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

My aunty and I are currently studying level 2 Te Reo Maori. . we often try and have a conversation as best we can. . . I also learned and sang the words to Stan Walkers "Tua". . . while trying to create the sentence structures. . . We love it! ! !

Hayley

My fabulous class singing in the library with our amazing Librarian, Principal, Ancillary Staff and Teacher Aide. A whānau approach.

Jayshri

The Maori alphabet

Dylan

I joined the Waiata session via Teams at midday. It was ataahua.

Nicola

Rūma whitu have been listening to wonderful waiata, we have been practicing our pronunciation - doing 5 sentences a day, doing the STUFF daily te reo quiz and using our te reo Māori.

Rachel

Sang a song in Te Reo. Listened to some kupu and focused on correct pronunciation

kylie

Today at Redwood Kids we read pukapuka in reo Māori to our tamariki. We also had waiata playing all day. We have decided to carry this on and introduce a new phrase each week. Excited to have motivated my team to take part in this ✨ thank you for providing the platform and catalyst for us continue to grow.

Cassandra

Room 1 trying rākau sticks and singing waiata

Claire

At our kura, some classes learnt how to say 'Ko_____ taku ingoa", another class played a Kahoot in te reo, other classes learnt the waiata 'Pepeha' by Six60!

Karrie

Kia Ora kei konei Michael me Monica. I have been teaching them basic Kupu at our mahi Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi in Wellington. We had a good korero and pronunciation session today at 12 midday to celebrate our kaupapa. Mauri Ora ! !

Kiri

Our tamariki in preschool sang some waiata and listened to a story about Maui and the hook. We all thought it was pretty cool watching the number go up in front of our eyes!

House or Wonder

morning greeting ; Ata marie/Morena. late evening/Po-marie.

Paula

Waiongana iti tamariki doing Digital activities to celebrate Māori language Moment. Tumeke!

Mel

Kaiako at our centre came together to compose our own Pepeha waiata. The first five lines are our centre's pepeha and the next three lines is our philosophy whakatauki.

Emma

I attended a beautiful waiata session tun by Carol shortis. I presented my mihi and then collectively sang 5 waiata. Thanks carol!

Joanna

Room 2 Woodstock School try a new waiata

Claire

Kia ora tātou te whānau kua tae mai nei i tēnei rā E ai ki te whakatauki…. Nā Māhutonga i tohutohu mai ō koutou tūpuna, me te nui hoki o tō rātou māia, kia whakawhiti ora mai rātou i Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, ki tēnei whenua (It was the Southern Cross that guided our ancestors and with their bravery they were able to cross the Pacific Ocean safely to this country) Nō Waitaha, ko Kāti Māmoe, ko Kai Tahu te iwi, ko Hāmoa ma Pākeha Nō Te Waipounamu ōku tīpuna Ko Anaherawai ahau Kei te noho au ki Hornsby Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa

Angie

I got a few words to share with a young man here in Delhi-India who was very keen to use the few words we exchange through WhatsApp messages.

Magali

My mihi 🤙🏽🤙🏽

Keegan

We were a bit tight on time due to lockdown so we decided to do something that the tamariki know which is pepeha and karakia. We then had our seniors help our juniors learn a new waiata. We are excited to take part again next year.

Shanice

Jaimee, Cassidy, Shiloh and Braxy singing a little waiata for everyone from our lockdown family bubble :)

Tori

Room 15 playing a traditional Māori game to learn mauī (left) and matau (right)

Claire

My favourite whakatauki or proverb. . . . Kia hora te marino. . . Ko Ngati Pakeha te iwi

Samuel

Touch Compass whānau made their MLM by sharing their favourite whakatauki and their why

Jon

I made basic Te Reo Māori packs for my collegues at mahi, including phrases to use in emails and phone calls. Then we practised the three phrases together. . . . Ko, Nõ and Kei.

Maree

Kei te waiata a akomanga rua!

Kathryn

Kia ora, we are a mother and daughter. From Catalunya and Aotearoa NZ. We are both proud of our heritage and also proud to call Aotearoa home. For our moment we decided to share a dance to the waiata pepeha by Six60. Ahakoa no tētahi atu motu maua, e aroha nui ana maua ki a Aotearoa me te Ao Māori hoki. Me tiaki ngā tāngata katoa i te reo Māori.

