Whaikōrero - is an art form. Kōrero Māori - is possible for all of us. Te Aka defines whaikōrero as: Formal eloquent language using imagery, metaphor, whakataukī, pepeha, kupu whakaari, relevant whakapapa and references to tribal history is admired. Kōrero (as a verb) is defined as: to tell, say, speak, read, talk, address. Ngā Kete Wānanga o…
Whakataukī – Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Rāmere
Tēnā koutou katoa Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou Nō reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa Ko te reo te taikura ō te whakaaro marama Language is the key to understanding He pai ake te iti i te kore A little is better than none Whakataukī are a wonderful way of expressing…
Learning te reo Māori – Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Rāpare
Karawhiua! Kōrero Māori. Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi has a range of te reo Māori resources to help you with your te reo Māori learning. Whether you are a visual learner or love to write, write and write some more or even if your best learning is done by listening, there is he pukapuka for…
Waiata – Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Tātou ka waiata! E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū. The tūī chatters, the parrot gabbles, the wood pigeon coos (it takes all sorts...) Having just completed a whistle-stop tour of 5 libraries with Ngā Manu Tioriori (Council waiata group) today as part of celebrated Te Wiki o Te Reo…
Te reo Māori on the go – Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – Rātū
Ata Marie tātou, kei te pēhea koutou? Ngā mihi ki a koutou. Kei a koe te tikanga - (it is up to you) - kia kaha kōrero ki te Māori I have recently joined the 'smart phone' club and will never again say to tōku taitamariki /rangatahi (teenager) to get her face out of her…
Ka pai rawe Finnian. Kia kaha ki te Kōrero Māori.
Tēnā koutou kātoa. Ngā mihi ki a koutou. Even after 40 years of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (1975 - 2015) celebrations, pronunciation of this taonga continues to challenge us. Finnian Galbraith, a year 11 student at Kāpiti College shares his thoughts on this. The clip has gone viral and let's hope it generates…
Librarians reading from the Young Adult collection
Tēnā koutou kātoa Best picks, reader advisory, book recommendations, what’s hot, whatever you like to call it, sometimes the best reads come from someone else’s sharing. Luckily there are librarians with a passion for the Young Adult (YA) collections in our libraries. We spend our spare time engrossed in books that we love to share with…
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