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

This is the karakia I prayed today over my tina (lunch).

Rebecca

I learned a waiata and got together online with my niece to sing it to my pēpi.

Megan

We made paraoa parae for the first time. We researched words we didn’t know, and used them in our korero. We used a karakia before Kai. We used te reo in all our comms with workmates, friends and whānau. But what the tamiriki most enjoyed was crafting bookmarks lovingly adorned with te reo Māori.

Julia

Ko mātou o Te Kāreti o Tararua e haruru ana i te whare

Jordy

A few from the team played a Kahoot Quiz

Vicky

We had an online te reo Maori class ran by Deacon Fisher, designed to help our people with pronunciation as well as teach some basic greetings and kīwaha.

Anita

I learned a waiata and got together online with my niece to sing it to my pēpi.

Megan

I wore my kia kaha te reo t-shirt and at 12pm I completed a te reo Māori lesson using Education Perfect.

Sarah

Our office stopped work and played a game of scattegories in te reo.

Desiree

I am an early childhood teacher and I upload songs and stories every day. Today I had more of a Maori focus with songs and stories. This video records my session.

Rachel

Too slow and too musclely to get a tshirt done, so we got mugs done instead🤗 So proud to share this moment in time! Kia kaha ki te ako i te Reo Maaori! Kia kaha ki te Koorero i te Reo Rangatira!

Maria

We completed Mahuru Maori Moment by completing the kahoot quiz

huria

We used Te Reo greetings, and also had a good korero about what else we would like to learn x

Leigh

Well would you look at that, it is Māori language week. Now those of you who have been straddled with the burden of knowing me know how much I like my languages, my cultures, and the long-term survival of both of those things, think I even did a degree on it when I was young and crazy. Being locked up in Melbourne, there aren't that many options for me to celebrate this week, but hey, I am having fun playing as Kupe in Civ VI!

Victor

For my Māori Language moment, I chose to introduce myself in my 12PM meeting with a pepeha (who I am, where I am from, and what's important to me), and shared a whakatauki (a Māori proverb).

Taylor

Tried to learn some basic words using Education Perfect. We also shared the EP Competition to encourage students and their teachers to participate and learn at the same time.

Fawziyyah

For our Māori language moment today some of our staff chose to tākaro (play) reo māori kahoot made by Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. All smiles after some healthy competition 😊

mischa

Today staff, pouako, and students from across the motu came together over zoom to sing Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi for our #reomāori moment!

Willson

Tena koto katoa Ko Lucia toku ingoa Ko Fry toku whanau No Samoa ahau E noho ana ahau I Otautahi Ko Otautahi toku kainga Kei te mahi ahau mo Orion

Lucia

kia ora koutou

Memory

I sung waiata with my tamariki.

Natasha

Waiata time. . . Purea nei

Tina

Kia kaha te mahi! Kia toa! Work hard! Be determined! Celebrating te reo Māori by learning. Aotearoa place names today and proper pronunciations 👌🏻

Shanae

I mahia e maua ko tāku mokopuna tetahi Waiata.

Darlene

I sung waiata with the tamariki at the preschool I work at.

Fable

I did a Whai pattern more commonly know as Kowhaiwhai pattern they are used to on artworks to tell stories. In Marae's you will find these patterns on the outside and inside.

Hunter

For my Māori Language moment, I chose to introduce myself in my 12PM meeting with a pepeha (who I am, where I am from, and what's important to me), and shared a whakatauki (a Māori proverb).

Taylor

ko tongariro to maunga ko taupo te moana ko tuwharetoa te iwi ko te heuheu te tangata tena kautou

layla

Titi torea - E Papa Waiari

Kirsty

Tirohanga School is at the beginning of their reo journey, with some knowing more than others. We have started with waiata to build everyone's knowledge up together ❤

Jess

We played a game in Te Reo Māori and kōrero Māori rerenga for our names and where we were from.

Tania

Rata class said our kindness whakatauki, sang a waiata, and then did some new learning. We went outside on a Shapes in Nature Scavenger Hunt, learning the names of the shapes in te reo.

Karen

Ko Faith toku ingoa No Tainui oku tipuna Kei te noho au ki Tamaki Makaurau At midday we sang Six60's 'Pepeha' waiata.

Faith

Aoraki taku mauka!

anahera

My youngest tuahine and I did kapahaka with Matua Whaitiri Poutawa for our moment.

Jenna

For Takaro, I created an online Te Reo Escape room for anyone to play. which you can access here: https://docs. google. com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vTIXP8yvzw85X3HAQ1jbHLRqpg_8SgZ863tOtnEium-wBoc_8vEyvO1HQnIlJUkuCZVkiw-EbTEf5KV/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=60000&fbclid=IwAR0C6WDDwdzZ5MX4CpzKk0Li8Ynpt2Uduarpa7PAJ4NNe2T4BKBrwdEIMMQ&slide=id. p

sonia

This year I recorded myself reading a story for the tamariki at my centre, a well known children’s book, Hairy Maclary, ahakoa, I read the book in Te reo Māori. I listened to some beautiful waiata while practicing some reo phrases.

