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!

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I shared my pepeha with my tīma!

Kate

E rere ana te tai o mihi ki a koutou We made our moment last an hour in our Early Childhood Centre. We had a competition among the staff when we tried to say whīwhiwhi arero in the reo - the children listened and decided which kaiako was the winner. It was huge fun! Then I read Kanohi from the Reo Pēpi series with the one-year-olds and we practiced finding our waha, ihu, niho, taringa, ngutu and arero! ! The pēpi were very good. We also sand tihore mai te rangi and puhererua as our songs before lunch. We had so much fun that I have now signed up for mahuru māori - that means I will be using te reo with the tamariki and my kaimahi at least one hour every day. Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to normalise this wonderful reo. Kei runga noa atu Eric at the Ole Schoolhouse Early Childhood Centre in Rotorua.

Eric

I kōrero Māori māua ko taku hoa rangatira

Te Aroha

My children and I did a te reo Māori Kahoot! It was so cool to see all the kupu they are familiar with – and to learn some more :)

Caitlin

We are very lucky in New Zealand to have some amazing artists. Marcus Winter AKA The Sandman is one of these such artist. My Year 2 class really love watching his sand art creations, for instance his intepreation of the creation story. They will ask to watch it again and again. The music he uses to acompany this story is so beautiful. I have shared other art works he has done (How Maui tamed the sun, The stars of Matariki) with my class during lockdown. It brings these stories to life for my class.

carol

I chose to do a waiata and used the link to You Tube "Tuutira mai ngaa iwi" and then sang along with a friend via video chat. It was great to do it with a friend even though we couldn't be together because of lockdown.

Chloe

Kia Ora Windy Ridge School's three teams were all on separate Zoom meetings with ngā tamariki. Each kaiako had organised a Te Reo Māori activity. The junior team I teach in, had a waiata, then a question in Te Reo and responses from ngā tamariki about te waiata. - Ngā Tae. There were two different action waiata, one for ngā tinana, with picture cues, another waiata, Tutira mai ngā iwi, with actions. A book was read in Te Reo by a kaiako ki ngā tamariki.

Caroline

I te whakarongo ahau ngā waiata te reo Māori

Niki

My house mates and I practiced speaking te reo and replacing phrases we commonly use like would you like a drink, or are you hungry and learning responses. Using post its around the house as well.

Suzy

The school all stopped to take listen to a whakatauki being shared and then shared in the reciting of a karakia. In class we have been watching different tiki town videos, and we spent the block making our own ones based on Kirikiriroa, using as much Māori kupu as we could.

Natalie

We put a message on our fence as we are in level 4 in tamaki makaurau so we had the neighborhood do the same

Jeanette

Ngā kaiako o Te Kōhanga Reo ki Puhinui, one of my moments learning this with the kaimahi of Te Kōhanga Reo ki Puhinui

Kayla

A friend asked if I'd give a quick mihi for her to use so this is it

Marjorie

Ko was ahah? Ko jane tāku ignoa. Here is my pepeha - my way of introducing who I am and where I belong. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou!

Jane

Today I took part in the Māori Language Moment to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week. There are many things I could do for my Māori Language Moment. It could be as easy as greeting everyone I see with 'kia ora', starting your Zoom call with "mōrena", The challenge I set myself was to re-write & practice my mihi. This is my story.

Gary

This is my moko Arleigh-Bleu, she is 3, goes to Te Timatatanga kohanga reo and loves to waiata.

Peni

I learned my pepeha

Pip

I found a phrase from a traditonal Maori song to share. A-i-o ki te Ao-ra-ngi Peace to the universe

Laurie

My Tamariki and Tane did a Karakia before having our Kai. .

Vanessa

Sang a waiata - Purea nei - one of my favourites.

Bruce

#Watch Happy Te Wiki o te Reo Māori from the beautiful wāhine testing, vaccinating and supporting our community! 📢 Some of the team's favourite words (or kupu) include: - Aroha (love) ❤️ - Awhi (embrace or support) 📦 - Manaakitanga (respect and care of others) 💉 — "the best way to show manaakitanga is by coming down and doing your part for this pandemic. " Tracey Peterson, Te Wāhi Rongoa Ārai Mate o Otara. What's your favourite kupu? https://www. facebook. com/southseashealthcare

South

My two year old moko and I read a pukapuka together and played "Kei hea tōu. . . ?" (waha, ihu, taringa, etc).

kirsten

Kia Ora, Our Penguins Whanau celebrated our Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori through Karakia and Waiata on zoom!

