Top Wellington Restaurant Pays Homage to Te Reo Māori

Top Wellington Restaurant Pays Homage to Te Reo Māori

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, The Māori Language Commission welcomes the use of te reo Māori in Wellington’s fine dining restaurant Whitebait.

“Whitebait Restaurant approached Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori to assist in using te reo Māori in the restaurant. The Commission recognised the opportunity to normalise and promote te reo Māori in a social situation which in turn creates new vocab for diners” said Acting Chief Executive Poia Rewi.

The integration of te reo Māori into the menu is an element that Whitebait is committed to including. “We’re paying homage to kai moana in every way – and we wanted to celebrate the language as part of our food philosophy” says Executive Chef and owner Paul Hoather.

A small sample of terms in the menu that were translated for Whitebait includes:

Pacific Oysters Tio Repe
Snapper and clam ceviche Ika mata tāmure tuangi
Scampi crudo Kēwai mata
Cannoli Pōkai parai

“Te reo Māori and food work well together, it’s relaxing, it’s natural and it’s hoped that the use of te reo will become second nature in New Zealand restaurants.”

The Māori Language Commission Acting Chief Executive Poia Rewi will be available for comment at:

Whitebait Restaurant, Wed 29th April, 1 – 1.30pm, Clyde Quay Wharf, Herd St, Wellington.

PUTANGA PĀPĀHO

KIA NOHO TAPU ĒNEI KŌRERO TAE NOA KI TE 12 I TE AHIAHI Ā TE RĀTŪ, TE 29 O PAENGAWHĀWHĀ, 2015

E WHAKANUIA ANA TE REO MĀORI E TĒTAHI TINO WHAREKAI O TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA

Ka mihi rā Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori ki tēnei wharekai pai o Inanga mō te whakatairanga i te reo Māori ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

“Ka toro mai te Wharekai o Inanga ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori hei āwhina ki te whakatairanga i te reo Māori. Ka kitea e Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori ko tēnei hei ara whakatairanga, whakamāori nei i te reo Māori i roto i te hapori, hei kupu kōrero hoki mā te hunga hoko kai” e ai ki te Tumuaki Kairīwhi a Poia Rewi.

He mea nui te whakatairanga i te reo ki te wharekai o Inanga. “He mea hei whakanui anō i te kai moana nei – ka mutu ka tika te reo mō ā mātou mahinga kai nei” e ai ki te Tumuaki Kaitunu nōna nei te wharekai ko Paul Hoather.
Ko ētahi kupu o te rārangi kai a Inanga i whakamāoritia ko:

Pacific Oysters Tio Repe
Snapper and clam ceviche Ika mata tāmure tuangi
Scampi crudo Kēwai mata
Cannoli Pōkai parai

“He reka ngātahi te kai me te reo Māori, ka tau rā hoki te wairua, ko te tumanako ka pēnei anō ngā wharekai puta noa i Aotearoa”.

Ka wātea te Tumuaki Kairīwhi o Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, a Poia Rewi hei kaikōrero mō tēnei take ki:

Te Wharekai o Inanga, ā te Wenerei te 29 o Paengawhāwhā, 1- 1.30 karaka ahiahi, Wāpu o Clyde Quay, Tiriti o Herd, i Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

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