Start paddling!

Uhi Tai is the te reo Māori normalisation symposium for the public and private sectors. Whether your organisation is already riding the wave, or just looking to take the first dip, Uhi Tai can help language normalisation in your work! Kia kaha te reo Māori!

The name Uhi Tai has been chosen to represent the hugely positive and supportive movement for te reo Māori in Aotearoa for all New Zealanders. The movement is like a wave, bringing energy and life to the shores of our nation.

The 2024 Uhi Tai language symposium draws on a range of experts and advocates from across all sorts of backgrounds, from businesses that have successfully incorporated te reo Māori as a common-sense component of their activities, to internationally impactful language campaigns, to language planning experts who live and breathe te reo Māori.

The goal is for you to leave Uhi Tai thinking: te reo Māori normalisation is important and you have the tools you need to support the movement! To be able to grab your paddle and start riding the wave!

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Catch the wave!

After a successful inaugural event in 2023, and with wide support from the public sector, private sector, and wider Aotearoa, Uhi Tai is returning for another year! 

We are returning to the theme Catch the Wave, as the movement for te reo Māori normalisation continues to gain traction. No matter what level you’re at, we want to support you to realise your goals for the language. 

Uhi Tai 2024 will include a range of highly esteemed speakers, such as:  

  • Ruakere Hond – language revitalisation expert
  • Stacey and Scotty Morrison  - media personalities and language educators
  • Jennifer Ward-Lealand – acclaimed theatre and film professional
  • Ann Hay – CEO, The Central Pulse
  • Joanne McNaughton and Waipora Marshall-Lobb – BNZ
  • Sophie Moloney and Kirstin Te Wao Edmonds – Rangiata | Sky NZ
  • Rachel Pita and Correna Matika - Verian 

Are you ready to attend? Click below to RSVP via the Uhi Tai registration portal!

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Normalising te reo Māori

The world of language normalisation is vast, and generally, those who are interested in becoming advocates for te reo Māori have a few questions: 

  • What’s the difference between normalisation and revitalisation?
  • What’s a small step I can take? Whats a big step I can take?
  • How can te reo Māori be of benefit to my organisation?
  • How do I make sure I get it right!
  • What are the tools I can use?

These are some of the things that came up at the inaugural Uhi Tai event in 2023. We had people on board from every walk of life, talking about how incorporating te reo Māori in their work is just a common-sense decision.

Here’s a few quotes from last year’s speakers:

“When the need is there and the challenge is put before us, this country can get up stand up and move things to be able to achieve goals that benefit the whole country - koira tetahi mea mō te reo Māori pea.” - Ruakere Hond 

 

"If the biggest global media giant in the world can see that we are relevant, it shouldn't be hard to do that on our own whenua." - Disney Reo Māori  

 

“One of the effects of this change that we are starting to see is the return of the water back to the shore, and in many ways an indication of all kinds of New Zealanders embracing our language and helping to normalise it.” - Māori Language Commissioner Professor Rawinia Higgins

 

 

Tūhono mai

Are you interested in learning more about things like language planning and how to bring te reo Māori into your organisation? We have a whole collection of resources that you can use! And if you’re after community and family focused resources, check out reomaori.co.nz

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