Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2024

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Ka kōrero au waiata hoki ki aku mokopuna. I tautoko au i nga pākihi Māori anake.

Manawa

I teach English to Refugees and migrants. Every year, when we celebrate Te Wiki O Te Red Maori, we learn the greetings and practice the common words in Maori. We also learnt the counting in Maori.

Indu

I teach free sewing classes around South Auckland . For te wiki o te reo māori, in my sewing classes I taught, those that wished to learn, how to make poi , and anything else that can be sewn, with a māori whakaaro.

Heather

For the past 40 years in my organisation Network Waitangi Otautahi we have offered learning opportunities on-line and kanohi ki te kanohi to assist people and organisations to understand Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the framework for the future for us all . In Maori Language week I led a 2day course open to members of the public.

Katherine

Te wiki o te reo maori is a great language I did a project at school for the wiki o the reo maori.

Tawhiri

I made the commitment and signed up for another term to learn te Reo Māori😃

Karin

Our campus celebrated by learning key words that our students and staff use daily!

Sonia

By greeting our customers with 'Morena' and leaving them with 'Pai to rā' (Have a good day) I always do but Maori Language Week feels sooo special! Having customers greet back in te reo is even more special aswell. But because we missed out on the beautiful kākahu we had to improvise having Maori items on display so made a Maori Book Display at checkouts! Tino Pai 🙌

Celia

Even though we are a Māori whanau that lives overseas, we started to learn Te Reo last year. I try to inject kupu wherever I can during the day. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2024 was a week to reaffirm our commitment to keeping our cultural identity alive for the next generation. Ka mau te wehi!

Duane

Tēnā koutou 🌿 Our kura had the honor of hosting the remarkable Dr Hinemoa Elder for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Signed pukapuka Aroha, Waitohu and Wawata as gifts. Tino pai tō mātou wā

Dannilla

Ngā mihi nui to our Kōrero Mai rōpū for coming together to celebrate Wiki o Te Reo Māori with a shared lunch at Te Tūhunga Rau! A beautiful gathering filled with kōrero, laughter, waiata, and kai as we continue our journey to strengthen our connection to Te Reo Māori and each other. Kei te tino harikoa mātou ki te ako tahi i te reo me ngā tikanga o tēnei taonga. #WikiTeReoMāori #Kotahitanga #Manaakitanga #Mātauranga

Manu

Me and my daughter Alyssa went to doubtful sound, deep cove camp and she had a go at the He Honore challenge at the tail race by Helena falls

Jacinta

I used te reo more often and taught others as well.

Ali

I wore māori Kakahu everyday. Karakia everyday & made an effort to learn a new one. We had waiata practice for our kapa haka comp to celebrate kotahitanga for the kaupapa māori orgs in Te mātau a Māui. Im learning a new technique to create my Tukutuku panel 'Tumatakahuki'

Kym

We are always celebrating te reo Māori in our whare, but especially made big effort throughout te wiki o te reo Māori by watching and keeping whakatā Māori on listening to tōku reo and ōpaki, me te kōrero I roto i te reo Māori i a rā, i a rā! Kia kaha te reo Māori, AKE, Ake, Ake! ! !

Merepeka

Painted a mat at mums group this week to help teach my hoha tamariki to wipe their sand off their feet. Will it work? Who knows 😂

Charley

Song Maori song with kids

Aroha

Used Te Reo when posting a kitesurfing session into the Woo app for Woo Worlds 2024. There is no kupu for kitesurfing in Te Aka but a bilingual sports broadcaster I know suggested rere ngaru so I’m using that.

Kim

During our kaitahi event on Friday, we presented a number of our kaimahi with Reo Maori coffee mugs to acknowledge people who had participated enthusiastically, supported and encouraged others in their use of Te Reo Maori, or stepped firmly outside of their comfort zone and gave it a go.

Ebony

The tohutoa for the Reo Maori moment wero was awarded to the Tokoroa Library team, who will be the kaitiaki until Te Wiki o te Reo Maori 2025.

Ebony

We unveiled a tohutoa to bestow on the team who wins the Reo Maori moment wero.