Daryl

We matched facial expressions to descriptions in Te Reo - so people could answer the question "Kei te pehea koe?" Then practised the pronunciation :)

Karen

I wrote this pepeha/mihi with the help of our Māori teacher 2 years. Rather than use a generic one, I wrote one that meant a lot to me and reflected my family. I have been married for 40years and my husband's family played an important part of my life since I was 18 and it also reflects our family future in mentioning my grandchildren.

Joanne

We are all tauira in a Te Reo course, so we decided to get together for a Zoom to kōrero for Te Rangaihi Reo Māori.

Kim

Kua tuku kē :)

Sherry

GHM whānau ZOOM sessions learnt Te Reo and waiata 😊 - Empowerment sessions this afternoon and tomorrow we have youth check in, care and connect in Puketāpapa 🔥🙏🏾

Global Hope Missions

Here at TELC on Spenser we love to sing our waiata, every morning we have Te reo Maori session

Sharna

I was at the gate at 12. 00 and recited my Pepeha! !

Wendy

Our whole school stopped at 12:00 and all classes joined our Principal in saying our school Karakia. We then played Maori games until lunch time.

Donna

My tamariki and kaihana at our pā

Meleina

I kōrero ahau māua tāku hoa mō tā māua rā.

Louise

I have done a small part of my Pepeha.

Monique

Our fantastic group of ākonga got together today with some of their kaiako to share their daily karakia and some of the conversational te reo Māori they have been practicing. Ka rawe, team!

Jeni

The team at Birthright Canterbury reciting a kaikōhau :-)

Lynette

This year, I had a story time for the tamariki at my centre and I chose to read the well known children’s book, Hairy Maclary, except I read it in Te reo Māori, I listened to some beautiful waiata while practicing my reo.

Daryl

For my Māori Language moment, I chose to introduce myself in my 12PM meeting with a pepeha (who I am, where I am from, and what's important to me), and shared a whakatauki (a Māori proverb).

Taylor

Literacy Aotearoa staff came together for a Zoom hui. We shared aroha, karakia and waiata. We acknowledge Dr Rangimarie Turuki Arikirangi Rose Pere, of Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani and Ngāti Kahungunu, who passed away in 2020 and who gifted our organisation our karakia - Āio. It is a gift that regularly brings us together. Kia kaha te reo Māori - kia kaha Aotearoa!

Literacy

Singing and signing to Te Reo Singalong pukapuka. Five year olds wrote words in Māori they wanted to akoako.

Georgia

I read these pukapuka to my pēpi

H

I will make sure I use macrons in my written Te Reo.

Pauline

Our whole kura had a great time playing 'Hare in the Whare'. Games are a great way to learn kupu hou!

Mary

practised my te reo with my whanau facebook group and posted my hopes and aspirations on my facebook page in te reo

Sandra

Our "Māori Language Moment" to celebrate te wiki o te reo Māori was to learn to sing E Toru Ngā Mea. We were very proud of our tamariki. They were awesome!

Vanessa

Our staff group sung Waiata along with YouTube video "Ata Marie - Good Morning" from www. waiako. com

Fran

Harold the giraffe wanted me to help people talk about their feelings in te reo Māori

Carleen

We shared pukapuka for our moment whilst out and about today learning to kōrero new words

Angelina

Central Otago Libraries celebrating and taking part in Maori Language Moment 2021

Emma

Ko Donna toku ingoa Ko tāmaki makaurau ahu Ko New York toku kainga inaianei I am celebrating by having a kōrero with my bestie back home in aotearoa

Donna

Kia ora e te whanau Kia kaha te reo Maori Bleh :p

Jason

I forced my brother to sing :)

Jack & Aisha

I have just started learning the māori language with scotty Morrisons kete books māori made easy 😀

Amber

I hanga āhau he Tik Tok kiriata mo tōku pepeha. Ko te waiata ko Pepeha nā Six60.

Tui

Takapuna Library held an online te reo meeting full of ako, waiata, kōrero and tākaro!

Lisa

Reading with my daughter

Emma

Ko Shelly Mohi tōku ingoa Nō Ngāti Tīpā ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Ākarana Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

Shellyann

Kei te ako māua ētahi ngā āhua ki te waiata hou 🙌🏽

Kara

I learnt 2 Prayers in Te Reo Maori

Myrine

Playing "Pepeha" by Six60 while my learners worked on their assessments in our classroom

Nic

We made tititorea ti rakau!