Stephanie

Room 15 Woodstock School playing a traditonal Māori stick game to learn mauī (left) and matau (right)

Claire

Ko Maungatapu ko Parapara ko Taranaki oku maunga. Ko Maitahi ko Parapara oku awa. Ko Kurahaupo ko Tokumaru oku waka. Ko Te Atiawa ko Ngati Tama ko Taranaki oku iwi. Ko Kaitangata ko Ngati Haupoto oku hapu. Ko Whakatu ko Onetahua oku marae. Ko Whakatu toku kainga ināianei. Ko Aramoana du Feu toku ignoa. For my #ReoMāori moment, I sang a Waiata. Korukutia by Hollie Smith and Don McGlashen. Then I mātakitaki (watched) the Māori history stream on the Reo Maori youtube channel. Followed by whakarongo (listened) to the new Lorde album, Te Ao Marama. I have always grown up māori, but am only now in life embracing my identity. Embracing Te Reo Māori and seeing the mahi that we all in Aotearoa need to be a part of, to keep Te Reo and Te Ao Māori strong. Kia kaha te reo māori!

Aramoana

The students in Tonga learning about their body.

Stuart

Our team gave Kahoot a try and we enjoyed the learning. In our photo we are trying get us in to do a Pukana. My team enjoyed the game and we are sharing with our whanau and teams. Pai tu Pai hinga Na wai ra Ka Oti

Aroha

Anei taku Potiki a Zion Ocean Aramoana. She's learning her whanaunga waiata on Tik Tok and loving the vibe of HIGHWAY 35 all day 💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛 Mauri Ora koutou

Kiri

As part of our zoom meeting, our class (Room 18) greeted each other in te reo, sang a waiata, said a karakia, and then farewelled each other in te reo Māori.

Glenn

Waiongana iti tamariki doing digital actvities to celebrate Māori Language Moment. Tumeke!

Mel

We sang the colour song, read a book in Maori words for preschoolers, sang the "Ra whanau ki a koe" to my moko in Australia with the help of my daughter - all in Melbourne over a video message

Ruth

At Ōpoho Playcentre we had nine members practise and participate in singing “E rere taku poi”

Donna

We decided to tākaro! We played Poi Rākau in our school hall. The children learned two new kupu, mauī and matau, as well as the art of concentration and coordination!

Rachel

Via Zoom, all 250 of us performed Tūtira Mai together as a kura.

Whaea

We said a karakia and sung a waiata then played WhareWhare!

Steph

Me and my mum played kahoot games learning te reo Maori and afterwards sang and listened to waiata 🎧🎤🎶🎼🎵

Moana

The tamariki at Ranui Kindergarten in Timaru enjoyed an action filled hui time today.

Donna

I practiced greeting work mates and patients in te reo :)

Julie

We sang waiata, said a karakia, and greeted and farewelled each other in te reo Māori.

Glenn

Kia Ora, Room 2 children from Bucklands Beach Primary school have been listening to stories, learning new kupu and at 12 noon today we took part in kapa haka for kids.

Lorna

Ka Hao by Rob Ruha Class Tik Tok learnt 8mins before 12pm Kanikani I roto I te ruma ako; Ka Rawe Sapphire @ Birchville Primary

Missey

This is part of the Akeake (year 2/3/4) team at Kaiapoi North School using waiata to learn ngā tae.

Kua timata ahau i tāku hui ki tētahi karakia 🙏

Rose

Kia Ora! This is our team at TakiWira/Dargaville Library introducing ourselves in Te reo! We believe it’s important to recognise the importance of Maori culture & Te reo by learning and sharing. Our library is an inclusive library for ALL and we hope to reflect that in our own knowledge and understanding as we continue to learn.

Dargaville

Pouākai tamariki playing a game kei roto, kei waho. Tumeke!

Mel

At Māoriland we launched 19-year-old animator Turanga Mahutonga first animated video in te reo Māori called Ngā Mihi o Te Rā. Waiata Bro’s: A series of fun animated music videos that teach words and phrases in te reo Māori for everyone to sing along to. Turanga has 4 waiata ready to go. We also launched a Boosted campaign so that Turanga will be able to write, sing and animate a further 11 catchy waiata that includes Atua Māori, kai, jobs, animals, numbers, emotions, pepeha and greetings. The Boosted is to raise $8, 000 over the next month - this will enable Turanga to book a studio and hire creative support including artists and musicians to complete the project. https://boosted. org. nz/projects/waiata-bros/?mc_cid=ba7489924c&mc_eid=3abe53ee09

Libby

I joined with 2 friends to speak Te reo. We are doing a te reo course together.

