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

Anna - I said "Kia ora" to my garden view outside the window as I was alone at the time.

Anna

With our staff located around Aotearoa, we joined together via Zoom to share our Māori Language Moment. Each person chose what they would do at midday - either ako, whakarongo, pānui, kōrero, tākaro or waiata - and recorded that in our Padlet or shared in the Zoom chat. We started and ended with our company karakia, shared ideas and resources with each other, and also used our virtual backgrounds which matched the MLM tiles. Beyond this week, we are continuing with our Mahuru Māori kaupapa where we have daily activities planned through to 6 October. Nōreira, e te whānau o Te Huinga Kākākura Mātauranga (Evaluation Associates), tēnā rawa atu koutou i whai wāhi mai ki te whakanui i tēnei kaupapa motuhake, i tō tātou nei reo rangatira.

Charles

My leadership team and I are still working from home, however we completed a quiz together on MS teams after first spending the time researching the answers before checking them together on line. It was a good way to be intentional about learning as it required each leader to go and work out on the answers first, learning other things along the way rather than just guessing on the day.

Kim

Katote Toru at Fernside School sang a waiata called Ko Au.

Ashley

By ther end of the week I will learn my Mihi

Scott

I am a year 13 student at STAC in Christchurch and excited about Māori Language week!

Samuel

At lunchtime yesterday our Allied Health Professional Leads got together via teams to sing a couple of Waiata. Here we have Kaye Cheetham, Tracy Hogarty, Jenny Rakasz, Andrew Shand, Tania Kennedy, and Angela Dewhirsta (black screen due to IT issues! ) with the lyrics on the side for Te Aroha and Tūtira mai ngā iwi which they sang together.

Pauline

For the Wellington City Mission's Māori Language Moment we wanted to share with you how we start our day every day, with a waiata. Here’s our staff singing one of our favourites, Purea Nei. Enjoy! ❤️🎶

Sarah

Ella practiced singing Tena Koe and counting how many people she is saying hello to.

Ella

On my daily walk there is a plinth situated back from the road . It recalls the history of occupation in this area in English on one side and in Māori the other side. It was almost completely overgrown. , so I’ve spent several happy, productive hours down there clearing the weeds and sharing this matauranga with people I meet. Through this I have learned I live in the Ngati Paoa rohe. I am learning the identity of some of the landmarks around me, and I feel free to practice my pronunciation te reo Māori by reading aloud the words written on the plinth.

Kate

I shared this with my year 13 classics class at midday yesterday - they loved it! It was very special.

Kaitlyn

Dwell Housing Trust celebrated Māori moment by doing a socially distanced reo Māori quiz. Project manager Ingrid got the highest score 9/10. #celebrating the future of our reo

Zoe

We all learnt how to say and respond to 'Kei te pehea koe?'. We have emojis around the classroom with different responses and kupu. We will continue to use this during the class register each day for the year. We are playing 'Te wiki o te reo maori' KAHOOTs all week and listening to and learning new waiata.

Tania

This year from my dining room home office, I and other members of our Maori Engagement Group, delivered a Microsoft Teams session to our colleagues about pepeha and mihi. Even though we couldn't gather together, it was really well received and everyone involved gave us really positive feedback.

Bernadette

Ko au me āku hoa mahi ki tā tātou wāhi mahi a Copperfields Nursery. . . . . . . . very impromptu lol Donna

Donna Christine

We played waiata māori

Amy

Said Kia Ora to my school mates

Brody

All our offices in Aotearoa join in a daily video conference (lockdown! ) which covers basic te reo - pronunciation, greetings, tikanga etc.

Vicki

I sung alongside the RNZN and Te Taua Moana group Tūtira mai ngā iwi

Angela

Exploring Whare Tapa Whā in the middle school.

Toni

Te reo crosswords

Toni

He mahi pānui, he mahi waiata anō hoki ngā ngohe i out ai māua ko taku tamāhine hei tautoko i tēnei o ngā kaupapa whakahirahira, ara, ko Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori! Karawhuia rā e te iwi! Kōrero kōrero kōrero!

Danielle

Tēnā koutou, for our māori language moment all the tamariki at Bromley kindy sang waiata and read pukapuka! The tamariki were all very proud to be part of celebrating our reo! ! ! !

andrea

Poi practise

Toni

162 KPMG whanau gathered online to celebrate Te Reo Maori and learn about pepeha

francis

This is our whanau during lockdown singing along with a tutor from their primary school

Delwyn

The Prince’s Trust New Zealand team celebrated Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2021 by sharing - whakarongo, kõrero, pānui, ako - Karakia to Self-Regulate, gifted by Mero Irihapeti 2021, during a google meet at midday.

