The theme of Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori – making the language stronger - will continue this year, picking up from where it left off in 2022. The campaign is an essential piece of the puzzle to achieving the goal of 1 million speakers of te reo Māori in 2040. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is part of a broad Māori language revival programme and raises public awareness for Māori language learning and public usage. Mahuru Māori Mahuru Māori is an initiative begun in 2017 to promote the use of te reo Māori throughout the month of September. Mahuru Māori in 2023 is on Friday 15 September, in line with maramataka Māori. It doesn’t matter whether your reo skills stop at kia ora, or you can whaikōrero on the marae with the best of them, Mahuru Māori is something we can all do. Tuatahi, set your challenge. It can be anything that makes you speak more Māori. An hour a day, half the day, all day every day, or if you are a beginner just start with greetings and farewells in Māori. Tuarua, get others involved. Your colleagues, your whānau or your mates. Tuatoru, speak te reo Māori as much as you can during Mahuru Māori. Every time you do, you’re revitalising te reo and breathing life back into our native tongue. Be brave, be bold and be patient. To find out more about Mahuru Māori and be inspired with plenty of ideas on how you can te reo Māori this month go here, https:// www.mahurumaori.com Have you planned your Te Wā Tuku Reo / Māori Language Moment? Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is encouraging all of Aotearoa and further to stop what they’re doing and celebrate te reo Māori at 12pm, on 14th September. You can kōrero (speak), waiata (sing), pānui (read) and much more in te reo Māori. This date marks 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. Take a moment for te reo Māori as we acknowledge the past, celebrate the present, and prepare for the future. To find out more and get ideas to support your te reo Māori journey and your mahi with tamariki go to https://www.reomaori.co.nz Resources to support your learning of te reo Māori There are many options and opportunities to learn te reo Māori within Aotearoa New Zealand. First, check what is available in your own community/city/region such as your local polytechnics, your local Te Wānanga o Aotearoa; and if Te Ahu o te Reo Māori is being offered close to you this is a great option for teachers, https:// kauwhatareo.govt.nz/en/kaupapa/te-ahu-ote-reo-maori/ Online or App resources • https://www.reomaori.co.nz/ • https://tewhanake.maori.nz/ • http://www.tokureo.maori.nz/index.html • https://kupu.maori.nz/ • https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/ international/where-can-i-study/studyonline/toromai/toromai_home.cfm • Panga: te reo Māori Wordle, https:// codeworks.gen.nz/panga/ • https://www.maoritelevision.com (and now an app). Ōpaki is a great option for language learning • Tipu Te Reo Māori app • Te Aka Māori Dictionary, https:// maoridictionary.co.nz Useful books include: • Māori Made Easy series by Scotty Morrison • Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained by David Karena-Holmes • A Māori Word a Day and A Māori Phrase a Day both by Hemi Kelly (also has a fantastic Facebook/Instagram and podcast) • He Iti te Kupu: Māori Metaphors and Similes by Hona Black Informative podcasts: • Taringa (Te Wānanga o Aotearoa) • Everyday Māori (Hemi Kelly) • Nē? A Te Ao Māori podcast August 2023 { 19 }
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