MAORI 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:

August

A¯ te marama o Hereturiko¯ ka¯ ka haere ma¯ tou ki Ruapehu ki te whakaretireti.

In the month of August, we (three exclusive) will go to Ruapehu to ski.

Another name for August is A¯ kuhata.

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