Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2022 | Māori Language Week 2022

He tau whakahirahira te tau 2022. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Māori Language Petition, an event that led to many of the kaupapa we have today, including Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

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I use te reo greetings with my team, we chose different words and sayings to share

Lisa

I’m a kaiako at a kura. I ran a hui to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, where students said karakia, shared their pepeha, kapa haka sang waiata, and the whole kura sang waiata!

Shannon

Caught up with our niece Waiorangi she her kura from Otaki while on our lunch break during the official launch of Tē wiki o tē reō Màori and 50th anniversary of the Māori Language Petition. Was a neat afternoon.

Rahiri

I work for a company of 9 Staff and there are 7 Pakeha& 2 Sth Africans so every morning I get to work & greet them with ‘Morena or ‘‘Kia Ora ‘ & they reply back with a ‘Tena koutou’ Now how cool is that for non Māori 👍🏼

Lino

Kia Ora My daughter has Te Reo Māori as a subject at her Kura. She is teaching us along the way. Each night this week she created a fun quiz for us to do as a whanau and have totally enjoy it. We’ve learnt lots of new words & sentences. So this week, we’ve been learning, laughing & embracing Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori 2022 as a whanau. Nga Mihi

Mana

I love to Watch whakataa maori Channel and repeat sentences, the haka is also very special to me. I'd like to share posts on Facebook and spread the Aroha that way. KiaOra

Renee

Teena koutou katoa. For te wiki o te reo Maaori we carried on as usual, I think it should be celebrated because it has been 50 years since the petition. . . But due to it being a week of te reo Maaori, we cary the tiikanga of implicating and affirming te reo Maaori into our everyday lives which we continue to do. Our practice of everyday te reo includes -waiata at my ECE centre and kapa haka every Wednesday. -Karakia every morning, waa kai me te poo. - He kai Maaori ko te paraoa paatai. - Ngaa pukapuka Maaori. - Te koorero Maaori ia raa hoki ahakoa kii whea, ko wai hoki. I am an ECE kaiako and there are a few kupu i have been using this week with the tamariki which is -Makawe -Anoo -Oneone -Waewae -Kei whea? Although we are mainstream with a range of diversed cultures, tamariki from the ages of 1-4 years of age develop a strong cognitive development for remembering and understanding different languages! It is best for them to learn as much from this age. Therefore our tamariki respond to the kupu Maaori and pick them up easily. Tooku reo tooku ohooho, tooku reo tooku mapihi maurea.

Rangimarie

Kei te wānanga matou

Fenella

Kei te parakatihi matou mo te ngati whai kapa Haka

Fenella

Kōhanga Reo poi poi te mokopuna

Fenella

Learning more Te Reo everyday and encouraging others to do the same

Ruby

Kia Ora I spent this week teaching my class te reo and reading a number of books :) and supporting my Teacher in her learning journey:)

Charleane

Ka whakatūria e mātou tētahi “Kāmuri Kōrero Māori” - ki te kore koe i kōrero Māori kāore koe e whiwhi i te paku kai, inu rānei ;)

Jacqueline

Photo: Te Pae brings together top artists Troy Kingi, Ria Hall, Kurahapainga Te Ua, Dr. Jeremy Mayall, Horomona Horo and Regan Balzer, to explore the energies within the spaces of Nuku, Rangi and Ātea. Te Pae will take you on a multi-sensory journey through life, interconnectedness, creation, resilience, healing and growth. Video: the opening of Ahi kā which is a stunning audio visual art installation created collaboratively by mana whenua and Pōneke based creatives and cultural practitioners on the waterfront!

Deanne

I took part in a series of online hui to learn more about Te Reo Māori. Learning more about pronunciation, my pepeha, some mihi and karakia. With the aide of a colleague I created signs to put up around the workplace to show the Māori translation for common items and created a sideshow for our customer facing TV, keeping it fresh each day. We then finished off the wiki with a Kahoot!

