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!

Ko maua ko taku tamahine

Dd

We had a organisation wide meeting where we listened and spoke te reo maori

Ruth
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Poi Performance - E Rere Taku Poi by Mokopuna Kotiro (5yrs) and Kuia Koloa (Living Treasure Grandmother)

Philomena

I participated through my employer (Ministry of Education) with an online waiata.

Carissa

Today one of our colleagues shared his fluency in te reo with us for the first time. He has been hiding his talents. Sadly, I suspect te reo may have been his first language. Maybe we haven't done enough to make his feel using te reo was really appreciated by us.

My literacy class greeted each other and said How are you and I am fine at around noon.

Jessamine
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This is Winston with his Human. Winston has learnt to sit to the command 'e noho' in just one morning. Ka Rawe Winston!

Mitch

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Bogdan

mōrena, I thought I would try this app to start me off, so far so good, great for getting me started.

Angela

RTLB Cluster 4 in Tāmaki Makaurau sang Te Aroha to take part in the Māori Language Moment.

Erinna
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This video shows some of the RNZ staff participating in a reo Māori Kahoot quiz/kēmi patapatai to be part of the Māori Language Moment 2021.

Shannon

I wanted to see how many Māori words are playable in English-language scrabble. I found this list online https://www. wordnik. com/lists/maori-words-playable-in-scrabble and have connected with the NZ Scrabble community via its online platform to find out if there are any more recent additions to the official Scrabble dictionary. Today I will challenge 8 players from our club to play as many Māori words as possible during our club games and the winner will receive a prize. Will post photos hopefully later today. Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa!

Sue

Kia Orana, Tena koe Aotearoa ma. Ko Rima Taku ingoa. Ko Taku kainga o Kuki Airani, Ko mate Taku mama ko Taku papa. Ko Nigel Taku tane. Meitaki maata. Kia Orana.

Rima Linda

Inanahi, tried to play an online game of Katkakori, but technology failed us! Mahue kē, took part in a te reo Maori patapai with the whole team.

Margot

My tamariki got to play kahoot games. He waka eke noa.

Sally

I wrote my pepeha for the first time

Wendy
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Practicing my mihi!

Jess

I've been practicing a couple of waiata and karakia I have earnt through my reo course at Te Wananga o Aotearoa.

Amigene

I will work on my Pepeha

Grant

We played Nga Ahua Pingo - thanks Te Reo Club for the fabulous resource. We did a lot of practice of our Reo shapes and colours.

Paula

Learnt how I can introduce myself in Te Reo. Great experience. Kia Kaha Te Reo.

Naresh

Having a hui with hoamahi to learn te kupu maori for the days of the week

Rebecca

My team converse regularly in Te Reo with simple greetings but we are taking it to the next level this Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori.

Vicki

I made flash cards to help me learn more Te Reo.

Lindsay

As an older Kiwi I would like to be able to speak a little of our national tongue.

Kevin

I really like your guys is te reo maori

Ana
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This poem captures the power of the weather we are experiencing at the moment!

Trina

We are promoting our community to Stay Safe - Noho Haumaru

Lianne

Greetings to Aotearoa Be strong everyone to learn the Maori language Understand the language of the people of the land It will do you good

Richard

We read a book to the tamariki

Laura

My husband and I sung Waiata’s

Sami

We had 11 people from our office play a game of Reo Māori Kahoot!

Jeanne

I have been listening to the Waiata Reo Māori playlist on Spotify

Lauren
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We learnt this waiata at the end of our class, and practiced a couple of times before recording. This is our first time together in class and not on Zoom for several weeks.

Brenda
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We wanted the tamariki to enjoy being part of the reo journey. They chose to sing this waiata and they are learning a couple of new ones.

Karen
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My class sand Tutira Mai on our Google Meet.

Olivia

I practiced writing and saying sentences about my childhood. E. g. I a au e tipu ake ana, he pai ke a au te kaukau i te moana i Ohope.

Raewyn
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Lunchtime at Montessori… we share a karakia before eating Kai.

Emilie

22 kaiako and 2 tamariki came together for a shared pikiniki. We started with a karakia and each took turns to share the food we bought along to our virtual pikiniki. We had a guessing game and were well supported by our expert kaiako who taught us some knew phrases and vocabulary. But most of all - we had fun!