Nichola

I am learning te reo Māori at school at the moment and today we continued learning about ngā huarere. In the photo I am doing some education perfect and writing down some of the words. I didn't know about the Māori language moment at the time I did it so I didn't take a photo then but this is what I was doing.

Heloise

Pouākai tamariki from the Collab classroom saying a karakia before we begin.

Mel

Today we joined the VLN zoom meet, and our tamariki joined in and sung Tūtira Mai nga iwi and Tuia ki runga karakia.

Monique

MBIE kaimahi from Ngā Pou o te Taumaru. 18 of us participated this special moment with Karakia and a Kahoot! quiz.

Robyn

Pouākai tamariki from the Collab classroom singing waiata! Ka rawe!

Mel

Kia ora koutou katoa, Today my son and I decided to demonstrate a magic trick in te reo Māori. Ngā mihi Dan Organ (Dad) Declan Organ (son, 11yrs)

Dan

For our Māori language moment we performed the pūkana! Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori.

Waitonga

I thought I would introduce myself and share the Lord’s Prayer in te reo Māori!

Sarah

Dropped a few kupu Māori into conversations, tried to help some whanaunga translate into Te Reo Māori and listened to a few of our waiata anthems.

Te Haumihiata

This is kaupapa kori. Our special needs tamariki performed a kanikani .

These are some of our favourite whakatauki to share. The tap on your shoulder to let you know your tūpuna are near.

roseanna

My plan was to memorise this…nearly there!

Margaret

I waiata mātou i ngā waiata o Te Rarawa.

Medadane

I waiata au ki te waiata 'Āniwaniwa. '

Janice

Ka rawe rūma iwa!

Dasha

Kia ora! For this Reo Māori moment, we challenged ourselves with te Reo Māori Uiui Whakangahau | te Reo Māori Quiz. It wasn't an easy one, but we learnt heaps, and had a great time. . . Tino pai 👍 We also listened to Māori playlists all day. Ngā mihi team, it's such a great initiative and we're definitely keen to keep the #reomāori moment going! Kia kaha te reo Māori. Kia kaha Aotearoa. The GSL Promotus team

Marine

I am always attempting to pronounce Maori words correctly and have an annoying habit of correcting people who say them wrong. I have even corrected teachers without thinking and I correct my parents all the time however they do struggle

Naomi

Whaea Kay teaching tamariki how to tell the time in Te Reo.

Mel

I mahi au i te pukapuka, “Maori Made Fun, ” ā, i whakarongo au I nga waiata.

Amber

I used both NZSL and te reo Māori to introduce myself

Kellye

I shared it with my sons school and joined a kahoot quiz.

Sarah

Panitahi tamariki sharing their Pepeha! Ka rawe!

Mel

All week we are learning te reo. This was what we worked on today.

Nicky

Pouākai Simpson singing a waiata! Ka rawe!

Mel

Kia ora nga whànau. Nga mihi nui

Rangimaria

I learned how to talk about my favourite colour and had a korero with a colleague and some students about this and introduced some of them to the vocabulary too. He kakariki taku tino tae.

Rachel

With a class of Yr2/3 we looked at Maui and the Sun retold by Peter Gossage. We also looked at Maui as a figure in Maori history, and other stories. They kids then worked on creating their imagining of Te Ra, to be completed with crayon and dye. Also we will add Maui to them in the foreground, and ropes made from string as Te Ra is slowed down by Maui and his brothers.

Amy

A collection of our staff reciting our MWPS pepeha, using positive shout outs in Maori. Noreira ko teenei te mahi e tautoko ana te kaupapa o Te Reo Maaori. Ma te reo, ma te ngaakau ma te manaakitanga e kai tikanga. teenaa koutou huri noa ki te ao taangata.

Kohu

All week at school we are learning new words. This was todays list.

Nicky

Panitahi Tiong singing waiata! Ka rawe!

Mel

Today I went out to hauhake some harakeke, before hauhake I said karakia. Te harakeke Te korari Ngā taonga whakarere iho O te rangi O te whenua O ngā tupuna Homai he oranga mō mātou Tihei mauri ora

Thomas

At 12pm Aoraki Explorers Early Childhood Centre came together and had a ka mau te wehi waiata dance party! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! We danced to Hine Ruhi by Dave Dobbyn, Kia Mau Ki Tō Ūkaipō by Six60 and a few other awesome waiata! Tamariki absolutely LOVED it!

