Naumai hoki mai anō ki Mahuru Māori.
In line with our maramataka Māori, this year Mahuru Māori will start on Monday 22 September 2025 and end on Tuesday 21 October 2024.
It doesn’t matter whether your reo skills stop at kia ora, or you can whaikōrero on the marae with the best of them, Mahuru Māori is something we can all do.
So jump on the waka e hoa mā, and let’s give Mahuru Māori our best shot.
It can be anything that makes you speak more Māori. An hour a day, half the day, all day every day, or as a beginner just start with greeting and farewells in Māori.
Get a team of friends, family or workmates involved and plan some virtual catch ups. You’ll have more fun, stay motivated and feel more comfortable in the reo zone.
Speak te reo Māori as much as you can during Mahuru. Every time you do, you’re revitalising te reo and breathing life back into our native tongue. Be brave, be bold and be patient.
We’re all taking this year’s Mahuru Māori challenge. The aim is to learn and gain the confidence to speak te reo Māori in our everyday lives. Some of us are just beginning, others will immerse themselves all day long, everyday. Read more of our stories here.
I sat in my car after class today and voice recorded the 5 min kōrero about my whakapapa that was two weeks overdue for my first aromatawai, assessment, of the year.
Two weeks overdue.
I wasn`t actually planning to go to Kaitaia for class today - because of the weather, there was the option to attend via zoom, and I was very tempted to stay home and half ass zoom it from the comfort of the couch.
But, I knew I needed to go, because I knew if I went, I`d do the mahi I`d been avoiding.
When nana passed, I just turned out of this realm for the week, masking, disassociating, medicating, then once we were home my pain flared up, I lay down, and my assessment was right at the bottom of my `can do` list.
Part of me wants to drop out of class. Just, step back from study for the rest of the year.
But a bigger part of me wants to keep going. To study side by side with my sister, to carry on learning, even though it`s harder to hold into concepts and learnings at the moment.
We met with the specialist over the holidays, they`ve referred me for an MRI, suspected disc prolapse, tendon tear, and a few other things. The MRI is next week, the day before I head to Waiuku for our 2025 Embassy Escape - we`re off glamping - and once that`s done, the mri, not the glamping, we`ll have a more solid plan.
I don`t actually know where I`m going with this yarn team. This week has been tough, I was beside myself with anxiety about coming back to mahi, holding sessions, coaching people, hoping my energy and brain would be up to it.
Which it was, cause pnce I`m IN my zone doing the mahi, it just flows. 19 women in biz attended Tuesdays Empire momentum zoom, and everyone left feeling better about their Social Media for Term 2 😊
That`s pretty cool aye.
Yeah. Anyway. The year has not quite gone to plan, and, we`re making it work. One day at a time. Heck, one hour at a time some days - focusing on the `next` right thing, instead of `all the things` and spiralling, which is very easy for me to do.
The next right thing.
The next right thing.
The next right thing.
Today that was submitting my assessment. That was enough. Anei anō he rā.
Xx
Em
I sat in my car after class today and voice recorded the 5 min kōrero about my whakapapa that was two weeks overdue for my first aromatawai, assessment, of the year.
Two weeks overdue.
I wasn`t actually planning to go to Kaitaia for class today - because of the weather, there was the option to attend via zoom, and I was very tempted to stay home and half ass zoom it from the comfort of the couch.
But, I knew I needed to go, because I knew if I went, I`d do the mahi I`d been avoiding.
When nana passed, I just turned out of this realm for the week, masking, disassociating, medicating, then once we were home my pain flared up, I lay down, and my assessment was right at the bottom of my `can do` list.
Part of me wants to drop out of class. Just, step back from study for the rest of the year.
But a bigger part of me wants to keep going. To study side by side with my sister, to carry on learning, even though it`s harder to hold into concepts and learnings at the moment.
We met with the specialist over the holidays, they`ve referred me for an MRI, suspected disc prolapse, tendon tear, and a few other things. The MRI is next week, the day before I head to Waiuku for our 2025 Embassy Escape - we`re off glamping - and once that`s done, the mri, not the glamping, we`ll have a more solid plan.
I don`t actually know where I`m going with this yarn team. This week has been tough, I was beside myself with anxiety about coming back to mahi, holding sessions, coaching people, hoping my energy and brain would be up to it.
Which it was, cause pnce I`m IN my zone doing the mahi, it just flows. 19 women in biz attended Tuesdays Empire momentum zoom, and everyone left feeling better about their Social Media for Term 2 😊
That`s pretty cool aye.
Yeah. Anyway. The year has not quite gone to plan, and, we`re making it work. One day at a time. Heck, one hour at a time some days - focusing on the `next` right thing, instead of `all the things` and spiralling, which is very easy for me to do.
The next right thing.
The next right thing.
The next right thing.
Today that was submitting my assessment. That was enough. Anei anō he rā.
