toka. It was good fun. Kia Kite

Andy

Kei te ako tonu tātou i te reo Māori @ Karanga Mai We came together for waiata

Jacinta

I taakaro maatou ko eetahi o aku akongā i te keemu Kahoot! Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Leanne Mere

Te wiki o te reo Māori, 13-19 Mahuru Pokitaringa | headphones Today for my Māori Language Moment I listened to the Waiata anthems 🎶 (highly recommend) with my pokitaringa 🎧

Kendall

Whangarei boys high students celebrated Maori moment by doing waiata a ringa, Haka, and kemu Maori

Willie

This is my mihi 2021

Claudia

Maori language week waiata and practice for kura

Keinan

I took a mat time greeting the tamariki. We sung waiata and read a pukapuka we also said our karakia before eating our kai.

Wanhill

Our preparation began a fortnight before. Our Cultural Affairs Coordinator hosted two reo Māori workshops leading up to to Māori Language Week, to teach staff about the history and language of the Māori people. Staff who are all beginning their Māori learning journey were encouraged to create and learn their mihimihi. The third and final workshop was held during Māori Language Week and on Tuesday at noon, staff shared their mihimihi with colleagues live via Zoom. Our external contribution to the Māori Language Moment was a combined video of some staff doing their mihimihi in clips that they self-filmed while in lockdown. The combined short video was posted on our Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and You Tube sites. We also challenged other diplomatic missions to participate in the Māori Language Moment on social media, helping to inspire our hoa at the Australian, Canadian and British High Commissions as well as the Embassies of the Netherlands, Ireland and France.

Louisa

I always loved this previous waiata. And when Maori students sang it harmonised , it gave me goosebumps. Arohanui Theo

Theo

Ou team have all recorded our pepeha. I read mine out for the moment and am slowly learning it by heart. Kia kaha!

Anna

Kairilands school held a live stream on YouTube with Matua Grant. The kids sang along to a waiata the kids know ♥️

Jen

Kia Ora, a few of my students from my class (Room 20, Meadowbank School) had come to join me to say our School Rapunga Whaakaro and we also sang Tutira mai.

Ula

Whai Parirau te Aroha ki te Iwi ma runga i te Kotuku . . . translates to . . . Aroha takes flight to all iwi upon the wings of Kotuku. 'Kotuku Rerengatahi' meaning a kotuku in flight is hardly seen in other words 'something of a rare event'. . . I titoa oku mātua. He tuku mihi ki ngā iwi i tauawhitia te whanau Maika, arā, te iwi no te whāruarua o Ruatoki me te iwi no Waahi Paa o Rāhui Pōkeka.

Mereana

Year 13 biology class at Freyberg High School learned the kupu for biology- mātauranga koiora

Harriet

Tēnā koutou - my colleagues and I had a webinar where we took turns to speak Te Reo Māori led by Anahera from AraReo Māori.

I learnt this song at school!

Lucas

My Mihi 2021

Claudia

Love the waiata #Ngati Porou proud

Sandy

Westminster Christian School is still in Alert Level 4 lockdown so I sent a request out to our students to share videos of how they are learning te Reo Maori. The video also shares a couple of memories from when we were at school singing the national anthem in te reo and when our intermediates performed our school haka at their sports camp!

Nichole

At our school we provided our staff with a template to complete our pepeha, include our favourite whakataukī, a kup or kiwaha we would use all week and a stretch goal for ourselves. This is mine

Maurie

In class, we sang a waiata together x

Sheridene

At 12pm 14th September I was working with Java Dance Company. For the Māori Language Moment I was going to sing Purea Nei and see if they wanted to join me. Funnily enough that was exactly what they had planned to do so I played uke and we all sang together.

Jen

This is a whakatoukī that has been in our classroom for many years. This Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori we chose to kōrero and share with our tamariki and their whānau on our School Instagram page.