Corin

Taku Tama (Joshua 4years old) reading Te Anuhe Tino Hiakai in Te Reo Māori.

Makere

Kia ora koutou. He rawe te Wā Tuku Reo Māori inananhi! Ka hui mātou ko ōku hoa (ko Liz, ko Frances ō rāua ingoa) mā Zoom. I te poupoutanga o te rā, ka karakia mātou, ka waiata i ētahi waiata. Kātahi ka kai mātou, ka kōrerorero hoki. Kia kaha te reo Māori! Nā Kay.

Kay

I incorporated Te Reo Maori into a conversation and signed up to receive Kupu o te Ra.

Claire

We used the kupu maori app and watched te reo maori togethr as a family

Bronwen

For Maori Language Moment, I listened to Six60's new song Pepeha!

Sarah

We are in level wha lockdown here in Tamaki-ma-kaurau, so we played an online Te Reo Māori quiz at 12pm after our reading lesson. Ako! ! !

Sarah
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I have my outline for the pepeha in my office on the wall and I have been practising it every morning this week. This pepeha helped me because I wanted to say that whilst I am from Aukland I am now living in Kerikeri. I know there are adaptations of this, which say my heart is in Tamaki Makaurau, which I want to learn.

John
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Tena ano tatou e hiahia ana ki te ako to tatou reo. Anei taaku mahi tautoko ki awhina tatou ki te korero Maori. Aroha mai kaore ahau i te mohio ki te whakaatu mai tooku kanohi.

Brenda
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Ngā waiata Te Aroha - with our school values included Tai Aroha

Serita

This was taken at British Columbia's legislative grounds, Victoria, BC. Where 5 whare were erected there for the week. 4 were First Nation and 1 was Maori (Polynesian). Designed by the beautiful young lady standing next to me, Okureremoana.

Hineleimoana

Together we did a variety of short activities to make our moment.

Rebecca

Kia ora, I created my pepeha and I watched the Māori Language Moment premiere video. I also used Māori words and phrases throughout the day.

Rebekah

Greet my colleagues in Te Reo . . . Kia Ora. . . Morena. . . Ate marie. . .

Cecile

Korero with whaiora in our practice as we gave vaccinations

Korrinna

He wā tuarua - Kia mau ki tō ūkaipō. Katakata, Hari koa koa!

louana

Ko Tessa tōku ingoa, no Kotārani ahau, i tipu ake au ki Tokomaru. Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori! !

Tessa

327 ākonga and kaiako engaged in a wide range of activities to celebrate Māori Language Moment. From singing Te Reo versions of Six60 and Dave Dobbyn songs, counting and playing Simon Says in reo, to singing waiata and reciting our pepeha. Every participant was fully engaged in celebrating our indigenous language of Aotearoa.

Jill

I opened and closed an international email with te Reo greetings

Jay

Kia ora

Jackie
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I am learning my mihi and exploring what this means.

Aandrea

I posted some words on our communications board and at 12:00 those of us who were free greeted each other in Te Reo Maori

Sarah

I am a secondary teacher and played the te reo Kahoot with my class.

Rachael

I will include more te reo in emails and messages to whanau.

Jenny

Tena koutou, Nga mihimihi whanui kia koutou e noho ana i te kainga maha. Kei te whakarongo ana matou ki Irirangi Watea. Noho ora mai Aotearoa! Na matou e noho ana kia Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Kanata.

Ruth
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Kia ora, We still wanted to make this a priority for Te Wiki o Te Reo Maaori - it was going to be tricky as we in level 4 - total online learning still, but we did it. . . even with massive techinical difficulties! We wanted to record the zoom but couldn't. . . so we have put this video together with screenshots and our presentation. We hope you enjoy it. Ngaa mihi nui. Anna Ronaki - Onewhero Area School

Anna
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We were inspired during lockdown by the new waiata Six60 produced-Pepeha. We have added some of our kindergarten's Pepeha to make it reflect our own whakapapa.

Gayle

We listened to a story on video called He Paki Taonga i a Māui: Ko Hūria me te Kaipuke which was put out by Te Papa.