Bridget

Kua whiwhi au tekau mai i tekau nga piro mo tetahi pataitai e pa ana ki matauranga maori, i whakarongo au ki maha nga waiata maori hoki. Kei te ako au ki te korerorero ki roto I te reo. Kaore au he tangata "fluent" pea, engari I haere ana au ki tetahi kura kaupapa mai i te tau tuarua ki te tau tuawhitu. A ka neke taone au, kaore he kura reo rua ki reira. Kua ngaro au maha te matauranga. He ahua uaua ki te tuhia tenei.

Kataraina

Talking at work

Fiona

Listened to a favourite waiata Watched hoamahi share some Te Reo Māori kupu.

Stacey

In the lead-up to the Māori language moment, we asked students and staff to record themselves sharing Māori phrases. We provided useful online resources and videos to help them choose a phrase and to also focus on pronunciation. The big focus was to give it a go! Once the videos were received, we then put together a combined video and played it during our special online event at 12pm on Tue 14 Sept. The reactions were really positive and many students and staff in attendance said how proud they were to see the efforts of everyone. A big thank you to Gwen Arago-Kemp for assisting with the phrase guides and videos, Blaike Harnett for reciting the karakia during the event, Kate Humprhies for co-ordinating her students to contribute to the video, and Bianca Bonatto for organising our online event. Kia ora!

Andrew

Mahi apopo

Carol

Tēnā koutou katoa

Jean

Our year 3 class was playing Te Reo Maori kahoot quizzes to revise all Te Reo learning.

Pam

I tākaro, i kanikani, i whakanuia Te reo Māori mai te tari, ki ngā kaiako, tae atu ki ngā tamariki mokopuna. Kia kaha Te reo Māori!

Cherie

I gave my pepeha to my work colleagues on a zoom mtg

Vanessa

Ko tapuwae-o-uenuku te maunga Ko wairau te awa Ko wairau pa te marae Ko ngati rarua me ngati toa raua ko rangitane o wairau oku iwi Ko tainui te waka Ko Tony luke toku papa Ko Sue toku mama Ko Brendon Brodie Riley oku taukuna Ko Siena Roman Manoa raua ko Arlo oku irimatu Ko Kristy Louise Luke ahau Hei Kaiawhina kei ratou e te Kia Tau Te Rangimarie Te Kohanga Reo Tena Koutou, Tena Koutou, Tena Koutou Katoa

Kristy

Waikato Taniwharau Kaumatua Kapa Haka Roopu

Te Atairangikaahu

Each of the syndicates in our kura shared in different ways. These included sharing a whakataukī, waiata, kōrero, a quiz, Māori pattern and design on whiteboards to share simultaneously. So much fun!

Simone

I sang Pokare kare ana.

Jan

We gathered in our tamariki to sing and do poi to the popular waiata "E rere taku poi". We are a Pacific kindergarten that nurtures the languages of Tuvalu, Cook Island Maori and Niue.

maria

We love our culture and our reo at Camberley School. This year we are making a conscious effort to get our whaanau involved in Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori by making short fun but educational videos wthat demonstrates the learning and reo we use on a daily basis. Our reo moment includes things we love and do everyday - Takutaku, Waiata & kanikani! E mihi ana!

Kylie

Ānei tētahi kiriata o Kūhārua mai I te kura o Hirangi. E whakamana I te reo Māori.

Savannah

Our wahi mahi (Collective Intelligence) Huitīma wānanga for MLM: "Kaputī me ngā kupu". Ngā mihi nui.

Bettina

Our pre-school tamariki performing the waiata 'Hanga te Whare', taught to us by our amazing Kāhui Ako Culture and Identity AST.

Kim

I ran a game in my classroom which was a Te reo version of captain’s coming. Ākonga had to listen and respond to instructions given in Te reo

Abby

Our group said Nau mai nga hua Nau mai nga pai Nau mai kia nui Kia hawere ai

Steve

I spoke with members of my Te Reo group on what we had been doing in the past week.

Claire

I panui pukapuka māua ko tōku hoa rangatira

Ataneta

I whakarongo au ki ngā waiata reo Māori

Ānaru

This past year, Visit Ruapehu developed Te Reo for Tourism workshops we decided to waiata Te Aroha to join and support the Māori Language Movement.

Mahalee

I am saying Ata marie, morena, kia ora, po marie in my daily mahi at the vaccination clinics and more of my colleagues are using te reo and the public are responding as well. Mauriora

Joyce

Ka hui a ipurangi mātou ki te karakia, waiata, kōrero, me te taakaro.

Erana

My little dog can e noho. She is a kuri pai. I find teaching a dog gives me confidence and a reason to practice.

Rowie

E mihi ana kia koutou e kaha nei ki te tautoko me te whakanui i to tatou reo rangatira, kaare I tua atu.