Ebony

I’m currently on a cultural exchange in France, where I shared my pepeha, one of my favourite waiata (Taukaea aroha), and a video of my school’s kapa haka performance with my host family. Although I’m not Māori, I really wanted to them to know about Māori culture and te reo o te whenua o Aotearoa. They loved and really appreciated te reo Māori and were amazed by the performances, saying ‘ils vivent leur culture, c’est très impressionnant’ (the way they live the culture is powerful).

Tessa

kei te kōrero Māori au i te whare. We practiced pukana for fun!

Zixin

At Taitā Central School celebrated the week by getting into our Buddy Classes and each day we rotated classes. We did Rakau, Raranga and Mahi Toi in each of the classes. Our Akomanga Māori class were meant to go to the hikoi in Wellington but due to the weather it was cancelled so instead we had a school parade around our quad area. To end the week we had a whole school shared kai afternoon.

Merehana

I tērā wiki 🥳 We celebrated Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with a special flag ceremony, a moving Māori Language Moment, and lunchtimes filled with kōrero, waiata, and fun kēmu. Our Kapa Haka also proudly represented our kura at the Mahuru Festival. Kia kaha te reo Māori. Ake, ake, ake. 💜

Shanice

kei te kōrero Māori au i te whare. We practiced pukana for fun!

Zixin

Spoke Te Reo Māori to my 9 year old. Conversations

Aroha

136 Fanshawe street celebrated Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with a kapa haka performance from our talented performers from Tower Insurance, 2 Degrees and Fidelity life!

Dylan

I taught my cousins our Kāi Tahu karakia and haka <3

Rachel

I joined our new kapa haka group here in my residential treatment, and learnt new waiata, and games thoroughly enjoyed, , encouraged my peers to do so. also, , we shared some basic kupu with peers to use around the whare which they embraced and are using them regularly, , and I learnt my pepeha as I didn't know it all on both sides was absolutely enjoyable and great for the wairua. . . Loved been apart of te wiki o te reo maori

Tia

Kia Ora This is the quality Board based at Ward 14 Whangarei Hospital. We are a diverse team with staff from all over the world. We try to work together to raise awareness of Te Wiki O te Reo Maori. The staff are all asked to complete a form with two questions; Ingoa: Ko toku tino kupu Maori/My favorite Maori word:

kristie

I celebrated te wiki o te reo maori by learning new waiata, reading books in te reo maori with my whanau and learning my pepeha, we also made a hangi and maori bread it was reka

Rose

I tērā Rātū me Rāhoroi, i haere au ki te wananga o Aotearoa ki ako te reo. He kaiako ahau, I korero ahau ki ōku hoa, me ōku tauira.

Bernadette

I am on my Te Reo journey and practiced greetings and farewells vocally and in emails

Pari

We had a hangi for our maori week with steam pudding and fry bread

Shaquia

I started my Te Reo Māori journey by enrolling in a Te Wānanga o Aotearoa course. It is fantastic.

Wendy

Started my week with an audio book titled "Māori made easy" by Scotty Morrison followed by listening to this ataahua waiata.

Jade

Kia ora we learned some words and short phrases and had a shared kai to celebrate

Cara

Just one of the ways we celebrated at work to get everyone involved. Match the item to the word, take a photo as proof and you were rewarded with a chocolate.

Barb

We made pledges about how we would participate in TWOTRM 2024

Kararaina

I always start my day in prayer in maori and bedtime. Etehi wa ka karakia te inoi; E to matou. . . . . Tino rawe te reo maori, he rongoa pai mo taku tinana. Kia kaha e hoa ma. Ka hoki au ki te panui taku Paipera Tapu. Kia pai o koutou ra.

Mahingarangi Mahia

Our office waiata group 'Manawareia' taught the wider office the waiata 'Pāpaki Tū Ana' which is an important waiata and story that is about the links between Tainui and Tauranga Moana.

Kararaina

Had a family get together round the bonfire, Had boilup & Hangis & Sang waiatas

Aroha

Me and my five babies have been using our Māori kupu as much as we can. We are all used to saying morning but made sure we changed that to either Mōrena or Ata marie. It has been good practice for my babies as well just getting into the habit of using Māori kupu as much as possible. We've really enjoyed it. Everyday should be spent as such.

Sam

I read a few verses from my Maori Bible/ Paipera Tapu. When i wake up and bed time. .