Nicolette

I listened to Te Reo

Karen

We tried! ! Had fun, talked about reo. Nga mihi

Fiona

I had a email conversation with my brother who is fluent in Te reo😝

Barbara

Kia ora, I just finished a case study analysis on hard-to-reach energy users in Aotearoa and I included as many te reo Māori terms as possible (from interviews with programme managers, for example). I also created a Glossary summarising all these terms for the international readership. Oh - and of course I signed and shared the petition to change our place names to te reo! Ngā mihi nui.

Sea

At Te Kura o Paetūmokai we have karakia x 3. Once in the morning to bless and start our day. Again before our kai we are grateful for and then finally at the end of our day.

Natalie

My children and I listened to some people waiata.

Anna

Ka karakia timatanga mō te Christchurch City Holdings Limited hui Te Whāriki Champions Group.

Rob

I shared some Te Reo on my friends and family whatsapp chats :)

Reuben

At 12pm I started listening to Te Reo music including Lorde’s Te Ao Mārama EP and the Waiata Reo Māori playlist while I was working. I also used Māori greetings and sign offs on most of my work emails. I’ve learned to say ngā mihi and am trying to use it whenever I want to say thanks.

Aiesha

Kia ora koutou te whānau! Tetahi au he MOREHU no Wairarapa ki Te Wairua. Ko Ngāti Kahungunu te Iwi. Ko Monica Mercury taku ingoa. My video featured me sharing a Whakamoemiti to wish everyone good health and well-being and to encourage those who are still learning te reo Māori like myself to use what they and continue learning if they want to. Kia kaha te reo Māori whānau! Karawhiua!

Monica

On Tuesday our whole class watched the music video by Stan Walker via Zoom during our Social Studies class - Aotearoa and we talked about the power of te reo in building our unique and special place in the world - every one contributed an idea on the 'chat' and the message that was conveyed was how important it is to learn te reo and use it help build a stronger national identity !

Sarah

Just took a moment to say a karakia on the farm at work.

Katherine

Kia ora - my workmates and I each picked something meaningful for us - for me it was revising my te reo Māori learnings from a recent class. Then we came together to share what each of us had done, one had sung a waiata, two had taken the time to complete their pepeha, others had undertaken learnings. We shared our learnings together and celebrated te reo Māori as a group. While none of us identify as Māori, we recognise that te reo Māori is integral and special to this beautiful country we are blessed to live in - it is truly a treasure to be respected and protected. Kia kaha te reo Māori :)

Leonie

We learned 2 waiata which can be used as karakia

Meg

Singing along with Anika Mia to our favourite Waiata, Purei Nei

Michelle

I committed to writing the day and date each day on the whiteboard at school, and signing off all emails with "nga mihi" or "ma te wa", depending on the circumstances. I have also prepared a more friendly and relatable mihi about myself to share with students.

Heather

I whakangungu ahau i te reo me taku aroha, I practiced my Reo with my love. While I know many kupu, I am learning Reo grammar and how to engage and kōrero with others. I have just started my te Reo journey and I'm excited to see where it takes me. Kai pai whanau who took a moment this wiki! Tau ke! Ka kite anō

michaela

Just jumping on the Tik Tok waka - '35 Ka Hao Challenge'

Tone

Kia ora I was asked to help with the Te reo at my dad's rest home. The tutor was introducing some words so the residents could participate too. Ka pai everyone for having a go!

Gillian

Koinei mātou Te Reo Tātaki otirā te kapa o Te Karere e whakanui nei mā te waiata me te kanikani ki te waiata a Rob Ruha me te rōpū Ka Hao.

Rapaera

I wrote a learning story in te Reo Māori today for all the tamariki at our Playcentre! It is a very simple account of playing in the sand pit - pouaka kirikiri - but it challenged me to think of all the vocab and sentence structures I could to recall the event! It's not perfect - I know I have more people to proof read it too but it's part of my journey! Kei te whakahī ahau!