Rangiriri

During maths we learnt to say tau mati-toru, three digit numbers, created hundreds boards and will continue this learning throughout the week.

Sarah

My tamahine enjoying singing the waiata in te reo Maori.

Pooja

I enjoy my journey learning Te Reo Maori. Today in this video I share the karakia that I first learn last year. Nga mihi nui whanau. Kia kaha te korero reo maori.

Pooja

Basically I did a short pepeha that I found threw the help of Sonny Ngātai's fb page as, I am a follower. Since I have followed Sonny I was able to come across some inspirational ideas, self teaching my reo (whakarongo, titiro, kōreromai. For myself I find it much easier to give a short pepeha as I have done rather than trying to explain my whole whakapapa all in one. I am proud of what I have achieved so far. I still have a long way to go but I am determined to keep learning te reo maori. Ngā mihi nui for having me part of this rōpū.

Naiomi

John and Jan Schmidt playing the Kaupapa kemu at the Quaker House in Te Whanganui a Tara. Quakers Aotearoa have been big supporters of this kemu, created by Rosie Remmerswaal and Kuruho Wereta.

Liz

I chose to use the power of reo waiata to hāpai our kaupapa, mō te reo māori te take. I composed a little waiata oriori for my niece in te reo māori to show her the beauty of mirumiru bubbles, also to stop her from crying it was an impromptu waiata but it got the job done and well she loved the waiata and it's stuck ever since. This was my contribution to the revitalization of our beautiful language, and to be able to share with the world is an honor and acknowledgement to my tūpuna and grandparents who groomed me into this world.

Bobby-Lee

Using whakataukī to karanga in our akomanga to start the day and a mihi to the kaupapa!

Janie

I learned about the Maori Language Moment for the first time, from a friend in New Zealand.

Cam

Kia Ora! My husband and I treasure our experience of being “adopted “ into the Maori group that we visited while in New Zealand. They were lovely and fun people! Jan Wieboldt

Janet

I will use the reo greetings in my emails and when I speak to friends, family and workmates.

Martina

Kia Kaha Aotearoa! Sharing Te Reo Maori with my friends and whanau that I’ve learnt thus far has been an immense joy tome!

Kathy

I couldn't get the video to upload: My class and I used poi and did movements and sang along with the video of Six60's Pepeha.

Bev

Maanakitiara Hiki tiara haere nga mawiwi ke runga nga Io Atua o nga ringa Ringa tena whakawhangatanga awhiawhi mea tonu mai nga papa matua tipuna jaharohanui xoxo whangai whangai a Manuel Pou Family Whanau jahprayers jahpeace jahbless noho mai ra na stay warm b safe keep well kiora tena tatou kautou katoa nga mihi tautoko nga mihi kiora ra te reo mauri ora maui Maori a wiki. Te aroha Te whakapono Me te rangimarie Tatou tatou e.

Rosana Hiki

TLC Linguists and Staff gather to learn about and say, "Kia Ora! " Thank you for including us in this wonderful movement.

Language

This is my 1st time publicly speaking and trying to encourage myself with the kiwaha I used. I'm starting this journey for myself and my mokopuna .

Michelle

Kia ora, we got together as a kura and produced our Maaori moment of waiata, koorero, paanui, poi, kanikani and puukana. It was awesome. Over 100 viewers on our ZOOM. . . . teachers, students and parents. Amazing response from our community here in Onewhero, Pukekawa, Te Koohanga, Tuakau, Naike, Wairamarama, Waikaretuu and Te Puuaha o Waikato. Kia kaha ngaa taangata o Aotearoa ki te koorero i te reo Maaori mai teenei wiki ki teeraa wiki, otira ka koorero maatou i te reo i ngaa waa kaatoa. Mauri ora. . . . . .

Kramer

In this video it is just me saying a few words in Maori. Counting numbers 1-10 , 7 days of the week , saying my pepeha and schools pepeha and even doing the lords prayer in Te reo.

Zoe

In this video it is just me saying a few words in Maori. Counting numbers 1-10 , 7 days of the week , saying my pepeha and schools pepeha and even doing the lords prayer in Te reo.

Zoe

I listened to Ka Hao - 35 (feat. Rob Ruha) and the video about Hinewehi Mohi. Thank you for sharing!

Miya

Nau mai, haere mai! ! Akomanga Tahi were able to: - Listen to some waiata (Whakarongo) - Learn and play some games: I te Timatanga and play Kahoot! (Ako/Tākaro) - Read and say ngā kupu hou (Pānui/ Kōrero)

Carol

Kia kaha Te Reo Maori

Carol

Comprehensive Care PHO Management and staff Partaking in Te Reo Maori Lessons from 12-1pm each day of Maori Language week.

