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84%

New Zealanders see te reo Māori as part of our national identity

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new words

released to enable people to talk about technical and new things in te reo Māori.

Source: Annual Report 2021

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He Muka

Te reo Māori publication

*He Muka is a fluent reo Māori publication so no translations are available for this content

Atikara Tawhito – Ngā Kura Māori

I unuhia tēnei atikara i te nūpepa o te Waka Māori i te marama o Paengawhāwhā, 1874. Kua mau i te atikara tawhito nei, te waiaro me te tirohanga o te nuinga o te Māori i aua wā ki tōna anō reo. Kāore he oranga, kāore hoki he hua o te ū tonu ki te reo Māori. 

Hepetema 2022
Wahine Toa

Ko te tinana te waka kawe i te wairua, i te hinengaro, i te whatumanawa anō hoki o te tangata. Ko te tinana te whakaahuru o ōku kare ā-roto, he whare āhuru taku tinana hei manaaki māku, ā, hei tōna wā ka noho ko taku tinana te āhuru mōwai ki aku uri, ki te taurahere whakapapa ...

Hepetema 2022
He Hokinga Mahara - Ngā Mahi Waihanga Kupu Hou o Mua

I tēnei wā kei te haruru te whare o Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i a mātou e whakarite ana mō Te Wiki o te Reo Māori me te huringa tau 50 o te whakatakotoranga o te petihana mō te Reo Māori. He nui ngā kaupapa whakanui kei te whakahaerehia nō reira kia areare taringa mai koutou.

Hepetema 2022
Ko tō auahatanga te taumata

Matatū ana te māhurihuri kei runga i te maunga tāpuapua a Hikurangi, e hakarae ana ki Ōmauri ki ngā nīoreore e rere kau ana i ngā wai māori ki Pipiwai. Ka whaongia ngā kete kai a Te Orewai e te Punakauariki, hei oranga tinana, hei oranga wairua!

Hepetema 2022
Kupu hou - Ngā wāhanga o te tinana

He kupu hou e aro hāngai ana ngā wāhanga o te tinana kāore i te tino kōrerotia.  

Āperira 2022
He Tuhinga Tawhito – Te Waka Māori, 7 o Nōema, 1867

He kupu atu tenei ki nga tamariki maori me ka haere mai ki te taone nei. E kite tonu ana matou i etahi o ratou e rere hianga ana i runga hoiho i nga rori o te taone nei.

Āperira 2022
Tākarohia Te Reo Whutupōro

He tauira o te reo ka rongohia i te wā o te Ipu Whutupōro o te Ao.

Āperira 2022
Te Ao Matihiko: He mōreareatanga, he āheinga nui rānei ki ā tātou tikanga?

Ehara i te mea nō nanahi tonu ake nei te ao matihiko me tāna whakaaweawetia ki ā tātau tikanga manohi anō.

Āperira 2022
Hokia ki ō maunga, ki ō kāinga maha

I te marama o Pēpuere rua mano rua tekau mā rua, tāwharautia ai ngā uri whakaheke o Wainuiomata marae i tōna papa.

Āperira 2022
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Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori mourns former commissioner Tā Patu Hohepa

He maimai aroha ki a Tā Patrick Patu Wahanga Hohepa KNZM (1936 - 2023). We are devastated to hear of the passing of one of the most prominent stalwarts of te reo Māori and a former commissioner of this tari. Our deepest condolences go to the whānau of Tā Patu Hohepa (Ngāpuhi, Te Māhurehure and Te Ātiawa), who passed away peacefully at his home in Waimā, Hokianga, aged 87. 
Read more Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori mourns former commissioner Tā Patu Hohepa

Putunga rongo hou

News

An Open Letter to Aotearoa ahead of Māori Language Week 2023

I thought long and hard about how to respond to the cries from some to limit our language. Their cries aren’t new, they’re as old as New Zealand. But how we respond to them has changed.

September 2023

Global call to protect indigenous languages by law

To mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we are releasing the address given by Māori Language Commissioner Professor Rawinia Higgins to the United Nations General Assembly in December 2022.

August 2023

36 years of te reo Māori as an official language

The first thing the inaugural board of the Māori Language Commission did when it met for the first time was to change its name to a Māori one: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.

August 2023

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori dates confirmed for 2023.

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is happy to announce that the dates for Māori Language Week 2023 have been confirmed.

February 2023

OPINION: Language “worrier”’ than a “warrior”.

About 3000 indigenous languages are under threat. Professor Rawinia Higgins, Toihau o Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori wrote an Opinion piece for Sunday magazine on how far we’ve come to protect te reo Māori and how far there is to go.

February 2023

A message from King Charles III

On this Waitangi Day, my first as King of New Zealand, I send my warmest greetings to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.

February 2023

Recognising legacy contributions to the revival of te reo Māori

Pioneering te reo Māori movements and milestones were celebrated at this year’s Māori language honours event held last night in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.

December 2022

New Zealand’s Battle for te reo: Call for stories

As the nation prepares to mark 50-years since the Māori Language Petition was presented to parliament, New Zealanders are being asked to share their stories that tell of the battle for te reo Māori.

September 2022

Reo Māori Pins released for supporters of te reo

The Māori Language Commission has launched a #reomāori pin for learners and supporters of te reo Māori.

August 2022

Read more Putunga rongo hou | News

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

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