Laura

At our school we provided our staff with a template to complete our pepeha, include our favourite whakataukī, a kup or kiwaha we would use all week and a stretch goal for ourselves. This is mine

Maurie

Mother and daughter stacking wood and taking time out to korero!

Elaine

Ko tēnei te haka o tō mātou kura, ‘ānei rā ā Mākoura’.

Shari

Cheviot Area School singing waiata as a school - Aroha mai for the lack of social distancing.

Toka

I read a maori book about a koro who was having trouble with his tv until his moko helped hime

Havahna

Photo of the Upskills whānau doing a lunchtime te reo learning session online

Sarah

studying for the upcoming te reo Māori whakataunga mahi (assignment).

Emily

This is my pepeha that I shared and said

Ash

E whitu karaka i te ata ka tiimata te peita i te pakitara o te whare kai. 7am painting on the dining room wall Glendene, West Auckland.

Mt Richmond Special School Programme for Te Reo Maaori Moment - 100 students, whanau, and staff gathered from our community to celebrate Te Reo Maaori through karakia, whakatauki, waiata and korero.

Jane

Nau mai! ki te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Ia ra ka hikoi au i a maatau kuri, kei te mahi ahau i nga whakahau māori.

vic

My daughters and I signed in and listened to this lovely composition of Maori songs. We didn't understand the words but we loved learning about the music of the Maori culture. We love living is this beautiful country that is rich with the culture.

Isabella

Karakia each morning, before kai and in the evening. We answered our telephone in reo Māori which will stay for good. So will the karakia.

Kerrin

Encouraged everyone on Facebook to practise some te reo at home through waiata. That includes the NZ National Anthem in te reo.

Cielo

I taku mahi, i te poupoutanga o te rā i Turei, i haere ki te toa kawhe ā i ordered (- he aha te kup māori?) mātou tō mātou kawhe i te reo māori! He tiakarete wera māku! !

Samantha

I am a beginner and I love to learn more.

Giza

For this weeks team get together, I wrote a mihi which I read out to start the meeting: Tèna koutou e te whanau, Nò Hukerenui ahau Ko Arlene Webb ahau Kei Orewa ahau e noho ana Nò reira Tènà koutou Tènà koutou Tènà tatou katoa I intend to keep this on me (in my notebook! ! ) so I can introduce myself in Te Reo Maori!

Arlene

This was our class's first session with rakau. We intend to keep practising, then we'll learn the lyrics for E papa.

Leigh

I used the little te reo I know to greet the librarians at my local library (and they understood me! ). I also read some posts on Maori phrase a day.

Pip

Taku tamariki. Ko te ao maori anake. Tino waimarie

Shantelle

We are a community based early childhood centre who use te reo Māori throughout our day, every day with ngā tamariki. For the Māori Language Moment this year our ataahua Kaiako Nicky stepped up to lead our centre in waiata. Bringing more waiata experiences into practice was a goal of her professional growth as a Kaiako this year. We are all very proud to walk alongside Nicky on her journey to support and promote the use of te reo Māori in early childhood environment. ❤️🤍🖤

Jasmine

This post is in moderation. Only you can see this because you are the author.

Maori Language Moment 2021

We are a community based early childhood centre who use te reo Māori throughout our day, every day with ngā tamariki. For the Māori Language Moment this year our ataahua Kaiako Nicky stepped up to lead our centre in waiata. Bringing more waiata experiences into practice was a goal of her professional growth as a Kaiako this year. We are all very proud to walk alongside Nicky on her journey to support and promote the use of te reo Māori in early childhood environment. ❤️🤍🖤

Home

Home

Ngā Karere me Ngā Rauemi

News and Resources

Te Rangaihi Reo Māori

The Movement

Te Pae Kōrero

Our Community

Huihuinga

Events

Ngā Ara Ako

Learning Pathways

Other (folder)

Other (folder)

Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2021 | Your Moments

This video was done as part of my Kura putting together a ‘Pass It On’ Challenge for Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori. We had to be doing something with Te Rakau. My pup Kowhai decided she was gonna help! He ngahau - it was fun 🤩

Amber

A little bit of Te Reo from me - re-learning pronunciation after first learning in the 80's. I am part-Maori and love learning the language. My dad was punished for speaking Te Reo so feels good to be learning it and teaching him a little too. Nga Mihi Aroha Claudine

Claudine

Medina

Kia ora from Raetihi. Waiata with our tamariki at 12 noon. Kia kaha, te reo Maaori!

