Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori

We quiz people on Māori words

Do you know your tuakana from your teina?

Ko Ōtaki tēnei: the town that loves te reo Māori

"A town committed to nurturing its language, its people, and its vibrant culture."

Reo Māori classes in Australia can’t cope with demand

“Share your treasures with your world.”

Reclaiming my reo is scary. Here’s how I’m pushing through

"It takes doing it in real life, not just in my head, and that’s hard."

'Connecting with ourselves': What Te Wiki o te Reo Māori means to me

“Patua te whakamā, don't be ashamed, learning is a process, and learning is a journey."

Kiwi doesn’t represent everyone in Aotearoa

Kiwi has been a national identifier in New Zealand since the early 1900s.

What it feels like to have your reo beaten out of you

Watch this clip from the new documentary 'Speak No Māori' available to watch now on TVNZ+.

A behind the scenes look at the actual Māori Language Petition

The Māori student groups took two years to collect 30,000 signatures.

Only 25% of Māori spoke te reo in 1960. Now Māori fluency is growing

Almost 8% of New Zealanders can speak te reo at least fairly well, which is up from 6.1% in 2018.

Why I created a 5-storey mural of Hana Te Hemara, pioneer of Te Wiki o te reo Māori

“I knew it would challenge people's thinking, but that’s another day in the office for me”

‘There’s no B in te reo Māori’: Whisper Challenge

Here’s a fun way to add some new kupu to your kite this Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.

How colonisers went from learning te reo Māori to trying to exterminate it

“We were taught that everything they were doing was good and everything we were doing was bad."

Artist Tayla Hartemink talks about her Te Wiki o te Reo Māori illustration

"I do a lot of my art based off mātauranga Māori. I learn and wānanga a lot with my kaumātua."

Nau mai ki Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2022

Welcome to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

Te reo Māori only became an official language in NZ 35 years ago today

Now almost 25% of Māori speak te reo as a first language.

How to say your pepeha: Tikanga explained

“Every iwi has their own way of reciting their pepeha.”

Celebrating Te Karere: NZ’s first Māori language news programme

Pere Wihongi reflects on the importance of Te Karere, and what it signifies for the next generation.