Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2024

Share what you did to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2024. Kia kaha te reo Māori!

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Kōrero Māori, waiata Māori. Ko te reo Māori, te reo oranga.

Ngaio

For Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori I am co-hosting a talent quest at mahi with acts using Te Reo Māori. We are then having a shared kai speaking as much Te Reo Māori as we can.

Coral
Kwick

We performed. kapahaka. at work.

Aroha

I whakaako au i tētahi waiata hou ki ōku hoamahi!

Manaia

Kia ora , kia kaha te rei māori. To celebrate this beautiful language everyday i have just enrolled my self in te ara reo māori at Te wānanga p aotearoa. Ka kite

Gagan

We did a hikōi!

Ari

Learning a new phrase in reo maori everyday & incorporating what we know . Always say our karakia before our kai

Adya

but think about 83 kids with tino rangatira flag colors in your town its cool we did it at school

elayna

Continued with my Papa Reo journey through Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, learned how to say how I REALLY feel (hōhā, ngenge etc. haha), and met with friends for a kaputī and kōrero <3

Aria

I am celebrating by doing daily challenges to increase my te reo knowledge and using a different (new) phrase daily.

Andrea

I am learning te Reo Māori. On Monday in honour of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori I woke up and did a Karakia blessing all with peace - Aio ki te Rangi. Sang a Waiata - E toru ngā mea. Started our Chapter meeting with the same morning Karakia, translated to English as well so all could understand.

Aroha

I listen 🎧 to my favourite waiata 🎶 & I play takaro Māori online & eat my favourite kai Māori with whānau & friends!

Jarnah

Just finished singing beautiful waiata, it is my eldest twin mokopuna 33rd birthday today, however we lost one last year in a motorcycle accident

Sandra

I helped my work mates with their quiz. It helped start a conversation with them about Te Reo. First time, big step forward

Jade
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judith

Learning new kupu and trying to expand my karakia.

Michelle

We are saying a new Karakia before dinner and then talking about the meaning during dinner.

Jade

I increased my reo vocabulary by learning 10 new Māori kupu during Te wiki o te reo Māori.

Marlene

I will embrace our beautiful language by purchasing our Te Taura Whiri merch on line, and wearing it proudly. Ake Ake Ake Our forever language.

Koa
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I was already on my own personal journey learning my lineage, my whakapapa, my people and as this challenge came up it felt fitting to start a contemporary korowai. One that I can weave my korero of the past, future and present into. This shall too become a beautiful addition of my life, my family for many generations to come just like te reo maori will be spoken and shared freely with love and understanding.

Jacinta

I mahi tahi ko mātou ko ōku hoamahi ki te hanga i tētahi tūtira o tino waiata Māori.

Penelope

In my classroom we created art for our school whakataukī.

Kirsten

We will be singing waiata, arts and craft, myths and legends, cooking kai and learning new words

Violet

Made a conscious effort to incorporate more Te Reo into my week verbally and literally.

Rachel

I started te reo Māori tahi course at te Noho Kotahitanga Marae at Unitec and completed it yesterday. With some trepidation I am going to enrol to te reo Māori rua. It was a wonderful experience with amazing kaiako and participants. Recommending it to everybody.

Ksenija

At my school, we had a competition for the best karakia recital and the best form class wins a huge pizza lunch! There was also a Poster comp for Te Wiki o Te Maori awareness. And, every lunchtime we have a scavenger hunt and whoever wins gets a chocolate bar. We sure have a jam-packed week for Te Wiki o to Maori!

Kahlil

I haere ahau ki te retireti. I mihi ahau ki te katoa I roto i te reo Māori. I also shared my story of where I am from. No Ōrākau ahau. And the significance of this whenua. I don’t seem to make a lot of progress with te reo Māori But I always pronounce all Kupu correctly.

Sue

i ate kumara and a pie with chips inside

josh

I had some Kai with my fano whanau.

Emmanuel

I celebrated with my school by playing games in the whare with my classmates.

Cameron

I ate some kai with the whanau

Jack

Ko te reo Maori te reo taketake me te puna o to tatou tikanga me whakaute me te whakanui i o tatou timatanga

Jack

Honoured my ancestry

Hua

Kòrerorero te Reo I a wà I a rà I Haere àhau ki te Whare Pukapuka l, I mahia tukutuku I manaaki te Reo i àwhina wètahi ki te te tuhituhi, ki te te korerorero tò ràtou mihi hoki.

