MA¯ ORI WORD

The Te Puke Times supports Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Ma¯ ori, the Ma¯ ori Language Commission’s campaign to increase New Zealanders’ te reo Ma¯ ori vocabulary by running a different Ma¯ ori word to learn each week.

This week’s word:

Poutu¯ terangi: March

I t¯ımata au i te¯ nei mahi i te wha¯ o Poutu¯ terangi.

I started this work on the 4th of March.

Another name for March is Ma¯ ehe.