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!

2023 2022 2020

As a Year 1 & 2 class, we learnt to ask about our feelings and how to respond in te reo. We recorded this in pairs and posted it to parents.

Becks

Check out some of Room 14's learning during te wiki o te reo Māori - te rakau. How fantastic - ka mau te wehi!

Anna

Check out some of Room 14's learning during te wiki o te reo Māori - te rakau. How fantastic - ka mau te wehi!

Anna

We shared waiata we heard tamariki singing amongst themselves earlier in the day. Nga kōtiro stood at the front and tama at the back after one of our tamariki shared that this was how their siblings stood when they performed in their kapa haka group.

Discovery Kindergarten

We participated in some playcentre workshops to learn a bit more about pronunciation and poi. We found a TV program in Te Reo māori to learn some words with our children. And I found this special proverb participating in an activity

Kathy

We taught our tamariki 'a ha ka ma' and put exercises to it.

Jude

Room 7’s Ko Wai Au QR Code Pepeha Wall. Tamariki pre recorded themselves saying their pepeha and then we linked their videos to their own unique QR codes. Others can use a device to scan the code to watch & listen to tamariki do their pepeha. It’s great for those who are still building their confidence up to be able stand and speak in front of others. It’s also an awesome way for whānau to build connections / whai hononga. All we needed was an ipad to complete the space ;) hehe On top of all of this tamariki from our 2 bilingual classes went around the whole school to share and teach other classes different Māori kēmu, waiata, kupu, pūrakau. He rawe te rā!

Atiria

I’ve been a head prefect of kapa haka 20 years ago from kura

Haylee

Kei konei te kupu hau mo au. IHI. . . Nga mihi nui

Manawa

For my Maori language moment I trained my kuri using te Reo Māori commands.

Arabella

Our Kaiārahi - Central from the Te Puna Ora - Cultural Responsiveness Team from Emerge Aotearoa shared and conducted a karakia to engage our Kaimahi in The Māori Langauge Moment. Adding to playing a Te Reo Māori Kahoot game that was orchestrated by our Kaiārahi - Whangārei. Inclusive of a Te Reo Māori Quizlet Set to help the Emerge Aotearoa Kaimahi better understand the use of appropriate Te Reo Māori sign-ins/ sign-offs within emails. https://quizlet. com/nz/609926781/te-reo-maori-imera-sign-ins-offs-okawa-flash-cards/ https://create. kahoot. it/share/emerge-aotearoa-te-wiki-o-te-reo-maori/9627b273-4530-4a7e-9d0a-881aea3b4723

Edwin

I'm reflecting and remembering the past. The not so long ago past where tāngata whenua was punished when they kōrero in their language. When te reo was banned in kura and schools. And when the ban was lifted, because of the years of not speaking, teaching and learning in te reo Māori, tamariki was still not being taught in Te Reo Māori. Te reo Māori should not be confined to one week of the year. We should be normalising the kōrero. I wonder how many shops, TV news, radio etc will continue the kōrero next week? This week I went out of my comfort zone by videoing myself doing kupu o te rā and sharing my learning journey with my mahi (ECE) and joining my universities MLM through zoom and kahoot. This made me realise how many people want to learn and want to kōrero, they just never got the opportunity. My Māori Language Moment won't be just one short moment. But the rest of my life will be my Māori Language Moment.

Mollie

One tama in Rata Room made a tumeke video about his pepeha. Tino pai rawe N!

Kirsty

Virtual Marae and whare with avatars/ākonga. Started with Karakia akomanga, Waiata with Sio Mio Opera singers, kanikani, History presentation Haka , virtual Kai/ McDonalds drive through (simulation) closing Karakia and linger longer takaro/hui Tino Pai !

Tracey

Virtual Marae and whare with avatars/ākonga. Started with Karakia akomanga, Waiata with Sio Mio Opera singers, kanikani, History presentation of Te Reo , virtual Kai/ McDonalds drive through (simulation) closing Karakia and linger longer games. Tino Pai !

Tracey

Tekau ma whitu tokotamariki in Kōwhai Room completed weather charts in te reo. Tino pai tamariki!

Kirsty

One akongā in Kauri led the kōrero for te reo. Tino pai C!

Kirsty

Ko tēnei ta mātou kaupapa mo ia ata. Ka tautoko mātou I te korero te reo rangatira ia ra, ia wa.

