Hon Nanaia Mahuta
Te Minita Whanaketanga Māori
Minister for Māori Development
Te 10 o Mahuru 2018
PĀNUI PĀPĀHO
MEDIA STATEMENT
Nau mai ki Te Wiki o te reo Māori - Welcome to Māori Language Week
Ko te hiahia a Te Minita Whanaketanga Māori a Nanaia Mahuta kia rauhī katoa mai a Aotearoa ki runga i te kaupapa o Te
Wiki o te Reo Māori e tīmata ana i te rangi nei.
Ka tū Te Wiki o te Reo Māori mai i te 10 ki te 16 o Mahuru 2018. Ko tōna kaupapa ko ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori’, he karanga
kia whakapakari i tō tātou reo.
Kāore pea he āhuatanga i tua atu i te reo Māori e kīia nei ‘He tangata nō Aotearoa tātou’. E taea ai e te katoa te
whakanui, te whakarauora anō hoki i tō tātou reo,” te kī a Nanaia Mahuta.
“He nui ngā huarahi mā te tangata ki te whakaatu i tōna tautoko mō te reo. Ka taea e ngā pāpā, e ngā whaea, e ngā
kaumātua hoki te whakaatu te ngākaunui otirā te tautoko mō ā rātou tamariki i a rātou e ako ana i te reo Māori i te
kura. Mēnā kāore he akoranga reo Māori i te kura, e āhei ana ngā mātua ki te tono i a rātou kia tīmata.
“Ka taea e te ao pakihi e ngā rōpū hapori hoki te whakaatu pānui reorua hei tohu he wāhi tōna e manaaki ana i te reo
Māori ahakoa tūmatanui, tūmataiti rānei.
“I a tātou katoa e mahi ana i ngā mahi o ia rā e taea hoki ai te tuku te paku ‘kia ora’, te paku ‘mā te wā' rānei. Ia
wā ka tika tō whakamahi, tō whakahua rānei i te reo Māori he iti pounamu tērā ki te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori hei
reo o ia rā, o ia rā. Ahakoa iti, he pounamu”.
Kua puta te karanga kia huihuia ai te tangata ki ngā hīkoi whakanui i te reo Māori e tū ana ki ngā takiwā e ono neke atu
pea – Tūranga, Manukau, Te Puku o Tāmakimakaurau, Te Whanganui-ā-Tara, Rotorua hoki.
Ehara i te mea mō te mimiti o te reo anake te kōrero mō te reo Māori. He kōrero manahau, he kōrero kohara anō hoki. He
tohu ahurea e kaha whakanuia ana e tātou, he iti rearea, e whaiwhai ana i te whawhai pai kia piki tonu, kia kake tonu i
te kahikatea ahakoa tōna nui, tōna teitei.”
E mihia ana ngā tāngata katoa e mahi ana i ngā mahi whakatairanga i te reo mō Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. E mea ana ia,
ehara i te mea he tūreiti rawa kia tautoko mai i tēnei wāhanga matua i te tuakiri o Aotearoa.
“Me tīmata i te rangi nei. Tautokona, waiatatia, kōrerohia. Ahakoa tāu e whiriwhiri ai, he mea tautoko i te āpōpō,
otirā te anamata o te reo me te āhua o tō tātou whenua. Kia kaha te reo Māori,” te kī a Nanaia Mahuta.
Whakapā pāpāho: Chris Harrington (021) 941 865
Taipitopito pāpāho
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Kei te paetukutuku o Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori ngā kōrero mō Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
Ngā Hīkoi Whakanui i te Reo Māori o Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Rāhina 10 Mahuru 2018 Te Hīkoi Whakanui ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara (ka tīmata 12:pm)
Te Rātū 11 Mahuru 2018 Te Hīkoi Whakanui ki te North Shore (ka tīmata 12:30pm)
Te Rāpare 13 Mahuru 2018 Te Hīkoi Whakanui ki te Puku o Tāmakimakaurau (Ka hui 10:15 mō te 11:15)
Te Rāmere te 14 Mahuru 2018
Te Hīkoi Whakanui ki Manukau, ki Tāmakimakaurau (ka hui 10:45 mō te 11:15)
Te Hīkoi Whakanui ki Tūranga (Ka hui 09:30 mō te 10:00)
Te Rātapu te 16 Mahuru 2018
Rotorua ka tīmata 1pm (ka tīmata ngā ngohe i te 10)
Maihi Karauna – Te Rautaki Reo Māori o te Karauna
Mō te Maihi Karauna me ngā kōrero ki te whakatakoranga o ngā whakaaro, haere ki tpk.nz/maihikarauna.
Hon Nanaia Mahuta
Te Minita Whanaketanga Māori
Minister for Māori Development
10 September 2018PĀNUI PĀPĀHO MEDIA STATEMENT
Nau mai ki Te Wiki o te reo Māori - Welcome to Māori Language Week
Māori Development Minister Nanaia Mahuta wants all New Zealanders to take part in Māori Language Week which begins
today.
Te Wiki o te reo Māori runs from 10 to 16 September 2018. The theme is ‘kia kaha te reo Māori’ or ‘let the Māori
language live’.
“The Māori language is one of the best ways to say ‘We are New Zealanders’. Everyone can help to celebrate and
revitalise our country’s first language,” said Nanaia Mahuta.
“People can show their support for the language in lots of ways. Mums, dads and grandparents can show active interest
and support for their kids as they learn Māori at school. If the school is not providing any Māori language, families
can ask them to start.
“The business world and community groups can display bilingual signs to show te reo Māori is welcome in public and
private spaces.
“And everyone can try a simple ‘kia ora’ (hello) or ‘mā te wā’ (bye) as they go about their daily business. Each time
you use Māori correctly it is a valuable gesture to restore it as an everyday language. It all adds up”.
People are also invited to join in parades that are taking place in at least six centres - Gisborne, Manukau, Auckland
CBD, North Shore, Wellington and Rotorua.
“The story of the Māori language is one of resilience and passion. It is the kind of cultural icon we love to
celebrate; a plucky Kiwi, punching above its weight, in spite of the odds and heading for the top.”
Minister Mahuta congratulates everyone who is rolling out activities for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. She urges others that
it’s not too late to support this key part of our New Zealand identity.
“Start today. Support, sing and speak. Whatever you choose, it all contributes to the future of the language and the
shape of our nation. Kia kaha te reo Māori,” said Nanaia Mahuta.
Media contact: Chris Harrington (021) 941 865
Māori Language Week
Information about Te Wiki o te reo Māori is on the Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori website.
Minister Mahuta will introduce Aotearoa to a new te reo word everyday on Facebook during Māori language week.
Māori Language Week Parades
Monday 10 September 2018 Wellington Parade (12 noon start)
Tuesday 11 September 2018 North Shore Event (12:30 start)
Thursday 13 September 2018 Auckland CBD Parade (Assemble 10:15 for 11:15)
Friday 14 September 2018
o Manukau, Auckland Parade (Assemble 10:45 for 11:15)
o Gisborne Parade (Assember 10:30 for 10:00 start)
o Rotorua 16 September 1pm start (day’s activities start at 10)
Maihi Karauna – Crown’s Māori Language Strategy
The Maihi Karauna and information on how to make a submission is available at tpk.nz/maihikarauna.
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