Aperahama

In our work online teams meeting our manger made a game where she pointed to 8 parts of the face and told us in te reo the names. She then pointed to a part and said the name in English then the first one to yell out the correct Māori translation received a point. It was in coz we all pretty competitive lol

Toni

Kia Ora. At midday on 14 September 2021, colleagues and I gathered over zoom to celebrate te reo. We commenced with korero and greeting each other in te reo Maori and then we moved on to celebrating with waiata - PakipakiMai. Lockdown meant we had to Zoom. Number of people joining was around tekau ma whitu. Nga mihi for organising. Kia Ora.

Kimberly

Kia ora, this is #mymihi that I prepared for my weekly teams meeting. #tewikiotereomāori2021 #māorilanguageweek

Karim

Living in Bonn, Germany, it was 2am for us and I chose to say a karakia to the night sky for my moment this year.

Colleen

Listened to some Māori music with my whānau :)

Erin

Kua tākaro ngā ākonga i tētahi kemu māmā. Ko taniwha te ingoa a te kemu nei. Mēnā katahi anō koe ka timata ki te ako te reo he kemu pai tēnei.

Maya

I participated in a virtual call with my organisation Tourism NZ where 115+ came together and joined in karakia at 12pm. I also yelled Kia Kaha @ 12pm!

Tiaana

We went on a colour scavenger hunt using te reo Māori. This was a big hit with the kids! We got our coloured markers and found things in the garden to match their colours.

Sarah

Students and staff logged online at 12 noon to participate in a range of 'Maori Language Moment' activities!

Melanie

Kia Kaha AKL. Whaikaha and Aroha to you in this lockdown. My niece and I sang haere mai on FaceTime today, it’s her favourite Te Reo song. I signed a petition to revert back to calling New Zealand’ AOTEAROA again, it’s original name :)

Bianca

Join the PFCT crew in celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori for 2021 with waiata, tuhi, ako, kōrero, and pānui.

Zoe

I read a Te Reo Maori book to prepare to present it to kindergarten group

Arden

Our team sang a waiata, "Te Aroha" and then shared a favourite kupu that had meaning for each of us.

melanie

Karakia mo te kai

Helena

Students and staff connected online @ noon to participate in a range of 'Maori Language Moment' activities. . .

Melanie

Here are all the tamariki of Auckland Point School - Te Kura o Matangi Āwhio singing Six60's waiata "Pepeha' in our school hall today. I am standing on the side of our school's maunga in our 'visual pepeha' on the back wall taking a video! Their singing brought a tear to my eye!

Katrina

Kia Ora Koutou, To celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori 2021 and Maori Language Movement, we participated in online learning via a virtual classroom, listened to waiata, watched video tutorials, completed a quiz, watched Te Rangaihi Reo Māori 1972-2020 and finished with a class Kahoot Challenge. Nga Mihi! #reomaori

Matija

I tākaro a ipurangi mātou i te kēmu, ko Whanowhano.

Erana

I changed my email sign off t Nga Mihi

Fiona

I ako mātou ko ōku hoa i tētahi kanikani Tikitoke ki te waiata hou a Ka Hao

Taaroto

At work - I changed my email greetings to start and end with maori words I. e - Tena koe & Nga mihi. At home - i revisited my whakapapa documents to remind myself who I am and where I come from. I sat with my tamariki and sang the colours of the rainbow in maori. Small steps always lead somewhere. For myself - I am on a waiting list to start a beginners te reo maori course - to help me on my journey of getting my moko kauae. Nga mihi nui Huia

Huia

Our whole kura came together in Whakatū today to sing Six60s 'Pepeha' in our school hall. . . It was a beautiful te reo Maori moment.

Katrina

Whakarongo-We watched and listened to Pepeha by Six60. Kōrero-We used Kei te pēhea koe to ask how others were feeling. We replied with three different feelings. Pānui-Using a selection of big books and other texts, we explored and read different texts. Ako-While we were reading, we learned how to use 'homai te pukapuka' and 'anei te pukapuka'. Tākaro-We did a warm-up exercise session using Māori Movement. Waiata-We sang Aotearoa which led to watching and singing a few favourite waiata

Lee-Anne

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Maori Language Moment 2021

Whakarongo-We watched and listened to Pepeha by Six60.

Kōrero-We used Kei te pēhea koe to ask how others were feeling. We replied with three different feelings.

Pānui-Using a selection of big books and other texts, we explored and read different texts.

Ako-While we were reading, we learned how to use 'homai te pukapuka' and 'anei te pukapuka'.

Tākaro-We did a warm-up exercise session using Māori Movement.

Waiata-We sang Aotearoa which led to watching and singing a few favourite waiata