Te reo

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.

Whakataukī o te Marama

Māori proverbs and sayings, called ‘whakataukī’, ‘whakatauākī’ or ‘pepeha’, play a large role within Māori culture....

Library names

Kāpiti Coast District Libraries has te reo Māori names for its different branches and collections. Ngā Mātāpuna ā Kupu...

Māori place names of Kāpiti

Kāpiti is an abbreviation of Te Waewae Kapiti o Tara rāua ko Rangitāne, and refers to the historical dividing line...

Te reo Māori courses

Below are some providers offering Māori language courses: Te Wānanga o Raukawa Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Whitireia...

Te reo Māori resources

There's many places you can look for te reo Māori resources; this is just an overview of some of them. Good places to...

Te reo tamariki time