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

Our workplace trades as Marlborough Primary Health, so befitting that the name gifted by Iwi also reflects that hard work put in during covid - Kimi Hauora Wairau. Nga mihi.

Amaroa

We had a great time playing Kahoot! Will definitely want to do this again,

Katharine

We are a very shy rōpu as you will see in the recording. However, it is all about participation and just giving it a go even if they are shy. You will notice that the students were quiet when recording (lol). Hoped that they would sing from their seats. Oh well, those that participated - enjoyed it.

Jes

In this video, I am singing our waiata "Tena koe". It holds a very special place in our hearts as it brings all the kaiako and tamariki together before our meeting times creating a feeling of togetherness and aroha.

Jaspreet

Listning to Life FM in Māori

Curtis

Bunnings Compliance & Procurement Team.

Sharon

I have always loved listening to & watching musicians. From back in 1983 I had the privilege of spending time throughout the year at Hoani Waititi marae with Te Roopū Manutaki as they created a new kapa haka piece for competition. Pita Sharples in particular was amazing to witness. I feel like I am almost from another planet to that which births musicians, but I was determined to at least teach myself a couple of waiata & to be able to play them on the guitar & sing along on my own. Te reo & te ao marama sparked for me during that time. Still not a speaker but absolutely know where I call home, in part because of the language that also comes from that place . . . here!

Bruce

Kia Ora

Jo

so i have bean reading the series of Maori books they are good books

empria

Ko Nani Leah rāua ko tōna Mokopuna ko Whenua na rāua I tautoko nei I ahau mo tēnei kaupapa whakahirahira o Te Reo Māori 14/09/2021 🌀 Whakanuia tō Tātou Reo Māori 🌀

Gina

Listening to my favourite waiata, signing the Te Pati Maaori petition to be offically named Aotearoa and spreading the aroha all over my socials!

Ocean-Jade

Here we are at Piccolini Nursery and Kindergarten in Havelock North singing E Ihowā Atua. We were excited to take part in this special moment!

Michelle

Hello Everyone! Here is my Pepeha: KIA ORA TĀTOU GREETINGS ALL KO MAUNGAWHAU TE MAUNGA EDEN IS THE MOUNTAIN KO MISSION TE AWA MISSION IS THE RIVER NŌ AOTEAROA AHAU I AM FROM NEW ZEALAND NŌ TĀMAKI AHAU I AM FROM AUCKLAND NŌ AOTEAROA AHAU I AM FROM NEW ZEALAND KO AVA JEAN TŌKU INGOA MY NAME IS AVA JEAN

Ava Jean

Motatau has two marae. Mōtatau Marae and Manu Koroki are a meeting place for the Ngāpuhi hapū of Ngāti Hine and Ngāti Te Tāwera. My Marae are Motatau

Shannon

Love to learn more

Luke

Ka mau te wehi! I just spent 45 minutes on a zoom singing an aray of songs in te reo My favourite Waiata – Hutia Hutia te rito / o te harakeke, Kei whea te korimako e ko? Ki mai koe ki ahau, He aha te mea nui Te mea nui o te ao Māku e ki atu-u-u-u He tangata, he tangata, he tangata Ka pai everyone was great

Debbie

Kia ora, Ruma 17 at HVS held a special class Paepae today. Whanau tuned in too. We did our karakia, sang waiata and shared pepeha. Kia ora tatou katoa Ngā mihi Niki

Niki

Our team at work having a Te Reo Māori moment in lockdown

Daniel

Kiddies Campus Early Learning and Childcare Centre was so excited to be a part of the 2021 Maori Moment! !

Jess

Building on some things I’ve learned from Scotty Morrison’s Māori Made Easy 2 to practice directions as I travel.

Marcel

Ka ako au ētahi rerenga kupu hou ia ra ia rā, i te marama o Māhuru.

Marilyn

Five of us sang our national anthem in Maori at 12pm

Ken

My Te Reo journey continues through my teaching and at home through my whanau.

Lisa

This is a Māori game we enjoy at Hororata primary. As you can tell we need to practice a little more

Amanda

I am currently practising my greetings in Te Reo :)

Ella

Wanted to stop by and say kia ora. I think this is a great initiative

Krissy

Kia ora e te iwi, E ako māua ko tōku Māmā ki tēnei waiata. Ka mohio māua i ngā kupu, ko tā māua wero e ako ana ki ngā a-ringa hoki. Na Waahi T

Waahi

The akonga challenged our kaiako and she was me he Te! She won 🥇

Ella

Toku Pepeha Kia Ora Ko Ngametua toku papa Ko Tera toku mama Ko Pukapuka te iwi Ko Tare Aviri toku ingoa. Tihei Mauri Ora!