Mahingarangi Mahia

Had a family get together round the bonfire, Had boilup & Hangis & Sang waiatas

Aroha

At Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, we had a wonderful time celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with a week filled with fun and learning. Each day, we shared a Kupu o te Rā (word of the day) to encourage everyone to use te reo Māori around the office. During our staff hui, we enjoyed kēmu reo (language games), karakia (prayers), and waiata (songs), which brought us together and allowed us to connect through te reo. A highlight for many was the Wharewhare (bingo) session, where we all had a great time learning and playing together. The highlight of the week was our poi making workshop, where everyone got creative making their own poi, followed by a short performance. We then shared a delicious hāngī lunch and were treated to an incredible performance from the Te Pā o Rākaihautū kapa haka group. It was truly tumeke (amazing) to watch their powerful waiata and haka. Overall, it was a fantastic week that brought us closer as a team and strengthened our commitment to te reo Māori. We’re already looking forward to continuing this journey next year. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

Fiona

I am blessed to be a Pākeha working within a large organisation within Te Ao Maori. I have been able to utilise my learning of Reo at Level 4 and Tikanga at Level 3 daily in the workplace. From leading morning karakia for our office to contributing and participation in Pōwhiri, I have used every opportunity to ask and respond to others in Reo. I have also been researching the deeper meaning of kupu to better understand the origin and intended use of the kupu.

Paul

We organised a online waiata session with several of our English language classes across the motu. The learners come from a range of countries including Myanmar, Afghanistan, Colombia, Thailand, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vietnam, China, India, Syria, Pakistan and many more!

English Language Partners

Year 0 children singing 'E Toru Nga Mea'

Ann

I whakatūwherahia te wiki reo rangatira i te hui ā kura, i karakiatahi, i waiatahia, i kōrerotia te reo Māori (850+ 5 - 13yr olds). I te wiki, i mahia ngā nekehanga Māori me ngā tākaro. I haere te Rōpū kapa haka ki ētahi wāhi, ā i tae mai hoki te Rōpū Haka nei o Te Pūtahi Māori o Manurewa hei whakanui ngātahi ai tō tātou reo rangatira. Nā ētahi akomanga i haere ki te Whare Pukapuka o Waimaahia mō tētahi pakiwaitara reo, reorua hoki - mō te reo, ko te reo te tino take.

Angela

Kia whakaako ngā waiata, i roto i te kura tuatahi, he tika te toiere 👌

Tania

Lisa

i watched my daughters school do kapa haka perfromance

kararaina

To celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori at work, our amazing akuhoa mahi aka Troy the GOAT helped us partner up with Te Taura Whiri to launch some of our amazing kākahu in-stores! They flew off the shelves so fast that I think we need a restock ASAP so I can get my hands on one! ! ! To celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori at home, my family and I had our own hui, I ran a family Reo quiz using our companies very own kupu card set (created by me! ) and gave the kupu card set away to the winner. We ended the night off singing Māori waiata and sharing some Mean Māori Mean kai.

Saige

We had morning karakia and waiata session each day, practised some basis phrases with each other, shared kai on Thursday with a chance to share our pepeha.

Veronique

I made sure to incorporate Reo Māori in as much of my speaking.

Tangaroa

I work in a maori owned and operated business being the only pakeha. I love the maori culture and language and learnt key greeting phrases and everyday sayings in te reo maori and signed up to a tikanga course

Aimee-Leigh

Preformed at Tuhono festival in Christchurch, Taught the rangatahi from my school and got to influence people through Kapa Haka and speaking Te Reo Maori

Bri

shared greetings, kupu, whakatauki & whakatauaki, videos explanations of Maoritanga

Demetrius

It is my partners birthday on Monday and over the weekend I went to a cake making and decorating class. The class was all in korero Pakeha, unfortunately I left the recipe behind at class but the recipe was written in Te Reo. The keke pictured above was the cake I made for him and decorated. There were five wahine in the class.

Aroha

We went to see Nga Rorirori at Te Pou Theatre in Henderson.

Andrea

Our whole school participated in Te Wiki o te Reo - karakia, waiata, quiz, tuakana - teina activities, kapa haka presentation and ex pupils' messages of how they have incorporated Te Reo in their lives and careers. This coming Thursday we are celebrating a Mihi Maori and have invited our whanau to join us. The video posted is our Year 0 class singing 'E Toru Nga Mea' and ending with the Sign of the Cross.

