Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

Learning te reo through play 🏗️🎲 Mataī Class from Turitea School shared their learning from a recent marae visit by building an entire marae out of LEGO. 🌟 Trish said: "Look carefully and you can see the tangata whenua welcoming the manuhiri with a pōwhiri, the wharenui and the wharekai, as well as the hāngī pit with all the delicious kai." Tau kē koutou. How do you bring play into your learning? Share your whakaaro below. 👇 📸: Shared to www.reomaori.co.nz. #ReoMāori #AkeAkeAke

“Embrace the challenges, celebrate the victories, welcome the mistakes, and if the victories are small, he iti he pounamu. Immerse yourselves in the richness of the language.” - Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand wrapping up Uhi Tai 2024 What a fantastic two days with reo champions from across the public and private sectors. We have heard the successes and challenges as you push towards normalising te reo Māori. For many in the private sector, bringing in te reo Māori has simply been a logical decision for the wellbeing of their businesses. A huge mihi to our event sponsor Rangiata | Sky, and all of our passionate speakers. It's been fantastic to celebrate reo normalisation with you all.   E hoa mā, kia kaha te reo Māori!

Kaimahi from across the private and public sector gathered in Te Whanganui-a-Tara for day one of Uhi Tai - the reo Māori normalisation symposium! Our keynote speakers have shared many significant insights, the history of our reo movement, the value of te reo Māori to a large business, the science behind language acquisition, and practical steps for normalisation. Haramai tētahi āhua!

Uhi Tai returns with the goal of helping the private and public sector understand how they can make te reo Māori a valuable part of their work and business. Join the hugely positive and supportive movement for te reo Māori in Aotearoa!   Learn from reo advocates and experts with huge experience about the trials and errors of language normalisation, and the strategies that can lead to success.  There are still some in-person and online tickets available. You’ve still got time to get yours! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gcu2KhCa

What's your go-to goodbye? 👋 #ReoMāori

On 28 October 1835, 34 Māori chiefs signed He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni at Waitangi. This important historical document declared Māori sovereignty and asserted their independence in Aotearoa.🌿 Check out the Tūturu series to learn more. #HeWhakaputanga

Celia from Te Warewhare is often greeting our customers with 'Mōrena' and leaving them with 'Kia pai to rā' (Have a good day). She felt Te Wiki was really special, especially having customers greet back in te reo Māori. 🙌 With the rapid sell-out of kākahu, Celia also took initiative to showcase more Māori items, including a beautiful Māori Book Display at the checkouts. Efforts like this help create safe spaces for te reo – be like Celia! 🤗✨ #ReoMāori #AkeAkeAke The Warehouse

Communities connecting through te reo. 🤝 Ngā mihi nui to Te Tūhunga Rau Kōrero Mai Rōpū for sharing their celebration of Wiki o Te Reo Māori with us! They held a shared lunch at Te Tūhunga Rau filled with kōrero, laughter, waiata, and kai. 🤗 Their rōpū meets weekly to speak Māori, share in mihimihi and find hōnonga/connection with each other through waiata and karakia. Finding a space and community where you can connect with others on your reo journey is really valuable. Share in the comments – do you have your own community or hoa you connect with regularly? #ReoMāori #AkeAkeAke Wellington City Council

Dr Ruakere Hond is a hugely influential language expert who has given decades to the normalisation and revitalisation of te reo Māori. Last year at Uhi Tai, he shared about some of the building blocks of language planning, which are Status, Use, Corpus, Acquisition, and Critical Awareness.   Uhi Tai is the reo Māori normalisation symposium for champions of te reo Māori in the public and private sector. This symposium will be back again in 2024, over the 5th and 6th of November at Tākina in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. In-person and online tickets available, have you got yours yet? https://lnkd.in/g2ztGpB8

Many people often spell this everyday greeting incorrectly. Drop your answers in the comments below 📝 #ReoMāori