Tare

Tena koutou katoa At Living Plus Vocational Centre in Lower Hutt we gathered to sing two waiata that we have been learning Te Aroha Te Iwi E It was great to be able to do this as a team building tool as well.

Penny

My daughter learning a few shapes in Maori language through a waiata

Lisi

With whānau from work, I sang a waiata via Zoom at 12. 00pm. :)

Erena

He wero tuatahi I tōku akomanga Te Pōkaitahi Reo Kaupae rua o Te whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi 🔥

Steve

My mihi!

Jen

He karakia tēnei e pā ana tō tātou tupuna, atua rānei ko Tāne, i tiki ia ngā kete o te Wānanga. Tāne is significant for ke at the moment as I learn tikanga associated with this atua so I thought I would share. . as this is where our mātauranga Māori comes from. Kia tau te mātauranga ki a tātou katoa te iwi Māori.

Marama

Mum Lisa and Louisa singing Tutira Mai!

Lisa

My son's poem of the week at school is 'The Little Turtle'. We have adapted this with te reo Māori and have read this. At 12pm our family listened to Aotearoa and kanikani, korero, waiata and whakarongo to te reo Māori. Blessed to be in Aotearoa and also have loved taking part in the movement. Kia ora and Aroha from my whānau to yours.

Anau

The whole of Tirohia School

Angela

Kei te nui aroha to Jenny for organising some of our TWOA L1/2 Tauira to Zoom together and share our pepeha today! ! Ka mutu pea e te whanau! ! !

wiremu

Today for my Māori moment I taught my class to play Ngohi, Ngohi (Ika, Ika/Fishy, Fishy).

Denise

Tuturu Tonu a Ihu Karaiti, ananahi, inaianei a Ake Ake.

Daniel

Kia ora koutou, Perfect time for Karakia mō te Kai Ngā mihi Colleen

Colleen

Tēna tatou e te iwi I te tuatahi, kia kaha tatou ki te korero i te reo rangatira I te tuarua, haere ki te whiwhi rongoā āraimate, kia patua te mate Korona, kia noho haumaru tatou katoa. Tihei mauri ora !

Deb

Pukana from the McKays

Cherie

We are the Costing team at Goodmanfielder and are learning to count to 10 in te reo

Anne

Kia kaha te reo Māori! I marked the moment by singing waiata - Ka Waiata is a favourite that reminds me of singing in choirs.

Eleanor

My 9CRW Social Studies class at T wanted to record a Tauranga Boys' College wanted to record a Te Reo moment!

Rob

Studying reo has helped my personal growth and well-being as well as deepened my sense of identity. We have a right to know about our people, our land, our stories, our language, who we are, and where we are from. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Larissa

Each day we do a Group time with the children 3 - 5 years of age where we learn about the three official languages of NZ/Aotearoa. We have a waiata, Pukapuka, and we use the online youtube videos of Tākaroa Tribe. As this week is Te Reo o te wiki Maori we are doing it all in Te Reo Waiata: Te horo nui Pukapuka He aha Tēnei Tākaroa Tribe Te Reo Rārangi āporo Each day follows the same pattern. All teachers are learning te reo and use it throughout the day. Not just this week.

Heather

Mia and Poppy sang our favourite Maori wiggles song!

Mia

kia pai to ra, kia ataata.

Mike

Sing te reo song 'Tūtira Mai' with my family

Wilma

I spoke some Maori being where i live in Te Reo Marori.

Patricia

Thornbury School enjoy singing waiata and lately have been practising for the local Polyfest.

Kay

Happy to share my mihi with you! Kia kaha Te reo Māori!

Ivonne

My new normal, using Te Reo every day

Lucy

This is us listening to Music in Māori :)

Kirstie

I go to Te Ataarangi ki te tauihu o te waka-a-Maui. This morning I have been doing homework and at 12pm my whanau all did their mihi and then we sang a waiata.

Dinah

Today was to listen to our beautiful language through song

Annalise

Kei te tarai ahau ki te ako iti i tetahi wa.

Diego

Today we learnt and shared our pepehas.

Phil

SLT learning some te Reo Māori vocabulary

Robin

We have loved learning Te Reo Māori as part of our cultural competency journey here at Central Economic Development Agency! To celebrate, we have been practicing our mihi's for Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori #MāoriLanguageMoment. Check out a few of the CEDA whānau getting involved in Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Kei runga noa atu ō mahi!

Danielle

This is my maori moment - i am learning and enjoying being challenged with this beautiful language

Liz

te reo is epic

Euan

This video is of me telling my Pepeha

Hazel

Kia Ora. Ko Wei taku ingoa. This is my favourite prayer. I used to hear a Maori minister sang it beautifully. I wanted to learn it so that I could sing it one day. Here I am. Blessing to all the people in Aotearoa.

