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

My tamāhine Saph and I celebrating this Māori Language Moment from our Level 4 bubble

Rachel

He waiata mō tātou katoa ahakoa ko wai ahakoa nō whea. Kia kaha tātou ki te kōrero ki te waiata hoki. Mauriora.

Shannon

We just had a work team meeting and all said our mihi and listened to a waiata.

Jo

Few competitive rounds of Tākaro! at Manatū Ahu Matua (MPI)!

Cam

Practising my Mihi for Te Reo lessons.

David

Room 3 at Brooklyn School read the legend of Rona and the Moon, then we finished by singing a few waiata. This was our favourite! Kia kaha Te Reo Māori! #reomāori

Amanda

looking forward to having more Maori connection

Leslie

Watching a video to share with the tamariki at kura about legend tales of the creation of how Maui captured our country Aotearoa.

Rochelle

I had a google meet with my class and we practised our Te Reo pronunciation of words and phrases. We also sang a song - a ha ka ma and practised the days of the week in Te Reo.

Heather

#MyPepeha Talking about where I’m from (Whakapapa) and where I do my work (Mahi) . 💛💚🧡💜

Andre

Kia Ora whanau My video is about Kina-Kina Waiata with actions. Thank you

Nisha

Tēnei te Mauri ka Piki Ake Nā Hohepa Isaac-Sharland mō CORE Education - This was composed/created by Joseph Isaac-Sharland for CORE Education Purpose This karakia is used to start the day, and can also be used to start hui which is an acknowledgment of the day ahead and what it brings, it also relates to enlightenment or simply connecting to the new day and all it offers. Use This karakia was composed for learning in the classroom, to encourage tamariki to connect to the natural environment. It is based on Māori beliefs and spirituality, not to be mixed with other dominions. You are welcome to extend on and grow the karakia for your particular purpose or cause. It is not bound by any restrictions except that CORE Education and Hohepa Isaac-Sharland be acknowledged

Kieren

Learning te reo online with Te Wānanga o Raukawa

Alex

Te aroha-love Te whakapono-truth Me te rangimarie-peace Tatou, tatou e-to all

Sally

Tēnā koutou I shared my mihi within our organisational group, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, in a zui.

Shane

Tenei te mhi aroha mo te wiki reo Maori

Rena

Kei te takaro au te kemu ruku kupu me te rongo au ki te taringa.

Karen

Kia ora koutou! I listened to Ngā Waiata Kairangi I Te Reo Māori o Te Rārangi 10 o Runga while making tina.

Amanda

Performing E Rere Taku Poi with my Mokopuna Kotiro aged 5yrs

Philomena

Caught nikau in my way in the video in the video i was taking

Kayla

How cool! I ended up taking the quiz provided as a template for our own quiz. . . . . Google to help find the answers and learn! Learn! Learn! It was so exciting to see the number of people joining in tick over and the scrolling banner of participants! Waiata Anthems is in the playlist now. Loving Slice of heaven / Hine ruhi. Thanks reomaori. co. nz. What a neat thing to be a part of!

Kylie

I decided to share one of my favourite whakataukī, and one which I think is particularly pertinent these days.

Marama

My class and I sang our School's kianga together. We usually sing this every day when we're at school. They were miharo!

Nicola

My son and I doing our pepeha together.

Nigel

Kia Ora I have been practicing my te reo in written communications today, such a beautiful language. Kia pai tō koutou rā. Kia manahau!

Lee

I am. singing Maori Waiata Arohanui Shikha

Shikha

We shared our pepeha with our buddy then sung the Six 60 song together.

Donna

E Tipu E Rea Whānau before Lockdown in Tamaki, celebrating our traditions and our tamariki.

Zoe

I learnt the phrase " Awhitia te amaimai" through Manavation online academy. Love this as a useful phrase "embrace the uncomfortable" both for life, and for trying new things. I'm not strong in languages/pronunciation so being brave and trying my best.

