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We invited all of Aotearoa and further to stop what they’re doing and celebrate te reo Māori at 12pm, on 14 September.

This marked the very moment the Māori Language Petition was presented to Parliament in 1972, on the first Māori Language Day. Three years later, it became what we now know as Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

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Why we learn te reo Māori | Why we learn te reo Māori

This is a protest piece dedicated to nga tamatoa

Patena

Introducing ourselves with our pepeha.

Kiri

Tēnā koutou e hoa mai! Ia rā ka kōrero iti ai au i te reo Māori. Mā te takitaki ka maumahara ahau i ngā kupu. Mā te mahi ka whakapai ake ahau. He taonga te reo Māori!

Jean

We will make a Centre wide contribution to the Maori Moment by having all classes sing a waiata together on the specified time.

Gladys

He kaitakaro au o te kemu ko geocaching. No reira i te wa o te wiki o Te Reo Māori, ka tuhituhingia ngā mauhanga e au i roto i te reo. I do geocaching. So in the week of Māori Language I will write all my logs in Te Reo.

Chrissy

Te Akauroa Jacob Toa Whakaihuwaka ki te wāhanga Pei Te Hurinui ki Ngā Whakataetae Manu Kōrero o te Motu

Whatumairangi

I'm going to improve my competency at speaking Karakia and my pepeha. I'm going to learn some new reo to use. I'll use our new app Te Kākano to practice.

Davina

Personally, I will speak te reo Māori first with everyone every time. I will also record all kupu hou in a flipbook and learn them. At work I will encourage everyone to Join Mahuru Māori and the Māori Language Moment. I will make attractive displays for our customers and provide resources to support them all in their reo Journeys.

Kristin

Sharing Whakatauki, Kiwaha, Kōrero with kaimahi

Faith

My journey of fatherhood began in Aotearoa, and I believe that we must honor the sacred ancient wisdom of the Maori people and the language of the Spirits who guided them across the seas. In speaking the language of the ancients, we honor and we heal, and we grow together in unity.

Keith

Kai Ora, Our team takes pride in incorporating te reo Māori in as much of our daily life as possible. Maori language week gave us the opportunity to do more, with a different theme each day, eg learning the days of the week, and using more greetings etc. Some of us learned and shared our mihi, and one lucky recipient enjoyed the team singing hari huritau.

Nancy

Felicity

I want to reclaim my mother tongue and never speak English ever again

Daniel

Ko Bailey Day tenei ! My name is Bailey Day and I am the captain of the Aotearoa Junior Darts team.

Kiri

Our Tauira are getting better at saying karakia before our class starts. They will one day be able to say karakia without being lead. The greatest thing is they give it a go !

Kiri

Kia kaha ! !

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