Jason

I took part in a series of online hui to learn more about Te Reo Māori. Learning more about pronunciation, my pepeha, some mihi and karakia. With the aide of a colleague I created signs to put up around the workplace to show the Māori translation for common items and created a sideshow for our customer facing TV, keeping it fresh each day. We then finished off the wiki with a Kahoot!

Jason

I sang waiata and Maori nursery rhymes to my baby every day

Ana

Our office made our own poi. We chatted, we connected and learnt knew things about each other. We learnt a waiata so that we could use our poi as well. Proud to be Māori.

Emma

Ā short pepeha for my favourite week of the year :)

Rebecca

I bought this book to encourage myself to retain the little bits and pieces I've learnt and keep on going. . .

Lisa

Kia ora, Me and my whānau are attending a kapa haka tribute to te reo maori week in Fielding tomorrow!

Laquesha

I tenei wiki, i tu matou ko toku kura ki runga i te atamira mo te Taiopenga ki roto i a matou rohe ki Tuwharetoa. Engari kaore tera te mutunga, i te wa i reira matou ko au tetehi o nga kaiawhina mo te Taiopenga na te mea kia whakamanuhiri matou i nga kura o Tuwharetoa ia tau ia tau i awhina matou ki nga kaumatua, ki a matou ariki ko Tumu Te Heuheu. I haere au ki wiwi, ki wawa mo te nuinga o te wa na te take i taritari au i nga tangata ki a ratou wahi whakamau kakahu ana. I mahia matou i te maha rawa o nga haka tautoko mo o matou pepi ki nga kohanga o te matapuna, a matou Taiohi, Taitamariki, ma a matou whanaunga hoki ki era atu Kura - a - iwi ki roto i a matou rohe ko Tuwharetoa, ma te kura kaupapa hoki. Engari ko tenei taku mahing mo te wiki nei, he miharo tenei wiki nei ki ahau nei na te whanaungatanga, harikoatanga, manaakitanga, te kotahitanga ki a matou nga uri o Ngati Tuwharetoa.

Anahera

Lorna

Kōrerotia i tō tātou reo ki ngā wāhi katoa, i ngā wā katoa! Kia ūkaipō te reo <3

Kataraina

I celebrated my schools Māori Success Awards last night and won the supreme top Māori female learner and top overall Māori learner, I gave my speech in Te Reo Māori to celebrate our language and acknowledge everyone.

Caroline

Our theatre is just starting it's te Reo journey. Earlier this year we held two Celebrating Matariki concerts and these theatre people wanted to reunite for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Thanks to Dave Dobbyn's release last year it inspired one of our young artists and he got his theatre mates to help him out with backing (his own "Herbs"

Maureen

A beautiful saying for a beautiful whanau and friends

alicia

I tae mātou ko Te Whānau Kōtuku ki Paremata ki te whakanui i ngā rima tekau tau mai te petihana reo Māori.

Gina

Increased the use of Te Reo where I was able to (with my limited Reo I know) in my communication at work and home (and in emails).

Taryn

For Te wiki o te reo māori and the 50th anniversary celebrations, I tuned in to the Live broadcast on Whaakata Māori, of the event at Parliment. I sung along with most waiata, but definitely was louder for Nga Iwi E at Noon.

Aramoana

E tū ana a Te Rangataioho, (he rōpū taiohi e ako ana i te Whanganuitanga me tōna mita), ki te kīnaki i tā rātou mihi ki a Kiritahi Firmin o Kimiora Trust. Nā te Trust i tautoko ā mātou wānanga e whā ki te pūtea. I haere atu a Te Rangataioho ki te ngaki i te māra o te Trust. Nā te reo, nā te mita o Whanganui i kotahi ai mātou. Karawhiua e ngā taiohi tētehi ngeri nā Ruka Broughton matua. Tini whetū ki te rangi, ko Te Rangataioho ki te whenua. Arohatia te reo 😁

Petina

My husband and I with our daughter who performed at Te Kura Tuarua Kapa Haka Nationals. One of my school kapa haka roopu performing to our kura.