Robin

grand round at hospital

Jonathan

i akona ngā kotiro ēnei whakataukii. I hiahia rātou te whakanui te wiki o te reo māori ki ā rātou akoranga! Mauri Ora whanau

Marama

Pepeha

Dylan

i rongo ki te waiata māori me i panui pukapuka Tāwhaki nui a Hema. Mauri ora whanau

Anthea

This is a pic of my pepeha - that i am practicing - Kia kaha Te Reo Māori

diego

In our class we've been practicing our pukana, learning new kupu designing our new kupu using Maaori designs.

marianne

I kī au i taku pepeha ki te ao.

Alistar

Kia ora , I have lots of mana for the Maori culture. I am learning Te reo but i am still a beginner. Aroha, Julie

Julie

Kia Ora Aotearoa

Fran

Nau mai haere mai. Kia kaha te reo Maori

Jilly

Tena koutou katoa, he whanau te waka. Kia kaha whanau

Pauline

The students are from 3 different high schools. This is just the 4th time we have met as they are gaining their numeracy credits in a Star Course. They are giving a mihi to tautoko the movement. They are saying: "KIA KAHA TE REO MĀORI! KARAWHIUA! ! "

Monica

Tody I have shared videos on my twitter and Facebook accounts. Here is one post.

Robyn

The 32 tamariki & 4 kaiako in te ruma ko Ngahere, at Active Explorers Grenada, took a break from our lunch to sing one of our favourite waiata.

Leanne

I am singing a song Kina Kina

Romita

nau mai e te whanau, tena koutou - Tena koutou, tena koa te wa o te reo Maori Greetings all on Maori Language week moment #reomaori #reomaori

Patrick

Practising Te Reo and trying to be first on the leaderboard for my Kura.

Natalie

A gathering of workers from Central Otago REAP and Alexandra Community House

Bernice

Waiata from Whaea Jina . “Kina , Kina……… Aspirations Early Learning Centre .

Sanjina

Kia ora, He kaiako ahau ki te kura auraki o Paekākāriki. Anei tā mātou ataata ki te tautoko te kaupapa. Kia kaha!

Miriama

He waka eke now!

Megan

This photo is of our kaimahi i te ata nei e karakia ana mā runga huitopa

Norelle

This is the first waiata I’ve learned to play on the kitā. Te aroha | Love Te whakapono | Faith Me te rangimarie | And peace Tatou tatou e | Be amongst us all

Al

A favorite waita sung very happily at our centre with our tamariki at Aspirations Early Learning Centre ! !

Hafiza

Kia ora koutou 🤍 a waiata with our kaimahi and whaiora in our residential treatment centre. The serenity prayer 🙏🏽 Kia kaha te reo Māori ✊🏽

Maree

A video of my 7month old and I reading Hairy McLary I roto I Te reo rangatira 🥰

Maera

National Anthem in te reo

Vance

Kia ora koutou. Ko Holly taku ingoa. Nō Canada au. He ringatoi ahau e noho ana i Maungawhau i Tāmaki-makau-rau. I have had the great privilege to live here in Aotearoa for close to 30 years. So privileged I obviously didn’t feel the need to learn the indigenous language of this land and it’s people. Shame on me. So I have been taking night classes this year, and hope to continue on the journey of learning te Reo Maori, and hopefully be able to have a proper kōrero some day. It’s such a beautiful language, so full of grace and meaning, so much more than words and sounds, it’s deeply rooted in the people, the spirit, the stories, and the land of Aoetearoa. Pai mārire

Holly

Thanks for the playlist Anna :)

Manya

Susie has spent so long by herself she has started to talk to the vegetables! Video made by Susie Noble and her daughter Claire after 4 weeks of lockdown together. Ka pai!

Claire

We have an amazing Kairaranga who has been teaching us not only te reo Māori but inspiring me to learn more and have a culteral understanding. I will be practicing my pepeha and karakia today.

Sandie

Wrote out labels for objects in my house (door, mirror, photo, tea) and stuck them on the object, I have to say the Maori word out loud before I use that object.

Isabella

Kua kuia haere a Māmā engari e tāea tōnu is te kōrero.

Ripeka

tena koutou katoa

Craig

I teach at Johnsonville School in Wellington and we are making a photo montage of our students practicing their Te Reo. I also teach Te Reo through Waiata's with our Special Education students in Korowai.

Charlene

Kia Ora

Jayla

We played a Kahoot! on Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori on our class zoom.

