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       Celebrating Te Reo Māori - a language for all New Zealanders

"Te Reo i te Hapori - Māori Language in the Community."

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Give it a go! Kōrero Māori! 
Ka rawe te kōrero Māori - speaking Māori is good fun

Te Reo Māori makes us uniquely New Zealanders.  It is a language spoken nowhere else, but it is all around us.  Don't be shy - have a go,  don't be afraid of making mistakes.

At the libraries we have resources to help you learn, there are local classes you can attend and you can even learn online (see below).
 

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Māori Language Week
27 Hōngongoi - 2 Here-turi-k`ōkā 2009
27 July - 2 August 2009

 

Korero Maori website

"Māori is a language for all New Zealanders, so let's Give it a Go and Kōrero Māori. Together we can show pride in our unique national language."

The week has been celebrated since 1975 and in 2003 Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori/ Māori Language Commission; Te Puni Kōkiri/Ministry of Māori Development and Te Kāhui Tika Tangata/Human Rights Commission started working together to coordinate activities.
 

Online Dictionary Ngata Dictionary online - Māori to English and English to Māori.
The history of Te Reo Māori

 

A brief history of the Māori language by historian Angela Ballara on NZHistory.net.nz, provided by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

Māori Language Commission - A history of the Māori language summarised by dates.
 

Resources held at Hastings District Libraries Call upstairs to the Māori Section at Hastings Library and browse through our collections of issuing and reference items. 

Proverbs
Māori proverbs

General
Māori for the office

Surveys of attitudes towards, and beliefs and values about, the Maori language

The use of Maori in the family : some research findings = Te korero Maori i roto i te whanau : he hua rangahau

Courses
He whakamarama (self help course with tape)
Q's course in Māori (book & tape)
Te Whanake Courses: Te Kakano, Te Pihinga, Te Mahuri, 
Te Kohure na John C. Moorfield
Te reo rangitira : a course in sixth and seventh form Māori

Dictionaries
We hold many Māori dictionaries and phrase books

Grammars
We have a selection of Māori Grammars 

In addition we have issuing collections of posters and videos.
 

He aha te take me whakatairanga te reo Māori?

Why is it important to promote the Māori language?

Pātai Auau - Frequently asked questions - Māori Language Commission 

Māori Language Commission: Te Reo - This article provides a perspective of the history, current use, and likely future of te reo Māori in the light of the Māori Language Act 1987.Māori is the foundation language of New Zealand, the ancestral language of the tangata whenua and one of the taonga guaranteed protection under the Treaty of Waitangi....

Scoop Report: UNESCO NZ urges support for Māori language:
“If a language disappears a whole body of knowledge and ideas disappears because every language reflects a unique world-view with its own value systems, philosophy and cultural features.”
 

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

Māori Language Commission 
 
A must to visit for anyone interested in Te Reo,  this bilingual site covers a wide range of topics.

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (the Māori Language Commission) was established under the Māori Language Act 1987. This Act also affirmed the official status of the Māori language.

 

Te Puni Kōkiri - Ministry of Māori Development
 
Click on In Print and Our Publications for rearch reports, fact sheets and publications.
Mātauranga Māori

 

Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) - Te Reo phrases for the classroom

Māori Education Community News 
 
 
Kōhanga Reo
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust website

"The first Kōhanga Reo, Pukeatua, was opened in 1982 (near Wellington)...

The Kōhanga Reo movement continued to grow in answer to the desperate cry from kaumātua (elders), parents and rangatahi (the young) to save the Māori language from disappearing. The hearts of the people were captured and under the guidance of kaumātua throughout the country the movement flourished...

The Kōhanga Reo movement has been hailed as one of the most exciting and powerful national initiatives undertaken by Māori people..."  more...

 
Waitangi Tribunal

Waitangi Tribunal

Report of the Waitangi Tribunal on the Te Reo Māori Claim 
Claim Wai 11, the te reo Māori claim, was brought by Huirangi Waikerepuru and Ngā Kaiwhakapūmau i te Reo and concerned the official recognition of the Māori language. 

Read report summary
Read full report

Download as pdf

Wai 11 is also available in our libraries.
 

Māori Niupepa Collection NZ Digital Library Includes:
A searchable online version of 
Niupepa Māori Newspapers - Historic newspapers published primarily for a Māori audience between 1842 and 1932. (See Demonstration collections.)

These are also held on  microfiche in the Genealogy Section of Hastings Library.
 
Where to learn Māori 

Korero Māori - Learn Māori online! Interactive learning at all levels

Local classes are held:

Eastern Institute of Technology, Private Bag 1201, Taradale, Napier  (06)844 8710 info@eit.ac.nz 

Hastings Boys' High School - Community Education courses
Phone 873 0365

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa - 705 Heretaunga Street West, Hastings
Phone 06 872 6000

Other Courses listed at:               
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori :   Māori Language Commission 

 

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