Rosina

We designed and created kowhaiwhai patterns.

Rachael

We played games using te reo Maori. This one is 'He Tuna, he Taura. (Tuna and Ropes/Snakes and Ladders)

Rachael

My 4 year old son Loves the Pepeha song by six60 He is so proud of himself here

Jeanette

I am learning about my Whakapapa

Jadine

I went to see the "i will not speak Māori" art installation by Tame Iti

Emma

Me be my best mate went to parliament to celebrate the 50th year since the petition to teach reo in our schools was taken to parliament.

Emma

Kia Ora Ko Caitlin Taku Ingoa Ko Puketapu Te Maunga Ko Waikato Te Awa Ko Ross Toku Whanau

Caitlin

I'm sharing kiiwaha and basic rerenga koorero with my whaanau, friends and roopuu I'm involved in. Weaving te reo Maaori through my mahi/work in emails and while in hui. Attending my weekly te reo Maaori course with our awesome kaiako and ooku hoa mahi through Te Whare Waananga o Te Awanuiaarangi. But also through learning and sharing maatauranga Maaori, attending weekly waananga kaakahu through Turuki Health Centre, mahi Rongoaa Maaori. Ko tōku reo, tōku ohooho; tōku reo, tōku mapihi maurea; tōku reo, tōku whakakai marihi.

Trina

Te rā whakanui i te petihana reo Māori. Te tuku i te koha mai i a mātau te iwi Māori ki te karauna kia mau tonu i tērā hononga piri i whakaritea e ngā pakeke mō te reo e 50 ki muri nei.

Siobhan

I would love to learn more, especially for my kids! I need to get passed the fear that’s holds me back.

Jackie

This year I have had the privilege of being the Kaitataki Wahine o te roopu o Wairua Pūhou. This photo was taken just a few minutes after we had just performed at Otago Polyfest for 2022.

Kaitlyn

I plastered on my fb to challenge others to play along and then I taught and played everyday with my team that I manage…was loads of fun. We also did karakia daily along wit shared kai

Louise

He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust collaborating with Te Puna Aroha to have fun, raise awareness of how important speaking Te Reo Maori freely is.

Pamela-Anne

Kia Ora! I tēnei tautoko o te Wiki o te reo Māori, it was our bright idea as Māori leaders in our kura to share a little bit of te Ao Māori with our peers, and what better way to whakawhanaungatanga than over food! So we decided to make our school some free boil up! The turn out was great, most students didn’t even know what boil up was so it was quite special to share a little bit of my “childhood on the marae” with them!

Mackensie

In our offices (3 in Auckland) we are getting together with staff, learning a karakia and explanation, learning a poi waiata, playing a rakau game and sharing hangi and kai together,

Julie

Ko te whānau o Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki | Auckland Arts Festival i tō mātou Reo Māori moment. Kia kaha tātou ki te kōrero Māori. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Terri

Ahakoa kei te wharekura auraki ahau - ka tautoko tonu tō tātou Reo Rangatira me te mahi mau rākau/kapa haka

Marama

I was lucky enough to take part in a senior school waiata on the North Shore of Auckland at 12pm on the dot.

Jacque

I brought a tee, the tino rangatiratanga signed by Linda Munn.

Emma

In addition to learning a phrase a day led by students from Ngā Kākano Class (Māori Bilingual Unit) at Sunnyvale Primary School, some of our tamariki and kaiako participated in 'pass the poi' around our kura. The video shows 'The journey of the poi'.