Eileen

I posted my pepeha on Facebook. I got really positive feedback and probably the most likes and comments from whanau and friends that I've had for a post on Facebook - even replies in te reo. Kia ora.

Faasisila

MANU is the fantastic plastic Māori. Here she's letting you know who discovered Aotearoa, and why it's called Aotearoa.

Suzanne

I used Te Reo throughout the day in my rest home and with staff members in general conversation and with friends by phone, WhatsApp and text messages; prayed a karakia before meals; posted the Lord's prayer on my facebook page; did some revision of my favourite whakatauki and listened to some of my Maori CDs. . .

Jenny

My daughter and I speaking Māori at 12pm. She is in Year 3 at kura reo Māori and I am an adult learner. We are learning together.

Mark

I whakarongo au ki ngā waiata

Elizabeth

I whakarongo au ki ngā waiata

Elizabeth

We share with you our, RCP, celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Our people welcomed the mistakes (nau mai ngā hapa), felt the fear and did it anyway (tūwhitia te hopo, mairangatia te angitū) and shared their mihi and pepeha throughout the week. Kia kaha Te Reo Māori. Mauri Ora!

Jack

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

After being in lockdown our rangatahi in Dargaville were excited to be allowed back on campus under alert level 2 and decided to cook a kai together to celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori and enjoy each others company. They organised their ingredients using both English and Te Reo Māori to help them learn the Māori name for each component of their kai. It was a great time of whanaungatanga and the kai was delicious and appreciated.

leeana

We gathered as staff and sang a waiata together. New to many of the team but we all gave it a go :)

Susan

Kia ora koutou, Watched and enjoyed KA MĀNU OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO - YouTube Working from home & missing my team - continued with a tribute table for Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori 2021 for our Friday online team meeting and for my whanau to enjoy. Nga mihi nui

Sara

Kia ora as a work place we had kupu each day of the week, we had waiata maori music playing for our maori moment, we also had games and competitions for the week.

Emma

I spent time singing Purea Nei & Mo Maria over & over again. I am learning slowly, love the sound of te reo & hope to be able to speak this beautiful language. Thank you for opportunity to take part. 💗🙆

Catherine

Over lock down the kids have had many fights and disagreements but it's little moments like this that brings us altogether with many laughs along the way

Jasmine

I listened to several episodes of Starting In the Reo Maori podcast

Lisa

Birthright Canterbury

Leanne

I taught my team a new phrase: Kaua e kōrero ki ahua I mua tāku inu kawhe – don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee.

Breeze

I te kōrero ahau ki te Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2021.

Ilana

Kia ora, During our daily hikoi at 12 o karaka. I practiced my pepeha and introduced my whanau walking with me in te reo.

Sepali

Ka tuku mihi ki ōku hoa mahi i whakapau kaha ki te whakanui i te wiki mō te Reo.

Delphine

We stopped our class and talked about days and numbers, sung the colour song and did a treasure hut in Te Reo Maori. We learnt a new song, Te Aoraha. We made rakau out of old magazines and played with them.

Kristi

He waiata, he mihi hoki tā mātou i tuku i tēnei tau. E mihi ana ki te kaupapa, e mihi ana ki te reo Māori!

Kalany

Tena koe For our Maori Language Moment our staff here at Family Start took some time to sing some children's songs including Mauhunga, Pakihiwi and Tirama, tirama nga whetu in Te Reo Maori. Nga Mihi Sophie Jackson

Sophie

My 13 month old daughter Eden and I reading in Te Reo Māori 🙂

Nikki

Pirongia te Maunga Waiapa te Awa Kawhia te Moana Ngati Pourahui te Hapuu Maniapoto te Iwi Hiona te Marae Tainui te Waka Ko Matire rose taana ingoa Toru taau ia Noho ana ia kei Tamaki E haere ana ia ki Kiwitoa Kohanga Reo kei Tamaki Papakura I te wiki o te Reo Maaori i whakatakotohia te Mahi Kainga mo Ngai Tamariki Mokopuna o te Kiwitoa Kohanga Reo 1. Tipakohia he Atua Maaori 2. Hangai he kakahua mai ngaa rauemi i te kainga 3. Rekoata he kiriata e toru heekena mo teetahi Tiktok mai te Kohanga hei tautokohia te Wiki o te Reo Maaori Ko Papatuanuku te ingoa o taana Kakahu Mauri ora

Ginnaye

This was a screenshot taken from our online Kōrerorero zoom. These are weekly lunchtime online hui where people come together to speak Te Reo Māori. A course put together by REAP Wairarapa. This one took place during the Māori Language Moment

Makuini

Myself and my hoa mahi met at 12pm and practised different karakia, listened to waiata, discussed te reo and encouraged others to join on the learning waka.

