Me Kōrero
- Make ‘kia ora’ your first choice of greeting to everyone you speak to. If you’re on TikTok, watch Sonny explain the beauty of kia ora!
- Open your moment with a kaikōhau (expression of hope)
- Learn and use #MyMihi to introduce yourself to anyone new
- Prepare your whānau, friends or workplace to speak te reo Māori for the hour
- Open your news bulletin with te reo Māori
- Host a ‘Kōrero Kai’ for lunch where you only speak in te reo Māori
- Start lunch off with a karakia for kai
- Order your coffee in te reo Māori
- Set a ‘reo Māori only’ zone within your workplace or home
- Set a time where your whānau or workplace only speak te reo (i.e. 1-2pm)
- Call a mate or 2 and have a kōrero in te reo Māori
- Learn and sing the Māori alphabet
- Sing along to the Te Taura Whiro i te Reo Māori ‘Te Wiki o te Reo Māori’ playlist
- Learn iwi anthems from across the motu
- Get a group together and sing an easy te reo song, see ’Tūtira Mai’ ‘Te Aroha’ ‘National Anthem’
- Do or teach lunchtime kapa haka
- Popular New Zealand hits have now been translated into te reo! Waiata Anthems features the hit ‘Kia Mau ki tō Ūkaipō‘ by Six60 and Bathe in the River by Hollie Smith, now in te reo
- Listen to some talented and incredible rangatahi sing gospel songs on Mōhau – a Live Visual Album
- Dance and sing along to young talent, Atareta & Te Haakura! Check out their smash song Pakipaki Mai
- If you have a young pēpi, listen and sing along to this beautiful new lullaby ‘I te Tōnga o te Rā’ from Te Hiringa Hauora
Thanks to the Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori team for collating and sharing these ideas. For more visit www.reomaori.co.nz/ideas
Tautoko pukapuka | Support books
Learn handy new phrases in everyday situations (puka kīanga) or at the gym (kupu whakapakari tinana), and/or record your experiences throughout your challenge with the journal book (puka tuituhi).
Te Taura whiri i te Reo Māori
The Māori language commission have a wealth of resources available for use on their website at www.reomaori.co.nz including more printable booklets, flash cards and wall charts. You’ll also find a wealth of ideas on how to improve your Māori language capability and to stick to your Mahuru Māori reo challenge.
