HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED DURING TE WIKI O TE REO MĀORI

WHETHER YOU WANT to ako (learn), whakarongo (listen), waiata (sing), pānui (read), tuhi (write), or kōrero (speak) te reo Māori, this is your chance to have a go. Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) is a time to support and celebrate Māori language and culture.

Between 12 and 18 September, the teams at Taupō District Council’s libraries and museum are collaborating with Rural Education Activities Programme (REAP) to provide interactive and engaging learning opportunities.

On Monday 12 September, the Taupō Library is hosting Learn with HĀ, a two-hour beginners’ programme which will teach the basics in Māori language and culture, run by Taupō Museum programmes coordinator Hawira Karaitiana. Spaces are limited and you will need to register.

On Wednesday 14 September REAP’s Moepuke Church (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) will host Toddler Time in te reo Māori followed by ngā kemu me ngā waiata (games and songs) at Taupō Library. On Thursday 15 September, she will host Toddler Time in te reo Māori at Tūrangi Library.

For more information and to register for Learn with HĀ go to www.taupo.govt.nz/