Allen

Using Kia Ora instead of Hi as many as possible, swapping Best Regards to Nga mihi on email signature

Aditi

I taught my class some te reo Māori words that were relevant to what we were doing!

Lucy

I have recently moved to Australia from Aotearoa and so to keep te reo alive for me I introduced a word of the day in my office for my Australia colleagues :)

Natalia

Kia Kaha Aotearoa Ash

Aashish

My Year 3/4 class room have been using more Te Reo Maori this week. We have been learning about classroom words and about the weather. We have also included Maori ideas into our Art.

Thomas

Practicing using reo through the house hold and in daily life.

Apera

I dressed up for school dress up day and I had a hangi with my whanau

Aroha

Here at TAPAC, we are practicing how to order and serve kawhe and other inu in te reo!

Briana

Sang a waiata

Izzy

Me and my friends sang the Maori Alphabet Song and Ma is White

Olivia

sang waiata

Abbey

I always look forward to this time of the year. It's a time to continue sharing what I love about the language and engaging Kaimahi by supporting them and encouraging them to learn but more importantly, to speak our reo. I run week long 15min information sessions and break it down for my team and we love quizzes so I always end with a quiz or Kahoot to bring everything together to consolidate the learning

Manawa

I carried out a new karakia, continued to speak & sing in reo Maaori and email in reo Maaori, I sent an email to a whanaunga fully in te reo Maaori as we can both understand each other, I hope to do more during the week also.

Hautai

the whole school sung some waiita, also i had a morning feast with my whanau

ashton

We practiced using our Maori greetings at work, and I helped my daughter's make a video of celebrating their favourite Maori word, Kai, Waiata, Pukana, and game for school.

Lisa

We are doing a Maori Place Names Kahoot Quiz in our Digital Skills for Seniors class!

Megan

Our class sang and danced. We visited and talked about our waharoa and the significance of all the symbols. We learnt new kupu and practised asking and answering questions.

Hester

I will be learning a new waiata and karakia this week to celebrate! I am also encouraging my Year 8 class to greet every teacher with a Māori greeting and farewell.

Oliver

Kia ora e te whānau, we start and finish our day with karakia and a whakatauki from Hionemoa Elder's pukapuka. We will speak as much re reo as possible. Karawhuia e hoa mā! ! !

Andrea
Anne

At the moment we are preparing each whanau class with a waiata of their choice. They will need to make them selves familiar with the waiata, sing and also actions to it. We will be putting out phrases so teachers can use these in the classroom with all Rangatahi

Tina

Went down to the Waikato river to be one with the whenua

Amyra

I work in an office for a farm feed company. I sent an email out with a game of 'match the kupu' with kupu pāmu (farm words) to be matched with their english translation. I bought a couple of the the kāri ako reo Māori (te reo Māori flashcards) from the Warehouse, and some rare (lollies) as the prizes :)

Elena

Signed up to te reo classes at Unitec, starting October ♥️ Looking forward to reconnecting with the language of my tipuna.

Heather

I’m English and moved to Aotearoa over ten years ago. I started Te Reo Māori at EIT and learnt karakia, my mihi, whakapapa with my class of 12! I chose to do this as I felt disconnected from my community and wanted to understand Māori on a deeper level. I knew very little kupu that I did not feel confident to use. I encouraged my best friends one who is Māori and one from Canada to join me on this course. Our teacher is incredibly kind, patient and compassionate which has made this journey feel all the more accessible. It’s been challenging but I feel so much more connected to Aotearoa already. I have a deeper reverence for the land, the Māori communities. The language is beautiful and full of aroha and mana.

Li

Sang waiata at Church

Asa

Challenged all my students to greet their other teachers in the Kura using te reo Māori in the hope that those non-Māori teachers will reply in like manner.

Tony

This week, our family had the pleasure of celebrating Te Reo Māori Week, and it was an experience full of learning and connection. We started by immersing ourselves in Māori language resources, practicing basic phrases, and understanding the cultural significance behind them. We also participated in traditional Māori activities, like kapa haka performances and cooking Māori dishes. Each day was an opportunity to engage with the language and culture more deeply, and it was heartwarming to see everyone in the family excited and involved. Te Reo Māori Week has not only helped us gain a greater appreciation for Māori heritage but also strengthened our family's bond as we explored and embraced new traditions together. It was a meaningful reminder of the importance of preserving and celebrating our diverse cultural roots.

Fahren

I embodied the mana that my ancestors instilled in me, to speak a little Maori this week hehehe

Isaac

As a volunteer Girl Guide leader, I always ensure we’re using basic Te Reo for the girls to learn what different items and introductions are! We even took time to learn the Girl Guide saying in Te Reo. It’s not a lot, but it’s a start at a very, very young age to get the younger generation involved in keeping this beautiful language alive! !