Katrina

It was appropriate for to share my mihimihi, pepeha for te wiki te reo Māori to empower others to give it ago. . . being originally from ingarangi if I can do it so can the community I serve as well as my chosen whānau. . kai kaha Aotearoa

Lee

Tena koutou I have been re learning te reo maori kupu hou and be practing what I know in sentence structures

Zephlynn

I joined in with our whole kura performing a piece of contemporary kapa haka in the school hall to celebrate our school house groups and Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori. I also used Te Reo for greetings and basic phrases through the day, like I try to every day. Kia kaha Te Reo o Māori.

Carl

Learning to ask how someone is today and some responses

Debbie

Nick Quin - pepeha video pending. . . . .

Nick

I sang Purea Nei, and realised how much I love the song, which has spurred me to introduce it to the school singing group I fun. I reckon they'll love it too <3

Jane

It’s the song we have listened to celebrate Maori language week

Gagandeep

Kia ora taatou, I whakarite i teetehi Kahoot. Te katakata, te harikoa o ngaa tamariki. Ko too taatou reo te toa o teeneki keemu.

Kitty

I read this Pukapuka ataahua to the tamariki at my mahi. Lots of kōrero Te Reo about the different pikitea. Very topical pukapuka here at the moment with the changeable weather.

Donna

Tetahi kemu i ako matau. MAUI-MATAU.

Ash

We had a reo zoom session with our whanau. We are very blessed that our whanau (maori ma, pakeha ma) are on the reo kaupapa too. Nga mihi nui

Rangimarie

Kia Ora Tātou here is my pepeha

Alice

I had a text conversation in te reo

Hugh

I was part of our kura activity - a bit of contemporary kapa haka to celebrate our school house groups and Te wiki o Te Reo o Māori. The whole school performed in the hall. Kia kaha Te Reo Māori. I also used Te Reo for greetings and basic phrases through the day, like I always do anyway.

Carl

i uru atu ahau ki tetehi rōpu reo memte korero i te reo matou mo te meneti

Deborah

I te ra tuatahi o Te Wiki o te Reo Maori ko ta matau mahi i roto i te ruma ako ko te tā i tetahi panui e panui atu i te whakaoranga o te Reo Maori.

Ash

Ko te whānau Vanstone Chilton (Rhonda, Aniwa, Maia & Dave)! Nō Te Whakatōhea. E noho ana mātou ki Taranaki.

Rhonda

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Raymond

My wife and I spoke as much te reo as we could from our recent beginner te reo course. We also shared a favorite passage of scripture from Te Paipera Tapu: Kahore he mataku i roto i te aroha: (There is no fear in perfect love) 1 Hoani 4:18 MRI1952. Ngaa mihi nui, ko Ross toku ignoa

Ross

We shared one of my 2 year old's books about animals.

Rebecca

This was a really fun way to get involved in the te reo movement. Brought our team together with a common goal and learning along the way.

Narelle

At Glenholme School we had a zui with our 16 classes. Together we sang Tutira Mai and then performed our school haka Kia Kaha Ra.

Sarah

Students and I spent time looking up the different countries their tīpuna come from so that they could construct a brief mihi. We have 28 students and lots of different countries were searched for! #KiaKahaTeReoMāori :)

Megan

Tēnā koutou katoa, he mihi nui, he mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa. Ko Rebecca Congalton tōku ingoa. My moment was saying my pepeha. He iti taku reo. Kei te ako tonu ahau. Kia ora!

Rebecca

In my Year 10 Maths class we stopped ands listened to Lorde's new song in Te Reo called Te Ao Marama. It was a nice contemplative stop to our busy time in class.

Betsy

The first Maori song I've heard when I was welcomed to my very first teaching job here in Aotearoa. I love this waiata - Te Aroha.

Elena

Learning and singing a waiata, 'E tu kahikatea'

Francis

One of our staff members found this waiata and thought it was perfect for us and what we do at McKenzie Centre. Māku rā pea, māku rā pea, māku koe e awhi e ki te ara ara tupu māku koe e awhi e. This waiata expresses the outstretched hand to support someone who is taking a journey in their life. The hand that is outstretched does not assume that they have all of the answers but are certainly willing to help.

