Aboriginal Culture & Maori Culture

It's Māori Language Week! Māori Language Week is an annual celebration that promotes support of the revitalization of Te Reo Māori and encourages all New Zealanders to incorporate it into their every-day lives! To celebrate Māori Language Week, we've translated the names of a few furniture pieces into Te Reo Māori for you to try out at home with your family and friends! 🥝✨ Let's learn some Māori words: Table = Tēpu Sofa = Hōpa Chair = Tūru Bedside Table = Hautō taha Mirror = Mira Bookshelf = Pa

Did you know it takes three generations to fully restore a language, but only one generation to lose it? It's Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2024, and this year the theme is Ake ake ake – A Forever Language. Our Deputy Vice-Chancellor Rawinia Higgins (Engagement, Māori) is the Chair of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission. In this video from 2020, Rawinia explains why getting started even with the smallest amount of te reo Māori in your day-to-day life can greatly impact revitali