Te Ao Māori
‘Learning Te Reo helped me form a deeper connection to my Sri Lankan heritage’
We talked to four tauiwi (non-Māori) about their journey with te reo Māori.
Why Google Maps still sucks at pronouncing Māori place names
“Starting route to towel-rung-ah.”
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.
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.
A local park's culturally offensive name has been changed
Local iwi say the initial name is culturally offensive to mana whenua.
‘You’re not going to get a job in te reo Māori’: 3 people who proved this wrong
Today we are seeing the fruits of sacrifices whānau have made in order to save the language.
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.
New book says brutal attack in NZ Land Wars never occurred
‘It’s making a lie of my nan, it’s making a lie of my mum.’
‘A time of whakatau’: Pounamu Wharekawa on their Matariki illustrations
Re: talks to the Kirikiriroa-based artist about rest, whānau, what this time of year means to them.
Celebrating Matariki: What's on across Aotearoa
For people who aren’t sure about what to do for Matariki, we've got you covered.
Tā moko: What it means and when is the right time to get one
"It’s different for everyone."
Hori’s Pledge: campaign to correct the country’s name to Aotearoa
It's a pushback against Don Brash's Hobson's Pledge.
Presbyterian Church to offer future land sales to iwi first
The church will offer any future church-owned land for sale to local iwi before anyone else.
The stories behind 5 waiata that led the Māori Battalion to war
"Moral boosters through turbulent times"
‘Kapa haka is a celebration of life’: 50 years of Te Matatini
"Kapa haka can take you all over the world. That's what Mum has taught me."
Make te reo Māori a compulsory subject, Race Relations Commissioner says
Prioritising the language will help race relations in Aotearoa, the Commissioner says.
Three-day Waitangi Day event at Te Tii Marae cancelled
A three-day event at Te Tii Marae to mark Waitangi Day has been cancelled.
Te Tii Marae to host three-day Waitangi event
Waitangi commemorations at Te Tii Marae will go ahead next month.
Tikanga is crucial to our response to the climate crisis
New research shows tikanga Māori practices are crucial to responding to climate challenges
New Zealand’s first te reo Māori road signs get the go-ahead
One says Haere (go) and one says Taihoa (wait).
Made My Day: Māori filmmaker Merata Mita immortalised by street artist Mr G
The three-storey mural is in Rotorua and came together in a special way.
10 people tell us the best piece of mental health advice they have ever received
Here’s what they said.
What do we want for te reo Māori?
For many, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori comes with difficult questions around our dreams for this language.
‘I don’t want rangatahi to have to fight for our reo’: 6 people on their hopes for te reo Māori
We spoke to 6 people in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, all at different stages of their reo journey.
‘Nau mai te rekareka’: We’ve got some sexy reo Māori for you
It’s important we get to use te reo in all the ways it can be, including the sexy ways!
I spent the last year reclaiming te reo Māori full time. Here’s what I learnt
A reflection from Shilo Kino, a journalist and author.
Meet the artist behind our Te Wiki o te Reo Māori images: Pounamu Wharekawa
Re: commissioned artist Pounamu Wharekawa to create images for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
Affirmations for when you need a reminder of your connection to Te Reo Māori
Ariana Stevens from Reo Māori Mai created some affirmations for those of us on our reo journey.
Welcome to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori runs 13th-19th September.