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

I’m learning nee kupu!

Chelsea-Renee

I have been teaching my ESOL students te reo. They enthusiastically learn this beautiful language and use it every day in class.

Amber

At our National Office we physically distanced gathered at 12pm to sing along to Pio E! Talked about some of the history of Poi E and shared memories of the waiata.

Peter

Participated in company moment

Abigail

This is the first time I have recorded myself singing. It is my favourite Waiata. I am a little embarrassed, but it is for an important cause. Ngā mihi e te whānau.

Kristel

My students at Fairhaven School in Hawkes Bay start each day with a karakia, pepeha, kapa haka and national anthem in Maori and NZSL. We hope that you enjoy

Katherine

Taken at work in my office on Tuesday 14. Sept 2021 with me trying my best to say an opening in Te reo, aroha mai for the errors

Sandra

Reading an article about the taonga at Te Papa, and listening to some waiata (though the sound didn't record. . )

Kellie

Saved up the last couple of Taringa for this moment

Michael

This is a mihi that I found on the internet which I am going to teach our tamariki and also put up on the wall with each child's photo as an introduction.

Heidi

We did a group Zoom and sang a few waiata’s with the tamariki and whānau 🙂

Shelley

We as an education provider are committed to develop resources in Te Reo.

Maia

Kia Ora e te Whānau. Kia kaha kite korero Maori

Ihaka and Rui

Mai i te Kõpae ki te Urupa tātou also tonu ai.

Annie

This is my little boy’s favorite Māori Hello song - Tena Koe

Cherry

I went to your 365 words in Maori and listened, then pronounced some words unfamiliar to me.

Mark

I am an Early Childhood Teacher and this is a video of “kina kina”

Daman

This is my mihi to everyone. I am learning te reo, everyone should it's Kea Hea Mai! ! !

Gillian

My children and I are learning our pepeha and learning some waiata together.

Emma

This is my son Flynn, practising his pepeha.

Karen

Practicing my vocabulary with a quiz.

Alice

For my Māori Language Moment I learnt for the first time to tell my fiance that I love him: aroha ahau ki a koe! :)

Ken

tōku reo, tōku ohooho; tōku reo, tōku māpiri maurea; tōku reo, tōku whakakai mārihi.

Lidu

Enjoying the Reo through waiata. Blasting it throughout my whare for all my whanau to enjoy on this lockdown kapua day. Aotearoa is very blessed with so many artist sharing their wairua through their talent. Even got the whanau singing from various rooms!

Jo

Ko Richard tōkū ingoa!

Richard

my wee introduction to welcome people to our Kura.

Cristina

Kia kaha te reo Māori. Ma whero, ma pango ka oti ai te mahi.

Theresa

Karakia

Arama

Celebrated Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori with our organisation, highlighting this event, encouraging continued engagement with te reo Maori, supporting our organisation's waiata ropu and our Tuia kaupapa.

Stefanie

Ānei, tāku kōrero me tāku waiata

Cody

I've never done a Pepeha before, but enjoyed learning something new and sharing the experience with my Father.

Alisha

tena koutou He pai ki te whakatau ki a koutou katoa Mauruuru

Terry

this is a video of myself recording my pepeha.

Kaiya

My son saying a whakatauki

Shrenika

Our whanau say karakia whakamutunga at the end of all of our lesson. . .

Henry

Working on my beginners Te Reo Māori while listening to Waiata <3

Tina

Te maumahara me maharu ha

Ted

Created my Pepeha,

Corrine

We listened to a made up playlist including Māori Waiata

Natalie

I will say a karakia each morning this week

Catherine

We sang our waiata that was written especially for us - Nga Ratonga Kaupapa Atawhai 9 people attended the Zui. Ka Rawe!

Francesca

Our wider team sang some waiata

Donna

This video is on Maori song Kina kina

Geet( Aspirations Early learning centre)

Photo from Stantec NZ Māori Language Moment

Tobie

Reading with the kids

Rebecca

Mauri Ora

Huia

Kia ora koutou e te whanau, Ko Hohepa toku ingoa No Whangarei ahau engari ki Te Papaioea e noho ana Noreira Tena koutou katoa Mauri ora

Joe

Learning Kupu together Kaiako Goretti

Goretti

Share waiata with whanau on our ECE platform

Annika

I like to learn Te reo

Nauvoo

Our work did a MS Teams meeting where we all gave our mihi

Stephen

Going to learn this off by heart so can strum it anytime anywhere…loving Te reo

Gill

I tried saying my mihi to my son - I can remember parts of it, but when I put it all together, I forget, hence the notepad. I hope I haven't pronounced it too badly.

Tsana

Room 14 at Burnside Primary School are practicing for our Kapa Haka performance!

Krystal

I learned to sing this little Waiata when I started to learn Maori two months ago and I love to sing variations

Betty (Napete)

morena

Leeroy

Kia Ora

Craig

Kia ora! Ko Cheryl taku ingoa

Cheryl

I was part of a group karakia with my colleagues

Amanda

kia koa te wiki o te reo maori Aotearoa. Kia kaha.

Zak

Part of my daily Te Reo practice 🧡

Sara

MyPepeha

Andre

Kia ora

Kyle

Learning my school's karakia and waiata.

sarah

Beautiful

Linda

My friends having fun

kalib

Ko Joanna toku ingoa

Joanna

Ngā mihi o te rā Karakia Whakawatea E Te Atua Whakawatea te noa I a matou E Te Atua Whakawatea te hau otaota I runga I a matou E Te Atua Whakawatea te taurekarekatanga I a matou Kia maranga mai ai matou ki runga Amene

Lisa

It is a work sheet

Coby

My phone rang bang on 12 and I answered the phone Kia Ora!

