13.9°C | 11:12pm - 5th September 2010
He mihi nunui, he mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa
Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Wahanga Maori o te Whare Pukapuka o Heretaunga.
Māori ServicesMoana Munro, Te Kaitiakipukapuka Māori - Māori Resources Librarian, has her desk upstairs in the Māori Section at Hastings Library. Although she is based in Hastings, Moana also connects with Flaxmere & Havelock North Libraries. Moana helps with research, organises programmes, connects with the community and looks after our Māori collections. |
Māori CollectionsEach of our three libraries has an Adult Māori Section and also a Junior Māori Section. In Hastings Library the Adult Māori Section has both reference and lending collections and is located upstairs. These collections contain items of cultural, historical, social and language significance for all of Aotearoa. Emphasis is given to any material of a local nature, particularly Ngāti Kahungunu. |
Te Wiki o Te Reo MāoriTe Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week The bird that eats the miro berries obtains the forest, the bird that partakes of knowledge obtains the world. More... |
Websites for Māori ResearchListed here are various websites to assist with you research in Māori related subjects.
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Te Reo Writing CompetitionTe Reo Writing Competition Ages 9 - 14 years LIANZA in association with Huia Publishers and Te Taura Whiri launch: An interactive story: "He Whakataetae Pakiwaitara Tuhituhi". He whakataetae tenei i roto i te reo Māori mō ngā tamariki, taiohi (9-14 yrs) |
Te Wa Pakiwaitara - Preschool StorytimeTe Wa Pakiwaitara is a preschool storytime programme of stories, waiata and activities. Held the last Friday morning of the month, 11.00am - 11.30am in the Children's Section of Hastings Library. All welcome! Te Wa Paikwaitara is in both Te Reo Māori and English. Encourages Te Reo Māori to be read, heard and spoken. |
Waiata ki te Wharepukapuka o HeretaungaCelebrate Te Wiki o te reo Maori at Hastings Library at noon on Wednesday! Come along and join us or listen to a selection of Waiata (song)
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We welcome Te Wananga o RaukawaWelcome to Te Wananga o Raukawa tutors and students! Tutorials will be held in the Activities area of Hastings Library on the days the tutors are in Hawke's Bay. |
MatarikiCelebrating the Māori New Year - New Beginnings Matariki hunga nui _____________________________________ Matariki lights up the dark winter months. Call into our libraries to see the Matariki displays. Click Read More for Matariki websites. |
Rukuhia Ngā Pukapuka!Each summer we include a Māori component in the popular Summer Reading Programme. This aims to encourage enjoyment in reading by sharing communications in Te Reo Māori. It includes fun activities with rewards, play sheets and entertaining events. |