Ruth

noho haumaru i te wa o te covid19

jeremiah

My name is Ashling and I’m Irish, I came to New Zealand (coming up 2 years now)with an interest in the Maori culture and their way of life interested me. I work in ECE and here’s me doing a video for my tamariki during lockdown.

Ashling

Ko au me hoa mā, he waiata ki Reo Māori. Kōrero Māori mātou ki 'Māori Moment'. Ka rawe ki te kōrero Māori!

Hone

I sang a waiata with my ukulele

Caren

For our moment, we did two escape rooms in te reo!

Jacq

We begin our community group, Conversation that matter (conversations on racism in Aotearoa) with the Karakia, Tū te Mauri. Here is a video from the evening of 14 September 2021

Diana

I decided to watch kapa haka as o love listening to the wahine sing and do the actions. Love learning new waiata as well

Eva

He whakamatau tuarua tā tātou waiata pepeha!

Louana

For our kura Māori Language Moment this year, our Kapa haka tamariki (x90 Year 4-6 students) did a haka flashmob around the school. We took over the school intercom and let our kura haka fill the wairua and taringa of everyone around! It was lightly drizzling outside but most classes and kaiako (including our tumuaki) came out (600+ tamariki) and joined in for the empowerment of Te Reo Māori. As well as this, all kaiako were up skilling their tamariki in Māori waiata and kemu to continue using in their ākomanga throughout the year and beyond!

Michaela

Kia ora whanau Each day I did a kupu o te ra on my facebook page and included whanau, paddling, people, Some were videos and some were photos, Here are the links to facebook where they are https://fb. watch/87pMRXovyt/ https://fb. watch/87pNH2VBpI/ Log In or Sign Up to View See posts, photos and more on Facebook. https://fb. watch/87pRe5f2bu/ https://fb. watch/87pXK-Y_eP/ Moving forward I have now added in Kupu O Te Wiki, where each week I share a word for the week. This is to support my son at kura kaupapa, daughter just started kohanga, also for me starting te reo lessons and to encourage my partner to te reo maori, which he was able to do since he was a child, Here is the Kupu O Te Wiki for this week https://fb. watch/87pYGPz-7Y/ Nga mihi Vesna Radonich

Vesna

We sung a waiata Purea nei together.

Sue

I shared my moment by listening to the Te WIki o Te Reo waiata playlist on spotify while organising an online TWOTRM quiz for my workplace.

Laura

Caught up with friends via ZOOM and we did a quic karakia, some waiata and a short korero, which was uploaded to Facebook from the organiser.

Taika

Celebrating her Marae in Tokomaru Bay that's mentioned in new waiata by Ka Hao #35.

Sian

Sang our organisation waiata He tipu he rea at my desk

Mary

Kanikani o te pō whakamutunga o te wiki o te reo Māori.

Sian

Morena! We had a very low key morning as we are all working from home. However we did get a few emails bouncing back and forth in te reo, which since none of us have more than "observer" te reo status, was quite fun. Hopefully it will encourage us to use more te reo, and the associated concepts going forward through the coming year.

kat

Here at Āria Primary we try to use Te Reo Māori whenever we can. Our tamariki are proud of their Te Reo abilities and love to use their reo. Mauri ora!

Ana

Kia Ora! Awaiting the countdown for the Māori language moment last week where I listened to waiata for the day and sang along where I could!

Emma

CC2 tamariki kōrero Māori daily practising karakia, pepeha and waiata. We celebrated by creating Māori artwork, playing knuckle bones, string games and Kahoot answering Te reo patai. Our school is having a draw for tamariki who have been working at Te Reo in their homes with their whanau. We have loved our ako to acknowledge Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

Maewa

We had an amazing week celebrating Te Wiki o te reo Māori. Each day we had different challenges at school for tamariki, akomanga, kaiako and whānau to participate in. Our Māori language moment looked different for each class, as this year due to Covid restrictions in school we could not gather collectively. Heoi ano, classes took part in - reo rotarota waiata, tākaro, tuhituhi, karakia, kore tinana, kanikani, pukana, panui pukapuka. Here is a compilation of our week! Matakitaki mai!