Mairi

We participated in a National Waiata within the Ministry, we had 15 participants in our office.

Teri

Singing our school waiata online with Matipo Primary School

Sarah

A quick vid of our kupu hou lesson with my kukii mates after a 4. 30am gym class.

Noelle

Shared on Instagram at noon on Tuesday — on my Ingrid Leary MP page

Ingrid

This song is very special as it was created by fellow passionate ECE teachers in Hamilton.

Natasha

This is a snapshot from a FB post I had celebrating Maori Language week I wrote (I hope correctly) to my stepdad saying I felt brave learning te reo Maori

Rachel

Christopher

I noho au ki taku taiwhanga puoro i te kainga, ka whakaaro ki ngā waiata Māori pai rawa ki ahau, ā, ka “freestyle” noa te whakaputa…. koia tēnei ko te hua! I meatia i runga PukaMata

Te Hamua

Kia ora whānau! I am a kaiako, so for our Māori Moment on Tuesday I helped my learners to create their own mihi through the 'My Mihi' challenge. It was awesome to see them engage in the history of their whānau and use te reo Māori to present it. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Emma

Allison

My tamariki and I listened to CD storybooks in Te Reo, read the story of Paikea, and played the game Tākaro! I also tried to use as much Te Reo as I possibly could for the hour ❤️

Samantha

This is a waiata ringa the students of Waitotara school were taught by a tutor they had last year. It is performed by both the senior and juniour class.

Paula

'Ko Tenei Te Wā' is a new waiata we are learning and "E Kereru" is one we know well.

Mark

Amelia

I learnt the word cat in Te Reo Maori and made a set of counting from 1-5 flashcards in Maori using photos of my cats. Here is one of them.

Sarah

This is my dance. Tiktok @lazy. bi0

R-Jay

My Maori language moment has been incorporating my pepeha into my c. v to introduce myself. This is the first time I will have publicly used my pepeha. After being out of the workforce for some time because of medical issues, I am proud to be entering back into the workforce as mana wahine.

Theresa

Whakanuia Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori i Te Kura Auraki ō Waitākere

Pearl

Karen

Posted this on my “Ingrid Leary MP for Taieri” page at noon.

Ingrid

Kia ora! Ko Annette ahau. For my reo moment I listened to waiata on spotify as I filled in some covid lockdown hours making a Manu Tukutuku. Now . . . to see if it flies! ! Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori !

Annette

As a school we gathered together to share in karakia, waiata, mihi sharing and Kai together.

Liz

Jamie

My wife and I learnt "Te Aroha" Karakia and sang together - seemed appropriate for the day somehow - Love, truth, and peace to us all :-) Noho ora mai P & K

Peter

Kia ora! I created my pepeha and have practiced saying it. I will be sharing it with my work colleagues tomorrow.

Stephanie

Our boys learning Mau Rakau

Hinei

Kate

My husband and I watched an RNZ podcast on the pronunciation of Maori, during which we practiced saying the phrases. This so important! Keep up the great work! ! ❤️❤️ Kia pai te rā!

Bethny

I am an Early Childhood Kaiako and shared this video to my tamariki and whanau at my Centre Te Ako. This video is about learning alphabet in New Zealand three official languages.

Manisha

Broke this out and worked out how to say can I have a latte

Jane

Year 5 completed a Quiz and this is them sharing their scores! We shared pepeha and whakataukī as well as listened to some waiata too. A great moment.

Michelle

Doing lockdown solo in Tāmaki Makaurau

Karllie