Wei

At the end of our online church staff meeting of the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle, I read Psalm 67 in Reo Māori from Paipera Tapu. This is a beautiful Psalm with words of blessing that are very appropriate for such a time as this.

Ken

Anēi anō he kōrero mai i Te Kura Taitamawāhine o Murihiku. Ka kii atu ngā kotiro ki a koutou No hea rātou1

Marama

This is the Kahui Ako for the schools in this community

Mona

On the whiteboard as we leave the M&S workroom. .

Michelle

Kia kaha ki Te korero Maori I nga wa katoa, ki roto, ki waho. Ki ou tatou Mahi ia ra ia ra. PUKANA🌞

Whaea

Over the past couple of years, Unity Books Wellington has tried to keep up with the incredibly high demand for Scotty Morrison's 'Māori Made Easy'. In lockdown 2020 and then again this year, we all got on board along with NZ Buyer Marion's cat Asher, to learn a kupu o te rā each day. This was the first: 'ngeru' means 'cat'!

Unity

We sang Ka waiata kia Maria that is meaningful for us. Kia kaha te wiki o Te Reo Maori.

Cristina

Room 11 at Sunnyhills School, Tamaki Makaurau spent their Maths Meet using numbers in Te Reo!

Stephanie

Me and my class listened to waiata :) HAPPY MAORI LANGUAGE WEEK!

mia

hi te reo is cool

Adam

We are 5, 6 and 7 years old learning the days of the week in Te Reo.

Lisa

We celebrated Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with a Waiata - Te Aroha.

Kelly

We learnt how to say Kia pai to wiki / have a good week

Melissa

Ko Martin tōku ingoa Nō Ingarangi ōku tīpuna Kei te noho au ki Tāmaki Makaurau Kia kaha ki te kōrero!

Martin

E ako ana māua ngā kupu hou me ngā waiata hou i te reo Māori. Ko Kyle rāua ko Kory Wihongi. Mīharo! !

Sharla Hohepa

We are He Korowai Akonga, we are in our first year of our 3 year degree in Primary Teaching at Te Wananga O Aotearoa. We understand the importance of Te reo in Schools for our next generation. we are of different ethnicities and all wanted to participate in such an amazing movement. we said our school karakia and a waiata we all knew. Nga Mihi

Julia

Ngā kaimahi o Runanga Rangahau o Aotearoa. The staff of NZCER share their favourite kupu!

Teresa

I mātakitaki au tētahi hōtaka reo māori

Jett

Here is my class all online learning new sayings and phrases in Te Reo Maori. We played a kahoot to refresh our memories.

Libby

A group of Chinese perform Maori Waiata celebrating te wiki o te Maori. Nau Mai e hoa

Hong

The McKays celebrating Te Reo o te wiki with a pukana.

Cherie

I am 5 years old and study in Panmure bridge school (Auckland). I want to share my Te Reo Maori celebration with you.

Divijaa

The Why Ora team and Te Pāharakeke - Māori language moment ✌🏼

Olivia

Ko Baljeet toku ingoa. He kaiako ahau. He pai ki ahau te waiata i nga waiata maori ki nga tamariki. No te ahurei rereke me te reo taketake ke, he wero nui ki ahau. Engari he tino ngakau nui ahau ki te ako i te reo Maori.

Baljeet

At my workplace today a lot of us participated in the Māori language moment by doing the reo Māori Kahoot quiz, sharing our pepeha and some whakataukī. It was wonderful to see so much interest and engagement across the directorate!

Justyna

I linked in on a zoom meeting and sung Tūtira mai ngā iwi with my Te Taua Moana colleagues (I’m from Te Tauaarangi (RNZAF)). Even had the Chief of Navy on the zoom who is currently in the States for work. Was an awesome event! !

Jackie

We are singing along to Hirini Melbourne's waiata Purea nei.

Doris

Aroha Matou Kia Kohe

Mijin

We had a workplace te reo session, finishing with a Kahoot based quiz. I came 5th.

Rachel

Kia Ora.

Amanda

Whakarongo and AKO Te Rito

Tone

At 12pm on Tuesday 14 September, the rain stopped and Mokoia Intermediate, in Rotorua, headed out to the field to perform our school haka for the Māori language moment. We think we sounded great and met the Covid level 2 criteria at the same time. Tino pai ngā akonga!

Annemarie

Ko Maungakiekie tōku maunga Ko Paruroa tōku awa Nō Tamaki Makaurau ahau Ko Kristina tōku ingoa Yay first time I've written my pepeha!

Kristina

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Yay first time I've written my pepeha!