Va

he pukapuka pai tenei ki to maatau whare, he nui nga mea e ako ana! (this is a great book in our house, there is so much to learn! )

Olivia

Ānei tātou ngā tauira kei raro i te hautūtanga o tō tātou kaiako a Fetu Sane nō Te Whare Wānanga o Te Awanuiarangi e whakanuia, e whakatinanahia ngā āhuatanga o tēnei wiki, ara, ko te wiki o Te Reo Māori. Tuturu whakamaua kia tina! Hui e Tāiki e!

Tiffany

it will be the haka with my entire school.

Emillie

Kia ora koutou, Trying to learn karakia mō te kai off by heart. Nearly there so practising hard today! Ngā mihi, Colleen

Colleen

we did a haka and waiata and activities with the whenua

Emery

Kia kaha te reo Maori

Tracey

Kia kaha, kaua e whakamā ki te reo Māori. Awhina ki te whakaora i te reo taketake o Aotearoa. (Be strong and don't be shy. Help revitalise the indigenous language of Aotearoa)

Melanian

Purei kāre with my tamariki ma. We played last card and called out each phrase

Rachel

Its a Maori song about the sea creatures. ‘kina kina’

Geet( Aspirations Early learning centre)

My children and I are learning greetings and introductory sayings in Maori

Virginia

I found the link to this Pepeha site last year and I love it and I have done both of my Sons one each for their bedrooms :)

Gina

He aha te mea nui o te ao What is the most important thing in the world? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata It is the people, it is the people, it is the people

Tracy

I will incorporate te reo into my dialog each day in emails and when speaking with colleagues in the office.

Michelle

Kia Ora, I listened to Pepeha by Six60 with my whānau at midday, we even had a bit of a sing along. I also wrote my pepeha today as did some of my Year 2 class. Nga mihi nui. Marguerita

Marguerita

Here I am with some hoamahi reading he kupu whakaū at 12pm!

Sally

Angela

So we got on a GoogleMeet mahi online call and we spoke some reo at 12PM on Tues 14th Sept, 2021!

Rina

Our collaboration ❤️

Sammie

This is my 84 year old mum having her first lesson of Te reo . We both love the song and it was great fun doing it together, it was the highlight of our lockdown day thank you for encouraging everyone to get involved .

Bev

Two thirds of our Tāmaki Makaurau bubble waita for Te Wiki o te reo Māori.

Deb

Celebrating Māori Language Moment by practicing my pepeha!

Monique

Kia Ora He reo ataahua te maori Waimarie au te ako I tenei reo Ka tohaina e au ki aku tamariki aku akoranga Kia Ora mo tenei mea angitu

Angela

He rongoa te waiata, i a mātou i te kainga i whakaako ahau i te waiata ‘E minaka ana’ hei whakakipakipa i te wairua o te whānau. He tuatahitanga tēnei mā te whānau!

Ahenata-May

I sang "Whakataka te hau" and understood the meaning - waiata ataahua

Jennie

Te whanau e Waiata ana I te waiata “Kia mau ki to ukaipo”

Temuera

The Kaiako at Waitakere Kindergarten have been busy practicing a new waiata for our tamariki and whanau. We love this waiata because it also incorporates NZ sign! Kia ora to Mrs Mills at Waimauku School for introducing this song to us through my tamaiti Holly Williamson. Nga mihi, Mel, Kyla Rae and Hannah x

Melissa

Commonly sung Maori Waiata at Aspirations Early Learning Centre - Papatoetoe

Hafiza

We are the Intermediate Learning Team at Te Kura o Rātā (Templeton Primary School). We wanted to shout out some kawaha for our Māori Language Moment! Kia kaha, Aotearoa!

Ryan

Ko easta williams tōku ingoa.

Easta

Ko Tiaho Mai Rā te ingoa o te waiata nei.

Terrina

Tēnā koutou, I will be learning the days of the week in Māori. Ko te Rāta tēnei ra. Ngā mihi

Clement

We shared our kōrero in a Teams Meeting online! Mauri ora!

Ramarihi

This is my pepeha.

Katherine

It’s a Maori waiata

Anjani

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