Xx
Em
"Be a koha, not a hōhā 🤙🏽"
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#decals #vinylstickers #reomāori
Ōtara - Tāmaki - Pātaka - all get tohutō / macrons. It’s March and I’m only just finalising our fresh signage and flyers for the year… this process is hōhā (annoying) but necessary and satisfying when it’s done. Whakamana te reo Māori. Arohatia te reo Māori 🫶🏽
Āe, now I know I can do the kupu once and the tohutō once, join them and copy paste that around ahuhu!
#Māori #tereomāori #language #mana #respect #Ōtara #TāmakiMakaurau #Auckland #Aotearoa #NZ #canvadesign
Ōtara - Tāmaki - Pātaka - all get tohutō / macrons. It’s March and I’m only just finalising our fresh signage and flyers for the year… this process is hōhā (annoying) but necessary and satisfying when it’s done. Whakamana te reo Māori. Arohatia te reo Māori 🫶🏽
Āe, now I know I can do the kupu once and the tohutō once, join them and copy paste that around ahuhu!
#Māori #tereomāori #language #mana #respect #Ōtara #TāmakiMakaurau #Auckland #Aotearoa #NZ #canvadesign
Ko te kīwaha o te rā, ā tōna wā.
I te kiriata nei, ka kitea e koe te tikanga o te kīwaha me tana whakamahinga. 😎
Today’s kīwaha is, ā tōna wā.
In this video, you’ll see exactly what it means and when you could use it. 😎
#motereo #mahurumāori #tereomāori
Ko te kīwaha o te rā, ā tōna wā.
I te kiriata nei, ka kitea e koe te tikanga o te kīwaha me tana whakamahinga. 😎
Today’s kīwaha is, ā tōna wā.
In this video, you’ll see exactly what it means and when you could use it. 😎
#motereo #mahurumāori #tereomāori
Ko te kīwaha o te rā, hūiki.
Tirohia te kiriata ki te ako i te tikanga o tēnei kīwaha.
Today’s kīwaha is, hūiki.
Check out the video to learn the meaning behind this kīwaha. #motereo #mahurumāori #tereomāori
Ko te kīwaha o te rā, hūiki.
Tirohia te kiriata ki te ako i te tikanga o tēnei kīwaha.
Today’s kīwaha is, hūiki.
Check out the video to learn the meaning behind this kīwaha. #motereo #mahurumāori #tereomāori
Ko te kīwaha o te rā, ō roke.
Tirohia te kiriata kia kitea me pēhea e whakamahi i te kīwaha i ō kōrero kai parāoa.
Today’s kīwaha is, ō roke.
Check out the video and see how you can use this kīwaha in your everyday kōrero.
#mōtereo #mahurumāori #tereomāori
Ko te kīwaha o te rā, ō roke.
Tirohia te kiriata kia kitea me pēhea e whakamahi i te kīwaha i ō kōrero kai parāoa.
Today’s kīwaha is, ō roke.
Check out the video and see how you can use this kīwaha in your everyday kōrero.
#mōtereo #mahurumāori #tereomāori
Ko te kīwaha o te rā, he momo.
Tirohia te kiriata ki te ako i te tikanga o tēnei kīwaha.
Today’s kīwaha is, he momo.
Check out the video to learn the meaning behind this kīwaha.
#motereo #mahurumāori #tereomāori
Ko te kīwaha o te rā, he momo.
Tirohia te kiriata ki te ako i te tikanga o tēnei kīwaha.
Today’s kīwaha is, he momo.
Check out the video to learn the meaning behind this kīwaha.
#motereo #mahurumāori #tereomāori
He haerenga te ako i te reo Māori – e motuhake ana ki tēnā, ki tēnā o tātou. I tēnei ataata, ka kōrero a Te Mihinga mō tōna haerenga me ōna wheako nōna e whakapakari ake ana i tōna reo.
Ahakoa te taumata o tō reo, kāore koe e mokemoke ana! Whakatairangatia tō haerenga reo i ngā pae pāpori kātahi ka kōtuia a #mahurmaori e whai wāhi ai koe ki te mano tāngata puta noa i a Aotearoa me te ao whānui e whakapakari nei i ō rātou reo mā te wero o Mahuru.
He haerenga te ako i te reo Māori – e motuhake ana ki tēnā, ki tēnā o tātou. I tēnei ataata, ka kōrero a Te Mihinga mō tōna haerenga me ōna wheako nōna e whakapakari ake ana i tōna reo.
Ahakoa te taumata o tō reo, kāore koe e mokemoke ana! Whakatairangatia tō haerenga reo i ngā pae pāpori kātahi ka kōtuia a #mahurmaori e whai wāhi ai koe ki te mano tāngata puta noa i a Aotearoa me te ao whānui e whakapakari nei i ō rātou reo mā te wero o Mahuru.