Raiha

te reo moment

Wendy

I joined in a great waiata session with colleagues from Manatū Hauora. We sang, we listened, we had korero. Loved it.

Martin

Students whakarongo me waiata | Listening and singing to Kia mau ki tō Ūkaipō | Don't forget your roots by Six60

Louise

Haka with All Blacks! Ngā tamariki made a tipare and wanted to paint a moko on their face like a Maori warrior.

Mana

After dropping my Mum at the airport at midday 14 September, I sang my way home. He Honore, Te Aroha, Purea Nei. . . Thank you for the opportunity to join in!

Jane

Happy Māori Language Week Aotearoa! ! ! Our team at Little Creatures Hobsonville are proud to join our friends and whanau in celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and share our mihi! "Kaua he whakamā ki te korero Māori, Ahakoahe iti, he tāonga. " (dont be shy to speak Māori, no matter how little, treasure it)

Patrick

Students were learning how to ask 'He aha te kupu Māori mo. . . ?' There were 48 Māori words placed around the school that they had to find in their tuakana/teina learning buddies.

Elizabeth

I am a tutor for rangatahi of 16 to 19 year olds. I gave them a big cardboard to create a snakes and ladders game which is numbered in te reo maori with added questions of He aha te. kupu hou mo. . teacher? etc. Its a fun incentive to implement te Reo maori into the programme. Mauri ora.

Toni

Kiaora koutou. He aha te kupu hou mo Monday? Rahina Ko te Rahina o tenei ra.

Toni

At 12pm our staff joined a Zoom and recited a karakia together listened to a waiata while sharing our pepeha and then sang a hymn together. We aimed to have 15 people join and ended up with 17! This was a great experience.

Robin

We had a fantastic te wiki o te reo in Whakarewa class at Clarkville Primary. We played ki o rahi, practiced kei hea te tuna, had a go with some poi and much more.

Hayden

We listened to waiata while we made poi’s and then learnt (tried to learn) how to use them correctly. We also learnt a few basic words and sentences and will continue using them in and around the whare

Tania

Aimed at my generation who were not bought up in the Reo, but went to church.

Kiriwai

Midland Divisional Headquarters Team of The Salvation Army doing their mihimihi and asking each other questions in Te Reo Māori. Karawhiua! :)

Anihera

This video is was one I did for the kohanga I currently work at. Our kaupapa is Tane Mahuta.

Tia

Tena Koutou Katoa, Perceptions of Tangaroa of Wahine Pēpī-Tane Pēpi, Being versed in The Gospel of The Light Theirof-The Milk of The Word-as Fonterra Dairy of Northland Once was, according to Economics Past, Present Modern day Science, We were Naturally "You Cow" flying off the handle, Don't cry over Spilt milk. . . Haven't you heard of this before ? The Account of The Believers in The Santification of Christ's (Tapu)-and his Southern Cross Flag, in Over New Zealand, Australia, How many members does his belief feed in this Recording of WAI-TANGI SEABED AND FORESHORE MATH-EW 14 THIER WAS RECORDED MIRACLES 4000 IN ONE TIME AND 5000 IN ONE TIME Now how is your Coming away from Feeding The Multitudes Those Bearing the Burden of Mans Southern Crucifiction The Southern Stars. Makes you Think Te Hiku o Te Ika a Maui.

Frederick

Tena Koutou Katoa Whanau Of The Knights of The Brown Table, Long time no see ! I am sending my Arohanui to The House of Rehabilitations, To Consider having the Likes of Clegymen, at and in your Ta Moko for future Challenges of a Riddlence time. Riddled in The wrong side of Chemistry. . . . . But still we the innocent ones, Bare your Mistakes. . . . . Here is one from Pastor Hori Ryder and Myself of The Remnant Ministries Henderson Lincoln Road Te Pai Courts, A Born again Christian Fellowship of What for ittttt WAI-TANGI RELIGION THE MIRACLE OF PEPPA THE PIG THE MIRACLE OF GERASENES THE MIRACLE OF GADERENES MATH-EW-8 : 28 - 34 THE GRAVE AND PEPPA PIG. URUPA UNITED. Kia ora Whanau.