Mandy
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A Haka Ma

Ruth

East Coast Regional kaimahi with their whakatauki, kiwaha and kupu that they shared on our team call

Tessa

Kia ora For Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2021, 15 of my tīma from Wellington City Council came together to share kai, a kōrero on tikanga and living biculturally, sang a waitia and took a photo. Kia kaha te reo Māori! Ngā mihi, Amy

Amy

Kia kaha Te Reo Maori

Sureka

While driving to the supermarket I listened to the Waiata Reo Māori on Spotify.

Emily

Kia ora e te whanau

Nina

Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori! We sang the waiata Te Taukaea o te Aroha at Mairehau Primary School.

Jenny

E hine, kaua e wareware he maunga tatou. Totoro atu, pa atu ki te rangi

Briar

Our kura embraced the moment!

Stephanie

As we are in Tamakai Makaurau and in Lockdown we sang along to waiata to help us with our pronunciation.

Stacey

My workplace team connected online and greeted each other in te reo before watching the video at https://www. reomaori. co. nz/learn_kaikohau about kaikōhau and then discussed how inspired we were by the statement of hope. We then practiced pronunciation of each line before saying the whole thing together. Then we watched an sang along to a video of Māhunga, Pakihiwi and did the actions (with cameras turned off! ). We reconvened to talk about the fun we had had and how we would integrate what we had learned into future meetings.

Kim

Room 17 listened to a story in te reo and played a counting game. I was taking Kapa haka with the senior students.

Anne

Kia ora, we used more te reo in our whare. Kia kaha

Jane

I used Maori greetings to my work colleagues.

Lizzy
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Our kapa haka roopu performed Putiputi, E minaka ana, and He Honore on zoom

Adam
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Kia ora koutou mō Northland Kindergarten, a tātou wā tuku reo he waiata Whit mai te rā!

louana

Love to celebrate Māori Language and the culture to all generations.

Leah
Lewis

Kia ora. Yesterday I attended a hui arranged by the Transition Unit for the Health System reforms about Māori Data Sovereignty. The attendees were from diverse backgrounds but all with an interest in how we can better understand the meaning of Māori Data Sovereignty and the next steps to make changes in how we engage with Māori as we embark on our journey to transform the system and empower individuals and whanau through data and digital technologies. It was a great kōrero and I look forward to the follow up hui. Ngā mihi.

Shayne

We greeted our entire network in Te Reo and are continuing to do for the duration of this week! Also our staff members took part in online Te Reo lessons :)

Denika
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Turitea School Senior Kapa Haka being amazing as usual!

Stacey

Ngā mihi to my colleagues and friends at Habit Health for joining in a zui where we shared in whakataukī and waiata. Tau kē! An awesome opportunity to come together and celebrate. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Amie

Together we listened to a story, then shared our pepeha with each other.

Lily
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Turitea School Junior Kapa Haka group performed their waiata to the Senior Kapa Haka group! They were stunning!

Stacey

I used greeting phrases to salespeople.

Judy

We had a quiz, multiple choice. Our service all took part in the quiz and we had a great result and everyone seemed to enjoy the quiz. They enjoyed it so much we are having another quiz today. We also had a waiata session.

Isabel

We listened to waiata and sung along to these songs where appropriate.

Scott

We listened to waiata and then sang along. We know the days of the week and are learning the months of the year. We then worked with our partner taking turns to ask and answer a question.

Kathleen

Tūtira mai ngā iwi, tātou tātou e Tūtira mai ngā iwi, tātou tātou e Whai-a te marama-tanga, me te aroha - e ngā iwi! Ki-a ko tapa tahi, Ki-a ko-tahi rā Tātou tātou e Tā-tou tā-tou e E! ! Hi aue hei ! ! !

Marie

Te Kai a Hiku students learnt about How Maungarei got it's name and the Taniwha that lives in Panmure Basin.

Kaviesha
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We love to sing Te Reo Māori Waiata everyday! !

Sara

Ko tēnei tōku waiata

veisinia

I will select some images from the activities that the students have taken part in.

Ann-Marie

I shared our team waiata with new starters in our team. Printed cards were provided and a video recording used to support learning. We now have a waiata to use at team events and everyone understands its meaning and significance to our kaupapa.

Terry