Ann

We celebrated te wiki o te reo māori by baking paraoa parai!

Caitlin

With my tamariki, we started every morning by saying our kura karakia and completed our calendar (ko te aha tenei ra? Ko te aha tenei marama? Ko te aha tenei kaupeka). We also did our karakia for kai everday. We learnt some basic kupu, each day was a different focus and completed some activities. The picture is of my new display in my classroom. I have only been in Aotearoa for just under 2 years and really tried to immerse myself in the Māori culture and language this year, which I feel like I have started to do.

Samantha

I tried to get as many hoa mahi me whānau members involved with kākahu. Then as many tamariki at kura involved with pānui, waiata, kupu, movies and a wonderful assembly. Some staff got certificates for achievements in their māori ako (coincidentally) and the whole kura did a haka for them 🥰

Katherine

Mā te kōrero i ngā wā katoa. Ko au tētahi o ngā Kaiāwhina ki taku Kōhanga, ko au hoki te kaitiaki o te reo nā reira, mā te whakaako ki ngā mokopuna, te reanga o nāianei, Kia ora ai te reo!

Hui

I texted a client a message all in Te Reo

Wendy-Mae

We learnt a rakau game in class and have sung the waiata with it all week. We will continue this long after the week has finished.

James

Te Kura Takawaenga o Wainuiomata

Mereana

Colonisation took my reo, my mana, my culture - It's time to take our mana back through learning te reo Māori. I've been ignorant to that fact all my life. I have never really had the desire to learn my mother tongue until today. I'm not sure why? It's like a lightbulb came on in my head. I was born and raised in Auckland and went to school in a multicultural climate. I didn't know anyone who spoke the Reo except my Nan, but she only spoke it to my mum, who would answer back in English. I now live in Te Urewera among the Tuhoe people who speak Te Reo fluently and it's so beautiful to hear the words flowing out of them, especially the tamariki. I was privileged to sit in with a group of wahine toa today out at Ruatoki. The conversation was mostly in Te Reo Māori and although I don't speak it, I was surprised that I was able to understand enough to contribute my "20c" into the conversation. It motivated me or contributed to my lightbulb moment. When I arrived at work, I checked my emails and come across this email and decided to join. I have printed out the resources and will take them home to learn them. Small beginnings but hey. . . beginning is the journey started! Thank you all . . . let's get our mana back. Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori! Ake Ake Ake. . . A Forever Language

Michal

Here at Te Kura Hapori o Te Pou Hōia | Freyberg Community School we celebrated throughout the week culminating with a special whole school performance of 'Kōrero Māori E' in our school hall! Tauira from across our kura created a video sharing their ideas about why te reo Māori is a treasure to cherish, protect and nurture - AKE AKE AKE!

Matt

A Lego Cooperative Construction was a great way for Mataī class to share our learning about our marae visit. Look carefully and you can see the tangata whenua welcoming the manuhiri with a pōwhiri, the wharenui and the wharekai, as well as the hangi pit with all the delicious kai.

Trish

Use te reo Māori as part of my every day conversation with both speakers and non speakers of te reo.

Aditi

Kua pai te wiki o te Reo Māori ki te kura o Waharino. Ko te kaupapa i tēnei tau ko “te Ake Ake Ake” A Forever Language. Hei tautoko I te kaupapa, Ia rā I ako ia whare o te kura I te Reo Māori me ngā waiata hou. Ko tēnei te wiki i whakarauora i te Reo Māori me ngā waiata Māori. I mutu ai te wiki ki te Hui a kura. I tū ia akomanga ki te whakaarihia i ngā akomanga i ako i tēnei wiki. “Ka mau te wehi! ” Kōrerotia te reo We have had an awesome week celebrating “Te wiki o te reo Māori Ake ake ake. ” We korero Māori in all our akomanga every day. This week was an opportunity to lift our kupu, waiata, korero and add to our kete of knowledge. Our tamariki have expressed themselves through creative arts, takaro ki waho, our first Manu korero competition, mahi māra, Mōrehu Tuakana coming to each syndicate teaching. We ended our week with a celebration of Mihi Whakatau together show casing our Ako from the week. Korero Māori ake ake ake

Teresa

Both spin classes this week, all the waiata where in reo or by Maori artist and I spoke as much reo as I knew/could. Also used more reo in my emails and answering the phone at mahi.

