Te reo Māori
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori and Mahuru Māori are initiatives to encourage all New Zealanders to celebrate te reo Maori each September. In 2024 Mahuru Māori is observed following the Maramataka, the Māori lunar calendar, and is observed from 3 September.
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is 14–21 September 2024, and includes the 52nd anniversary of the delivery to Parliament of the Māori Language Petition, on 14 September 1972.
He taonga te reo Māori
He reo whai mana ā-ture te reo Māori ki Aotearoa. Ehara ia i te reo nō whenua kē atu i tō tātou. Tōu reo, tō tātou reo.
E whā ngā mātāpono matua koia nei ngā pou toko i moemoea o te tangata whenua o te rohe nei.
Ko te reo Māori te mātāpono tuarua.
Koia tēnei ko te reo o te tangata whenua, te waka kawe i te tikanga, i te kawa me te taha wairua. He reo whaimana te reo Māori nō Aotearoa. He taonga kāmehameha tuku iho nā ō mātou tūpuna Māori. Me mātua poipoi te reo i ngā kokonga katoa o te hapori kia tūhauora anō. Me akiaki hoki ngā whakatupuranga kei te heke mai kia hāpai, kia kōrero i te reo.
Ko Te Tino Rangatira te mātāpono tuawhā.
Kia noho ko mātou tonu ngā Rangatira, ngā kaiwhakahaere i te katoa o ā mātou kawenga ā-iwi, o ā mātou kaupapa ā-iwi. E mau mai ana ki te wawata ngā whakaaro. Koia tētehi o ngā whakaaro – kia āhei noa te tangata ki te kōrero Māori, ki te kōrero Pākehā, kāori he māharahara ki tāna e kōwhiri ai, e tū ai tātou hei hapori Reorua pakari tonu.
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Te reo Māori (along with New Zealand Sign) has special legal status as an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand, even though English is the most widely spoken language.
Mana whenua base their vision for the Kāpiti Coast district on four principles, which include the importance of te reo Māori, and that people feel comfortable using both te reo Māori and te reo Pākehā (English), supporting us as a bilingual community.
In the Long-term Plan 2024–34, Council restated their commitment to partnership with mana whenua, and that as part of this partnership we’ll continue building capability and increasing knowledge and understanding of te reo Māori and te ao Māori.
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori has been celebrated each year since 1975. Māori Language Day is 14 September and commemorates the presentation of the 1972 Māori language petition to Parliament.
Why a week? Why not a year? Why not a decade? A century?
New Zealand is revitalising the Māori language and part of that is celebrating our success and promoting te reo Māori. Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is an opportunity for concentrated celebration, promotion and encouragement. And every minute of every hour of every day is a Māori language minute – we can choose to use te reo Māori – every time we do, even just a ‘Kia ora!’ contributes to revitalisation.
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is a major fixture on the national calendar providing an opportunity for concentrated promotion, raising awareness and giving an opportunity for expert and advanced speakers to encourage others on their te reo Māori journey.
Head to ReoMāori.co.nz for more information and for downloadable resources for your workplace. You can also check out what events are on.
Goals of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
- Create a positive environment for the use of Māori language.
- Promote Māori language initiatives and events.
- Encourage non-Māori speaking New Zealanders to use reo Māori.
- Encourage speakers of Māori to support others who are just starting out.
- Encourage community, business, government and media organisations to participate.
- Promote resources to make Māori language more accessible.
- Contribute to awareness of the Crown Māori Language Strategy and the Māori and iwi strategy that work together for revitalisation.
Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori | Māori Language Moment
The Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori (Māori Language Moment) happens every year at midday on 14 September, Māori Language Day. At this moment, everyone is encouraged to speak, sing, listen, read or learn te reo Māori. The goal is to set a world record for the most people celebrating an endangered Indigenous language at the same time.
Learnt more at ReoMāori.co.nz.
Mahuru Māori
Mahuru Māori started in 2017 to encourage people to use te reo Māori during September. In 2024, Mahuru begins on 3 September, following the Maramataka (Māori lunar calendar).
During Mahuru Māori you can wero (challenge) yourself to use more te reo Māori each day. Whether it's speaking te reo Māori for an hour, or half a day, or even using Māori greetings, every bit helps. For ideas, check out the Mahuru Māori challenge finder or the Māori Phrase a Day Facebook group. Invite friends, whānau or workmates to join you! Karawhiua – go for it!
What's on this Mahuru
See what you can get involved in this Mahuru around our libraries and district.
Mā tātou katoa te reo Māori e whakarauora:
- Whakatauhia te reo Māori ki te wāhi mahi me te hapori
- Whakahau i ētahi atu ki te kōrero, ki te ako hoki i te reo Māori; whakauruamai hoki te reo Māori ki tōu ao
- Kia tika tonu te whakahua i te kupu Māori i ngā wā e kōrero Pākehā ana
- Ahakoa iti, akona, kōrerohia
- Kia nui ake te ako ka kōrero ai
- Whāia te ara poutama o te reo ka tohatoha ai.
Everyone can contribute to te reo Māori revitalisation:
- Make te reo Māori welcome at work and in the community.
- Encourage others to use and learn te reo Māori; welcome Māori language into your life.
- Pronounce Māori words correctly when speaking English.
- Learn a little, use a little.
- Learn more, and use what you know.
- Keep improving your language, and share what you know.
The chosen theme for 2019 is again 'Kia Kaha te reo Māori’.
‘Kia Kaha’ is well understood in New Zealand English with its meaning of ‘be strong’. We often talk about languages as if they are people – talking about language health, strength and revitalisation. So when we say ‘Kia Kaha te reo Māori’ we’re saying - ‘Let’s make the Māori language strong'.
Strength for an endangered language comes from its status, people being aware of how to support revitalisation, people acquiring and using it and from the language having the right words and terms to be used well for any purpose.
Every New Zealander can help strengthen our language. We’re hoping that more organisations, companies and community groups than ever will plan to take part in Māori Language Week 2019. Kia Kaha!
The theme Kia ora te reo Māori was chosen to celebrate New Zealand’s indigenous greeting, and also as the words ‘Kia Ora’ are an exact description of the intent of the new partnerships for te reo Māori revitalisation between the Crown and Māori under the new Māori Language Act 2016.'
Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti, celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori at their partnership committee meeting in September. Kia ora te reo Māori!
Why not have a go at te reo Māori?
Check out our short videos on Facebook and YouTube celebrating te reo Māori here in Kāpiti and encouraging you to use the language.
More videos will be added throughout the year, incorporating te reo phrases from Te Taura Whiri I Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission).
Council has an enduring partnership with tāngata whenua embedded through the Memorandum of Partnership and the partnership committee Te Whakaminenga o Kāpiti. This committee has defined a vision for the district which includes four principles, the second of which outlines Te Reo as:
- the language of the tāngata whenua through which tikanga is conveyed and kawa and wairua expressed
- an official language of New Zealand and a deeply treasured taonga left by our Māori ancestors
- needing to be nurtured throughout all levels of the community
- a language which should continue to prosper and be spoken by future generations.
Order your coffee in te Reo Māori. The 11th video in the series of Ākina Te Reo – Give Te Reo Māori a go!
See our Ākina Te Reo playlist on YouTube for more Te Reo Māori videos.