​Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

Māori Language Week has been celebrated each year from 1975. September 14 and commemorates the presentation of the 1972 Māori language petition to parliament, and we mark this week as 'Māori Language Week' in New Zealand. 

Ideas and resources

• Māori Language Commission
• Children and families ministry poster (Strandz)
• Mihi / Introductions (University of Otago)
• Useful language around the classroom
• The picture-taking app Kūpu
• For ministry resources for children, check out Te Aka (Te Manawa o te Wheke)

Download our Te Wiki o te Reo Māori poster

Pepeha

Pepeha is a way of introducing yourself in Māori. It tells a story of the places and people you are connected to.