Mericia

Ko te rōpu i te pikitia ko Te Whānau Kōtuku ki te kura tuatahi o Paraparaumu. E rua ngā akomanga i te rōpu nei, kotahi akomanga tuākana, kotahi akomanga tēina. E mahi ana ahau i te akomanga tuākana, he kaiāwhina ahau. Mō Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori i tēnei tau, ka haere mātou ki te whakanui petihana, e 50 tau, he mea whakahirahira mō ngā tamariki. I noho ki Paremata mātou, i waiata, i kai, i katakata, i ako hoki mātou. Ko ēnei tamariki, ko te rangatira ō ngā rā kei te heke mai.

Lily

My year two students sang and performed- Utaina Mai na waka to celebrate te wiki o Te Reo Maori… they love the six60 -Pepeha song too.

Shabnam

Whaowhia te kete mātauranga. I kōrero ahau i te reo māori, I ako ahau i kupu hou. e mihi ana ki tōku whānau ki āwhina mai kia kaha te reo māori My most fun and informed Te Wiki o Te Reo yet, can't wait to learn more and more!

Zak

Kei te ākau o whakarauora reo tonu hēoi mā te āta whāngai i ngā mōhiohio reo Māori e pakari ake ai te whānau o Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki. Anei mātou e waiata ngātahi ana mō te wā tuku reo māori me kori tinana mō tā mātou kaupapa e kīa nei ko Move it Mahuru. Move it Mahuru is an in-house kaupapa that aims to encourage our kaimahi to move their tinana.

Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki

Our Kaiako who is studying to be an early childhood teacher, went with the Tamariki to the Hamilton gardens. Here she is explaining her ta moko in relation to what the tamariki are seeing on the whakaro rakau.

Jo

Rimu learnt a new waiata for Tu Wā Tuku Reo Māori 2022 inspired by the waiata that was to be sung on the steps of Parliament. At 12pm, we joined in waiata and here is our video of Ngā iwi e.

Melissa

I learned about Maori beliefs and values.

Melepopua

i want to learn te reo

Aroha

For Te wiki o Te Reo Maori I learnt a Waiata for this week, which my whanau & I will sing this Waiata Tautoko at my Papa 80th year Birthday.

Dayna

Timara

Our staff here at Enable New Zealand Limited were asked 1 day before shooting if they would take part in a short video for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. I gave them their lines and they did an awesome job. they got a Miraka Kirimi bar from Whittakers for taking part. Im really proud of my hoa mahi for taking up the challenge.

Terewai

Whakanuia te reo Maori! We had fun celebrating #MaoriLanguageWeek by learning how to make poi, twirl poi & sing POI E. Kei te mihi to the Maori language leaders that continue to advocate for the original language of this land. Kia kaha te reo Maori. From the U. S. Embassy Wellington and the U. S. Consulate Auckland teams! !

Mike

I hang with family and we started singing karaoke while eating some traditional food from Aotearoa and we had a dance party with some songs to we did start randomally counting in te reo Maori to

aaliyah

This is my Pepeha.

Sione

This is my form class learning a whakataukī.

Rebecca

Marsden school all paused in their lessons to learn the kaikōhau which was new to us, or say a karakia we already knew. The teachers sent some photos and videos to me of this taking place. We had around 200 participants from Preschool up to Year 13.

Sarah

Kia ora. This week my Year 11 Spanish class were looking at a grammar feature using "this", "that", "that one over there". I discussed that we use the same in te reo.

Angeline

For Māori Language week I am working towards learning new Kupu-words daily. Lately I’ve been using new Kupu I’ve learnt in my everyday activities. Whilst speaking to my 7month old son who I practice teaching Color’s numbers animals and asking questions to. These steps have encouraged me to speak Māori more and more. I am looking forward to my son being proud and confident to speak Reo whilst out with me. We are raising a generation of people who stand firm in their identity ❤️

Harmony

Tėnei kőtiro ngākau nui ki tő tātou reo rangatira, te ao māori xo After spending the day in wellington on Wednesday the 14th to celebrate a massive Milestone of 50years and watching Muru her passion shined through even more for our culture x I was lucky enough to have all 5 of my tamariki in here at the same time to be apart of History xo Didn't get a photo of all of them together ❤

