Whakanuia Te Wiki o te Reo Māori: Celebrate Māori Language Week
Every year since 1975 New Zealand has marked Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week. This year the theme is Te Mahi Kai - The Language of Food. The week is an opportunity for all New Zealanders to celebrate te reo Māori and encourage the use of more Māori phrases in everyday life.
What does Māori Language Week mean to New Zealanders and how can we celebrate it? There are four key sites that have all you need to understand, participate in and celebrate the week.
Want to kōrero Māori? Find quality Māori language resources at http://www.korero.maori.nz/home.html.
Do you know the history of Māori Language Week? Find out at http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/maori-language-week.
The future of the Māori language was the subject of a claim before the Waitangi Tribunal in 1985. Find out how the resulting decision helped the resurgence of te reo Māori from late last century. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/maori-language-week/waitangi-tribunal-claim
Now over 130,000 people of Māori ethnicity speak and understand te reo Māori. Discover the language’s decline and revival. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/maori-language-week/history-of-the-maori-language
Learn 100 Māori words every New Zealander should know, from greetings to place names. Not only see the word and its translation, but also listen to how the word is pronounced. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/maori-language-week/100-maori-words
An important feature of the New Zealand encyclopedia, www.TeAra.govt.nz, is its Māori content. The Māori perspective is presented with each of the encyclopedia’s themes, and entries with substantial Māori content are available in the Māori language. A section on Maori has a wealth of information from its people, culture and urbanisation to the impact from the arrival of Europeans. http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealandInBrief/Maori/en
All over the country there will be plenty of opportunities to get out and celebrate the Māori language – from kapahaka performances and concerts to exhibitions and events. And you can find a whole heap of them right here on www.Eventfinder.co.nz.
Even the world’s most famous sea sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants, is playing his part in promoting Māori Language Week with full episodes in te reo Māori all week screening on Nickelodeon NZ (SKY channel 041) from Monday 26th July until Sunday 1st August (8.10am and 4.00pm weekdays and 8.10am and 8.40am on the weekend).
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Past events
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Mahinarangi: Te Wiki o te Reo Maori
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Maori Language Week - Tamariki Storytime
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Maori Language Week - Waiata
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Maori Language Week - Tamariki Storytime
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Me Heke Ki Pōneke - Lunchtime Concert
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Kai - A Show and Tell by Anne Thorp
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Maori Language Week Guest Speaker
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Free Te Reo Tutoring
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Toni Huata: Whiti Album Release