Chevon

This video is taken in a secondary special needs unit at Tikipunga High School Whangarei called "Te Putahitanga". Lead by senior students, within the unit this Kiwaha, appealed to them. Thank you for allowing us to share our environment with you all - Matua Vinny Ridgway

vinny

Sharing my Pepeha with our fabulous Six 60 Waiata - Pepeha playing in the background

Rachel

Today we joined our voices with so many others to share the reo. Online, looking into each other's whare we introduce ourselves to you. . . E ngā mana E ngā reo E ngā karangatanga maha Tēnā koutou Tēnā koutou Tēnā koutou katoa A te korowai o te Kaihanga A te korowai o te rangimarie Kua horaina mai I runga i a tatou E nga iwi o te motu E te iwi o tauiwi E nga reo Tēnā koutou Tēnā koutou Tēnā koutou katoa Ko OKahukura te Awa Ko Rangitoto te Maunga Ko Wai te Mata te Moana Ko Pupuke te Roto Ko Albany Junior High School te kura E hara ahau i te tangata mohio Ki te korero Otira E tika ana Kia mihi atu, Kia mihi mai Haumi ē Hui ē Tāiki ē We were too whakama to share a video, but have sent in a voice-recording instead, so you can hear our heart. kia kaha te reo Māori.

Helen

I read this big book to my classroom in Te Reo.

Tiffany

I did the intro to my Grit Strength class in Te Reo Māori. I also used small phrases/kupu māori throughout the class as I instructed.

Carly

Sorry, I'm a little out of tune. . . but I wanted to do something so here it is :)

Jack & Aisha

Mikhayla listening to Maori Myths & Legends.

Julie

I’ve been learning my mihi and other Te Reo through classes offered via Manatū Ahu Matua. This video represents my progress; just noticed an error but kei te pai 😊 I’ll keep at it!

Latu

I learnt this song when I was in Year 10 at McAuley several decades ago. With my teacher Wai Billington in the 70s I have never forgotten it. I thank her and everything I have learnt about Te Reo in the many schools and contexts I have taught in. Kia Kaha to korero, Ana T

Ana

I joined fellow colleagues for a fun Māori language quiz!

Sabrina

Today I addressed my emails in the following ways Kia ora & Morena ;)

Chantelle

Nõku te waimarie! ! ! Due to Level 2 restrictions we couldn't all gather together in one space so . . . Ngā Uri ā Tāne (our newly established Māori unit) and Tutamoe (our whānau class) made a Tik Tok video to Rob Ruha's - Ka Hao AND over the speaker system, I greeted the rest of the school in Te Reo Māori and thanked them for participating (400+ people) in this historic event for our language . . . then played Pere Wihongi's - Mahuru Māori! ! ! ! I couldn't see the whole school, but everyone in the office was dancing and so was I! So proud of Dargaville High School! Kei runga noa atu koutou! ! ! ! And that's just what we did for the moment! Our taiohi came to us with a plan of what they wanted to do over the whole week - so of course we couldn't say no! We have karakia 3x a day over the speaker system, we're having a school wide Māori Kahoot game tomorrow, Interhouse Quiz and Sports Challenges (including Kī O Rahi) and sooooo much more! ! ! Can you tell . . . E poho Kūkupa ana ahau i a rātou katoa 🥰 #reomāori #mõtereotetake #mõātātouāpõpõ

Laken

Most of our kaimahi are basic when it comes to te reo, and because we work in the community, we thought we'd do a quiz on local things to do with te ao Maori. Lots of fun, laughter and learning was had.

Sonny

My son was learning some of his colours in te reo.

Janita

Mihi and Mauri Ora from Palmerston North Police

Adrian

Joseph listening to the Maori legend "The Seperation of Ranginui & Papatuanuku'.

Julie

162 KPMG New Zealand and friends gathered online to learn about pepeha.

francis

I ako tātau te kēmu "Nā wai i tāhae te kukī rā?" Who stole the cookie (from the cookie jar)? Quite the challenge multi-tasking rhythm, chanting, staying on task and kupu hou (new words) mē rerenga kōrero hou (new sentences). Nā Rūma Tahi i tāhae te kukī rā! !

Deborah

Ko māua ko toku irāmutu a Maia e waiata ana i te waiata e pā ana ki tō māua tūpuna a Hineamaru.

Te Ao

I’ve been learning te reo on and off since the end of 2017, I’m in my first year of Theological college and I’m sharing Te Īnoi O Te Atua (the Lord’s Prayer) with you all - that’s me and my three month old pēpi.

Ripeka

Mō tō wero I tenei rā. Mihimihi, First time poster!

Kellie Smith

I made this video at home during lockdown

Ben

Our whole kura had a great time playing 'Hare in the Whare'. Games are a great way to learn kupu hou!

Mary

Here at Raahui Pookeka (Huntly) Library, loving our display and kupu o te ra (word of the day) :)

Manel

Te reo BINGO!

Tessa

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