Tessa

Kua timata mātou ko whanau i tenei wiki e mātakitaki ana i ngā kapahaka! E poho kererū au āku tāma mo te mihi ki ngooku kiingitanga me ngā tautoko i tona tuākana mo te whakamātau! ! Ake, ake, ake! Mauri ora!

Carmen

Shared waiata and korero on social media

Suzanne

I am using short phrases, learning new karakia and singing waiata more to weave and celebrate te reo in my daily life. Aroha mai Aroha Atu

Aleksandra

Ka whakanui mātou ko Whānau Ora Social Services ki Kokiri Marae tō tātou kauapapa whakahirahira itēneirā. A, ko te reo Māori mō Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori. Ka kōrero mātou ki ngā karakia, ka ako mātou ki ngā rākau nō Te Ataarangi. ka waiata mātou. Ka kaitahi. Ka takaro mātou ki ētahi kemu Māori. He rā tino ataahua🥰

Tina

Kia kaha te reo Māori! Learning the reo is one of the best things I've ever done.

Bobby

The WSP Ōtepoti (Dunedin) office celebrated te wiki o te reo Māori throughout the week with an informal Pepeha Q&A drop in session, a Kahoot Quiz featuring te reo and te ao Māori, and a special moment today with karakia and kai (hāngī! ) shared together. Kā pai to the WSP Ōtepoti Māori Runaka - Matua Mike, Connor, & João, and our awesome leadership for their support.

Lisa

Kai mahi across our organisation participated in a Reo Maori moment wero. This is the team from our whare pukapuka in Tokoroa.

Ebony

Storytimes were delivered in Te Reo Maori at our libraries this week.

Ebony

Emails went out each day with some kupu that pertain to the day to day mahi of our organisation, and a range of mini wero, where kaimahi were encouraged to update their signatures to include their job titles in Te Reo, and use many of the kupu posted all around our whare.

Ebony

We started our week with Monday morning karakia and waiata.

Ebony

We were proud to host Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Hiringa at both our whare pukapuka, and our whare kaunihera to kick off Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori.

Ebony

Our kura had a whole week of celebrations randing from traditional Māori games, waiata and kanikani. The highlight was definitely JumpJam and the 'pukana cam'! Such a great week! Ake ake ake! ! !

Zoe

Our Mayor, Gary Petley and Manukura Susan Law unveiled the new images for our ruma hui at te whare o te kaunihera a rohe o Waikato ki te Tonga. We undertook to rename our ruma hui in 2023, to provide them with ingoa that had more meaning and mana. These manu were created for the organisation by Jade Cortesi and we were proud to be able to unveil and bless these during Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori.

Ebony

At school we did the Ao haka and created games. We did workshops to teach students about Te Reo and what Ake Ake Ake means

Georgia

We took some of our senior Years 4-6 tamariki to perform at the first Mahuru Festival. This festival was another way of celebrating te reo Māori. Kei te tino poho kererū a mātou. Miharo rawe rawa atu tamariki.

Liz

Tēnā koutou katoa, Te kapa haka rōpu o te Kura o Tūpaki haka ki a mātua o a mātou tuaira i Taite o tēnei wiki. Ngā mihi nui ki te Kura Kōaka mo te tuku i a mātou ki te whakamahi i to rātou wharenui. Our kapa haka group performed for the parents of our students. Many thanks to Hoon Hay School for letting us use their hall. We performed our school waiata (Whai Hua Tātou), E Tu Kahikatea, A Te Tarakihi, Puria Nei, and Toia Mai te Waka Nei, finishing with the hakas Toia Mai and Tahu Potiki. We all had a fantastic time celebrating Te Reo Māori! Kia ora koutou, ma Te Atua koutou e manaaki!

Nick

kia ora koutou! during this year's Te Wiki o te Reo Māori we learned greetings and phrases. We also looked at Te Papa's guide to Te Reo for Agile. We learned the words for numbers, colors, and shapes - and played the Tākaro! card game. Ngā mihi nui

Hemi

Learnt some new words, used Karakia as a team to open and close a meeting and posted everyday on Instagram

Hilary

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Te Wiki 2024

Learnt some new words, used Karakia as a team to open and close a meeting and posted everyday on Instagram