Tiffany

Went to Ōtaki tātahi and said karakia then had a Kōrero te reo pākeha about a kaupapa for a pukapuka I’m thinking of making for my kohungahuna paper 💕

Shaylis

Year 9 and 10 classes joined to sing Tuutira mai ngaa iwi

Jordene

Kia Ora

Aine

This is my Pepeha

Amelia

kia ora e te whanau, Ko Mauao te maunga Ko Waiau te awa Ko Mataatua te waka Ko Ngaiterangi te iwi Ko Otawhiwhi te marae Ko Tamaoho to whare tipuna Ko Tauwhao te whare kai Ī tipu au kei waihi Ka noho au me taku whanau ki kirikiriroa inaianei

Bianca

Awsome to have Te Reo been spoken more in the motu, it needs to be every day not just once a year

Helen

This Is my Maori Pepeha

Akia

It is my Pepeha.

Hyrum

This is my Pepeha 2022.

Zion

Toku Pepeha-Fono R10 Sutton Park School 2022

Fono

Selwyn Park Primary School 2022 Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori Roadshow by Te Whānau Mānihera 🙏🏾✨

Sharneece

created a wall display celebrating the 50th anniversary of Te Reo Māori

cindy-rose

Mission Heights Junior College commemorated Te Petihana #reomoment through their school haka.

Marilyn

Thank you to all of the people from 50 years ago who put forward the petition. I am really grateful for all that you have done and right now I get to enjoy the language so it's not on the verge of extinction. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Ella

Made ourselves a hangi, am teaching my daughter's a little mihi.

Shana

Just a video of how myself and our mahi team have been sharing our Te reo knowledge and helping each other with incorporating māori language into our workplace.

James

I have been learning some new whakatauki and karakia to use when needed

Tiakina

Te wiki to te two Māori week is about learning and engaging into te reo Māori activities or learning a bit or Māori or even just speaking some Māori te reo it is special to me because I love learning about me culture and learning new words and using them in my everyday life

Ella

Celebrated the blessing of the Hana Te Hemara mural blessing ❤️

Tyrese

My class went to Te Whare Taonga to perform waiata.

Mariana

It's me

Niki

Spending my Wednesday evenings learning Te Reo with a fabulous bunch of educators and supporters through Te Atarangi. Wonderful supportive kaiako and kaiawhina. Scary but so rewarding x

Deb

I am an up and coming kaitito-waiata, i filmed a music video in honour of our Tīpuna for my waiata called “Ki Te Āo Mārama” Dedicated to my Kuia, which will be released early October

Vanessa

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Whanui pae toru performing a waiata after atteneding pūrakau session at Te Papa Tongarewa

Sarah

I try use Maori everyday in part of trying to become fluent but this week I asked for Kawhe and how many huka I want in it. I use full sentences and then translate for people who may not understand

Kayla

Whakapiki tōku reo Māori kia rere pai ai ia rā.

Ari

I te wāhi mahi, i kōrero Māori ki aku hoamahi, ā, i tuhi īmera i roto i te reo Māori.

Kiri

Introduce yoga waiata - hā ki roto, hā ki waho…. . at ECE kohungahunga

Leah

I’ve been taking a Te Reo Māori class and felt confident enough this year to bring it into my workplace more. I taught my coworker a little of what I’ve learned and we challenged our members use greetings in Te Reo Māori. It’s been neat seeing people try a bit more and other enlighten us with corrections, new words and phrases.

Laura

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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2022

I’ve been taking a Te Reo Māori class and felt confident enough this year to bring it into my workplace more. I taught my coworker a little of what I’ve learned and we challenged our members use greetings in Te Reo Māori. It’s been neat seeing people try a bit more and other enlighten us with corrections, new words and phrases.