Frederick

Kia ora koutou katoā. I learnt the 7 days of the week in te reo Māori for my Māori Language Moment: Rāhina, Rātu, Rāapa, Rāpare, Rāmere, Rāhoroi and Rātapu and now I'm trying to use them in speaking, writing, emailing and messaging as much as possible and in my diary and calendar appointments. I'm working on my mihi. Kia kaha te reo Māori! Karen

Karen

He kohinga mahi i mahi ai i ngā tamariki o te kura o Matauri. Na ngā kaiakō tēnei kiriata i hanga. Ko te whakaahua te hua o ngā tamariki i uru ki te Whakataetae Reo Māori i runga i te hotaka a Education Perfect. No Whangaroa ngā tamariki me ngā kaiakō. Haramai hoki te wiki o te reo.

Jared

Proud of our whanau and their deaf tamariki joining us deaf Maoris using Nzsl to Six60 Pepeha

Emma

A few students sharing a waiata or pepeha for te wiki o te reo Maori

Helen

Tēna Koutou Katoa. He mihi nui tēnei. E tautoko mātou ngā kaimahi o Mana o Te Tangata te kaupapa Mahuru Māori. Ki a mātou nei, e pirangi ki te hapai te reo rangatira; ko te reo Māori, na te mea, e mōhio mātou te oranga o te reo ki waenganui i ngā kupu reo Māori ki te piki te ora ki ngā whānau, puta atu ki te hapori me te motu o Aotearoa. Ko te tūmanako, ka kaha tātou ki te whakamahi i te reo Māori kia waiho hei reo o ia ra e kawe mai ana i te whakaoranga me te mea i whakaarohia. We begun our video with a inoi whakamoemiti which started at 12pm. We then proceeded to sing our waiata which is based on the whakataukī, "what is the greatest thing in the world? It is people. As we are a Kaupapa Māori based service in Mental Health & addictions, it was purposeful that we sung our 1st waiata based not only on the of the people that we work alongside of, but the importance in acknowledging the hikoi towards their wellbeing. ( : Our 2nd waiata was to mihi to one of our kaimahi who was celebrating her birthday, so sung her the birthday song, and finally, with a waiata which we wanted to sing out to all those who had joined into the Mahuru Māori event. ( : e te mutunga, he inoi whakamutunga.

Desiree

My Pepeha 🥰

Ala

We earlier took a photo montage of nga tae and then sang the 'Ma is white' song to go with it in our Te Reo Māori moment.

Ann

Ka pai taku Tamahine ❤️#rewana loaf

Olive

Myself and my 2 mokopuna I raise Ceza 7yr and Rorie 9yr learnt the waiata hīmene He Hōnore in sign language and performed it outside their kura Te Awamutu Primary to pay tribute to our deaf community and whanau for Te wiki o te reo māori. We don't know speak fluent but try a few kupu and kiwaha daily and know a few waiata Maori but wanted to try hard for those that are sometimes forgotten. We were scared and nervous but we felt the fear and did it anyway

Michelle

Kei te pānui ahau ki aku mokopuna.

Anahera

We made this video and shared it to our friends and whanau on Facebook and Instagram, and to my mahi facebook page, Hillpark School, Manurewa. We encouraged others to post a photo and use the phrase in the comments section “He_____tēnei”

Te Whanau

As a school we preformed the School Haka whic speaks of: Oh young people where are you from? Emmanuel Christian School A school that follows after the ways of the Most High God What are your aspirations? Excellence, Christ like character Service, and Wisdom, To grow the spirit So we can walk as children of the light Let us go into all of the world Preach the gospel and bless people day in, day out

Alistair

I got some Te Reo books from the library for my tamariki.

Sarah

We sung waiata

Kim

Everyday during Māori Language Week I created a piece of graphic art based on one of my favorite te reo Māori words.

Tori

The tamariki at Courtyard Montessori Preschool shared karakia before eating lunch together.

Natalie

On Microsoft Teams, students were encouraged to greet each other or send messages in te reo Māori.

Tania

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Maori Language Moment 2021

On Microsoft Teams, students were encouraged to greet each other or send messages in te reo Māori.