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:

Ho¯ ngongoi: July

He marama pai a

Ho¯ ngongoi ki te kaikawau nga¯ ro¯ hi. July is a good month to prune the roses.

Me kaikawau nga¯ ro¯ hi hei te Ho¯ ngongoi.

The roses should be pruned in July.

Another name for July is Hu¯ rae.