Lillian

I learnt my pepeha and recited it. I printed off a list of phrases to use when emailing.

Linda

I chose this whakataukī because the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi round table on Just Transition used this whakataukī as a guide.

Rachel

Kia ora e te whanau, at 12pm I sung a Waiata Te Aroha, while working from home. We also used Maori phrases and greetings for the entire day! It was easy and fun.

Talani

This is me practicing my numbers up to 100. I'm using the 'Maori Made Easy' by Scotty Morrison website and repeating after him.

Paul

9PR Social Studies class wrote and drew over the front area of our hall to promote Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Students wrote words, pepeha and drew images to celebrate. It was a fun activity helped by good weather and raised awareness of te reo at Dunstan High School.

Jo

In our zoom meeting we sang, danced, lip synced and did a kupu quiz. We had a lot of fun.

michelle

I am learning te reo Māori and found this quote I like

Tessa

Lucky enough to have a view of the sky tower from my bubble so that I can celebrate Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2021 in lockdown

Zoe

I shared a kaikōhau with the group I was working with and we linked it to the work we were doing.

Jill

On a Te Reo journey and discovering the final pieces of my whakapapa and hoping to have a complete pepeha by the end of the year Nga Mihi

Jo

Our family love to sing Maori songs. This song is just one of them to celebrate Maori language week 2021.

Aie

An explanation of a Māori word delivered in NZSL. This video promotes Te Reo Māori using all three official languages of Aotearoa.

Tiffany

Our one-year-old dogs Tama and Pepi respond to the simple command of Kia Ora. Having treats handy help with the mahi too. Kia ora.

Mena

We had 100 face masks made with Kia Ora that we gave out to staff and clients to encourage everyone to interact with each other using a greeting in te reo Māori. It has been really well received, so we are thinking we might extend this and come up with some other fun branded masks with other greetings that people can learn and use. We feel fun face masks will remind people to keep the kōrero positive and to keep their whānau safe.

Andrea

Maori Language Moment… Mum taught me some phrases! She’s been going to night classes the past few months.

Kate

I work at a beauty salon and farewelled my clients in Te Reo Maori :)

Marion

My roopu singing our waiata tautoko and presenting our plan for a rumaki Reo space.

Rachel

I have been reading this beautiful book to my tamariki each night

Mel

Trying to learn Te Reo , have passed level Te Reo Māori -Introductory 1 (16 hours) from Community Education Centre , Wellington

Souradeep

Our Māori unit got together and did the latest Tiktok to Rob Ruha's new waiata and Raukawa's Kōrero Maōri waiata as well. Our contribution to Te wiki o Te Reo Māori. Whakanuia! ! ! .

Jo

Kei te tautoko tātou ko ngā kaiako me ngā kaimahi o Te Iringa o Kahukura i te kaupapa o Te wiki o Te Reo Māori. Nā reira, ānei mātou me ō mātou tino whakataukī! We as staff of Cashmere High support the kaupapa of Māori Language week. Therefor, here we are, with our favourite whakataukī!

Vanessa

Teachers from nursery room made a video to support and be involved with special event.

Dianne

I taught my children their (with the guidance of yous) mihi, we also watched a traditional myth/legend Maui slows the sun, and we cooked an oven hangi, we also started to use Maori words on our everyday convo now, Morena, atamarie etc

Christine

The whole workforce got together over teams and sung a Waiata, so fun despite the delays!

Cath

My team and I did the Kahoot quiz together

Alison

He waiata tēnei mai te kura o taku tama me taku hoa wahine rawe kia mātou ngā mahi waiata me te kapa haka

Ruka

our team has been getting together to do peer based learning on te reo me oona tikanga for a few months, and we had a 15 minute meeting at 12 yesterday where we just practice a karakia and some basic greetings.

Rachel

We had a moment for learners of our Te reo class to come together and learn a new waiata. Our learners are 7 weeks into there journey and we loved being able to celebrate with them. Literacy Aotearoa on Waiheke Island offers free classes

Kerry

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Maori Language Moment 2021

We had a moment for learners of our Te reo class to come together and learn a new waiata. Our learners are 7 weeks into there journey and we loved being able to celebrate with them. Literacy Aotearoa on Waiheke Island offers free classes