Lisa

Kua tito au i tēnei ngeri, anei ngā kupu: Anei he wero ki te iwi Pākehā He aha tātou i Aotearoa ai? Nā te whakariuka a ō tātou toi whenua I tae tokomaha mai o ngā tūpuna I rongo kē rātou i te tāwara o te mate kai Te raupatu hoki o te whenua I wareware ērā wheako i a tātou I takahuri ngā tāmia ki te kaitāmi kē Mā te aha ngā Pākehā e tika ai? Mā te whakarongo, titiro, ako kē hoki Me tū māia ki te taha o te iwi Māori Hei ama, hei uku, hei whakawhirinakitanga Wetewetea ngā whiro o te tāmihanga Patua te kaikiri ki te pai Waiho i te toipito, kaua i te toiroa Auē, Auē, Auē HĪ! [Te reo Pākehā: I wrote this haka, here are the words: Here is a challenge to all Pākehā people How did we come to be in Aotearoa? Due to the widespread unrest in our countries of origin Many of our ancestors arrived They already knew the taste of famine And the confiscation of their lands We all forgot those experiences And turned from being the oppressed and instead became the oppressor What are the ways we Pākehā can fix this? By listening, watching, and learning We must stand confidently by the side of all Māori Like an outrigger (of a canoe), as an ally, as someone who can be relied on Unravel the ropes of subjugation Use your positive choices as a tool against racism Let us keep close together, not far apart That is all]

Laura

I've been busy at work so listened to a podcast 'Up to Speed' on the bus and did some quick video tutes.

Leanne

Presbyterian Support Otago sharing our aroha of waiata for Te Wiki o te reo Maori. We sing waiata daily at our start up meetings:) We did this in our 2 work bubbles face to face and via Zoom.

Carmen

My husband, granddaughter and I sang 😷our national anthem in Te Reo with stunning clarity, 🤣brilliant harmonizing 🗣🗣🗣 and even some correct pronunciation! ! ! 😊It was a first for him and he practiced long and hard. 👏

Teri

We use this karakia to open our work meetings and our challenge was to be able to say it off by heart rather than reading it out.

Shireen

We sung waiata in our staff meeting

Jill

Our whānau weren’t able to get together this year so we all contributed to this video and all vowed to kōrero māori while this video was uploaded today at 12pm.

Anahera

48 of us attended a zoom session where we shared our personal moments and all partook in a kaupapa Māori quiz. So very proud to be in a mainstream organization that has embraced on a journey of embracing te ao Māori me ona tikanga. Tau ke! ! !

Selena

I am a Pippin Leader with GirlGuiding NZ and we created an online adventure escape for our 5&6 yr old girls. Pippins practiced greetings, colours, counting, animals, common objects, the body, actions, feelings, time of day, and seasons. We sang a waiata, Te Aroha, and discussed what a taonga is and talked about what is important to us. We had a lot of fun creating this resource and doing it online with the girls while we are still in Level 4 lockdown. Here's a link to our activity :) https://forms. gle/pduCPuFv8YQiY2JR8

Hayley

Hi I'm a Napier City Councillor and I shared my pēpeha online for the 1st time😃

Ronda

Dedicated to all the lovely tamariki who I taught at Ohoka School who enjoyed the sing alongs.

Sue

We watched some Waiata on You Tube and my girls sung along

Katie

Share a karakia for a mahi lunch meeting.

Sue

Kei te ako tonu ahau I te reo maori na te mea he tino Hari koa taku ngakau ki te timata I tenei haerenga mataora ki te ako I te reo maori.

Kapara

Kia ora koutou, At 12pm today, I practiced my pepeha with my sister and cousin. I'm committing to remembering it before I go to sleep tonight! I really enjoyed my Maori language moment this year. I felt a sense of community and pride in my culture (despite being in lockdown) ❤🧡 I don't know te reo that well, but I want to learn to speak it fluently. I also made sure to remind my sister and cousin about how proud I am of them. Gotta support our wahine! Nga mihi, Saph 😊

Sapphire

Lunch break at mahi, put on some reo tunes for everyone to have a whakarongo!

Karen

These were some of our favourite whakatauki we wanted to share. The gentle tap on the shoulder that our tūpuna are near!

roseanna

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Maori Language Moment 2021

These were some of our favourite whakatauki we wanted to share. The gentle tap on the shoulder that our tūpuna are near!