Juniper

learning te Red Māori to teach my pēpi in the future. She is 5 months old Māori/Vietnamese pēpi.

Tuyen

Children to draw their own interpretation of the Wharenui. Tomorrow poi and rakau making

Alafale

In our Te reo wananga, we are learning how to use these Ngā Tohutohu, to enhance our skills and increase proficiency. The more you practise the more adept you'll become at understanding and executing the Ngā Tohutohu.

Alex Matilda

Committed to normalising Te Reo Māori, speak it everyday. Never stop learning

Wendy
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Taught this waiata to my classes.

Taylor

I sang the Karakia with my class and we sang the Maori national anthem in our assembly.

Krystal

My organisation has put a wero out to the departments to designate a Maori zone. Our room speaks only te reo between 9 to 10am every day and need to come up with 5 sentences using the daily kiwaha we are emailed. I apologise for using your logo on our door sign - my 3 work-mates mean business! Mauri ora

Te Ao

Visited Kereru Marae today. Cool seeing the Kereru feeding.

Peter James

I updated my profile pic and email signature

Megan

Our whānau learned the waiata “Pepehā” on ukule

Megan

I have committed to greeting everyone I meet, everyday in Te Reo Māori. I am also learning my Kupu for colours and teaching my preschool mokopuna the song Ma is White.

Trish

Learning the months of the year in maori and using them everyday

Luxmii

Have been doing the Tōku Reo internet course for some years, 5 days a week. Such fun!

Karl

I work in govt and have moved to a new office where no-one speaks te reo so I called my friends up in the other offices around the motu into a teams hui so I can kōrero Māori

Trevor

We will be going the haka record on the 29th sep

Nelly

We have focused our homeschooling on Te Reo Maori this week - reading "Atua" by Gavin Bishop, learning/writing our pepeha, listening to waiata in Te Reo and learning our numbers!

Hannah

At mahi we made putiputi today and have different activities planned each day including sharing a hangi, Miri Miri and more. At home my tamariki are performing in our local Kapahaka competition and we are all trying to kōrero māori each day. 🥰

Raina

Went the tu mia festival and another kapa haka performance

Cheryl

I mataki mātou ko tōku akomanga i te kiriata Encanto Reo Māori. Te mīharo hoki! !

Tahi

For Te Wiki O Te Reo Maaori my whaanau celebrated with REKA Tuupuna kai, Kina, Tio, Smoked Kahawai with some raw fish and fried bread. I appreciated spending the time with my whanau as we celebrate our Reo Maaori and treasure it and utilise the Reo in our day to day lives.

Anahera

Kia ora koutou To celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori we shared badges with our team and distributed the "get started" cards.

Kaia

teaching a range of topics, kupu and waiata to our kindergarten tamariki this week

Jess

Hi my name is timara Tewhaiti

Timara

I did my Manavation homework and shared it with my family.

Aroha

As a work place we are taking turns writing a whakatauki for the day

Ari

Nau mai, haere mai at The Sebel Auckland Manukau we have activations all over the hotel; posters with words and phrases, a Kupu o Te Ra on our internal staff facebook page, a marae visit and our chefs having a go at making Parāoa Parai for one of our staff lunches this week. On behalf of our team who represent nations from all over the world, kia kaha Te Reo Maori!

Jules

Learning the anatomical names in te reo for my hospital placement!

Codi

In my mahi and home I used as much Te Reo Māori as possible. Sharing and learning on the way.

Anna

Share Te Reo within my workspace in Australia!

Darcy

We learnt some Maori names of Animals and also colours within our organization @ Westpac NZ. I challenged everyone to come to me to pronounce these animals and also colours in Maori along with the sounds for extra points. We also are learning general phrases

Anthony

@mahi sporting the hoodie

Donna
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Ake Ake Ake – A Forever Language Today marks the beginning of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) 2024, and what better way to celebrate than to hiki te haki (raise the flag) in honour of Te Reo Rangatira (the language of chiefs) and our beautiful culture! Mā te Reo e tū kaha ai tātou! (Through language, we are made strong! ) #TeWikiOteReoMāori #HikiTeHaki #akeakeake#KiaKahaTeReoMāori

Danielle

upoko game with the rest of the class.

James

We play the game upoko hiku as a class every day.

Preesha

Playing upoko hiku ranei with my class mates each day of the week

Lacey