Rachel

Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata, haere whakamua. Care for the land, care for the people, go forward. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Katy

Nga mihi o te ra

Wendy

To korero

Hayden

Tena Koutou Katoa Ko Sally Toku ignoa

Sally

I am a full blooded Greek with Ngati Kahungunu whanau

Chrissy

in honour of Te Whiti and Tohu - prophets of Parihaka -

Sue

My mum's birthday. making a poster to show her on zoom this afternoon .

lynne

Kia ora hoa me te whanau. Noho haumaru. Aroha nūi.

Suja

The tamariki singing a waiata

Alicia

Kia kaha te reo māori

Piri

To Korero

Hamish

Our class celebrated by learning more about the history of te reo Maori. We said karakia together and then sung a school waiata. Arohatia te reo Maori!

Dasha

#reomaori

Sandreena

Harper and her dad sang tutira mai nga iwi together.

Harper

Ko tēnei te kura reo o He Pī Ka Rere ki Whirikökā - Tūranganui ā Kiwa e whakanuia tö tātou Reo Māori! ! !

Haley

Struggling with the mahi today. My rorohiko was not kapai!

Carey

To korero

James

Tēnā koutou katoa I tipu ake ahau i raro i te maunga o Taranaki I waenganui i te iwi o Te Atiawa E rere ana ngā wai o te awa o Waiwhakaiho koinei te manawa o taku ngākau Ināianei e noho ana ahau ki Tāmaki Makaurau Kua mārena ahau ki taku tāne a Paul Harrison no Pakuranga Tāmaki Makaurau ia. Ko Keighley tōku ingoa whānau Ko Ruby ahau Tēna koutou, Tēna koutou, Tēna ra tātou katoa.

Ruby

We had our morning tea and attempted to learn phrases to help with ordering coffee etc. . .

Natalie

He wahi tenei hei oranga ngakau

Navana

RACP is sharing te Reo sessions with all staff

Iain

We used basic words throughout the day in my household

Annie

Kia ora e hoa aroha te mahi

Carol

Kia Ora 💙

Ana

We sang songs to our babies (3-5 months old) at the end of our virtual playgroup session.

Leen

My housemate and I had a short kōrero, asking each other in te reo how we were feeling and responding

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Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2021 | Your Moments

I’m learning nee kupu!

Chelsea-Renee

I have been teaching my ESOL students te reo. They enthusiastically learn this beautiful language and use it every day in class.

Amber

At our National Office we physically distanced gathered at 12pm to sing along to Pio E! Talked about some of the history of Poi E and shared memories of the waiata.

Peter

Participated in company moment

Abigail

This is the first time I have recorded myself singing. It is my favourite Waiata. I am a little embarrassed, but it is for an important cause. Ngā mihi e te whānau.

Kristel

My students at Fairhaven School in Hawkes Bay start each day with a karakia, pepeha, kapa haka and national anthem in Maori and NZSL. We hope that you enjoy

Katherine

Taken at work in my office on Tuesday 14. Sept 2021 with me trying my best to say an opening in Te reo, aroha mai for the errors

Sandra

Reading an article about the taonga at Te Papa, and listening to some waiata (though the sound didn't record. . )

Kellie

Saved up the last couple of Taringa for this moment

Michael

This is a mihi that I found on the internet which I am going to teach our tamariki and also put up on the wall with each child's photo as an introduction.

Heidi

We did a group Zoom and sang a few waiata’s with the tamariki and whānau 🙂

Shelley

We as an education provider are committed to develop resources in Te Reo.

Maia

Kia Ora e te Whānau. Kia kaha kite korero Maori

Ihaka and Rui

Mai i te Kõpae ki te Urupa tātou also tonu ai.

Annie

This is my little boy’s favorite Māori Hello song - Tena Koe

Cherry

I went to your 365 words in Maori and listened, then pronounced some words unfamiliar to me.

Mark

I am an Early Childhood Teacher and this is a video of “kina kina”

Daman

This is my mihi to everyone. I am learning te reo, everyone should it's Kea Hea Mai! ! !

Gillian

My children and I are learning our pepeha and learning some waiata together.

Emma

This is my son Flynn, practising his pepeha.

Karen

Practicing my vocabulary with a quiz.

Alice

For my Māori Language Moment I learnt for the first time to tell my fiance that I love him: aroha ahau ki a koe! :)

Ken

tōku reo, tōku ohooho; tōku reo, tōku māpiri maurea; tōku reo, tōku whakakai mārihi.

Lidu

Enjoying the Reo through waiata. Blasting it throughout my whare for all my whanau to enjoy on this lockdown kapua day. Aotearoa is very blessed with so many artist sharing their wairua through their talent. Even got the whanau singing from various rooms!

Jo

Ko Richard tōkū ingoa!

Richard

my wee introduction to welcome people to our Kura.

Cristina

Kia kaha te reo Māori. Ma whero, ma pango ka oti ai te mahi.

Theresa

Karakia

Arama

Celebrated Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori with our organisation, highlighting this event, encouraging continued engagement with te reo Maori, supporting our organisation's waiata ropu and our Tuia kaupapa.

Stefanie

Ānei, tāku kōrero me tāku waiata

Cody

I've never done a Pepeha before, but enjoyed learning something new and sharing the experience with my Father.

Alisha

tena koutou He pai ki te whakatau ki a koutou katoa Mauruuru

Terry

this is a video of myself recording my pepeha.