Te Reo Māori tools

Kupu

Kupu is an app developed by Spark that uses the camera in your phone to instantly translate objects into Te Reo Māori. The app works by taking a photo of an everyday object and the name (or set of related names) for it is translated in real time using artificial intelligence (AI). You can then click on the speaker button and hear it said aloud for you to practice.

LANGUAGE DROPS

Drops can help you learn new vocabulary through fun, fast-paced games with simple mnemonic images in just 5 minutes a day.

Drops Māori Language Course gives an opportunity to swipe, tap and play your way to learning thousands of words in te reo Māori, drop by drop!

1miriona! 

#1miriona is a tool to get you started on your Te Reo Māori journey. “E ora ai te reo – whiua ki te ao.” “For the language to survive – share it with the world.”  All words in Te Reo Māori are Touch-to-Hear.

TAKARO

Maru Nihoniho studies her Masters with us and Takaro was her main project. Takaro, which means game or play in Te Reo, focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines since young people were not picking up on those subjects.

Use your spatial awareness skills in this fully 3D cube flipping world! Control your energiser cube and to find code blocks then use your skills to control your rolling robot. Get your robot to the exit by giving it commands simply by using the code blocks you find.​

Māori Pā Wars - Indigenous Tower Defense

Get ready for an epic battle to defend against hordes of Māori warriors, beasts, ogres and other nasty creatures, including the mighty Taniwha, using your arsenal of defensive Pā fortifications and special abilities!

Fight in forests, wastelands and mountains, customising your defensive strategy placing different specialised Pā, each with unique specialist troops! Then rain commets, summon brave back up warriors and recruit the Gods as guardians to help you in battle as you face legendary monsters and beasts on a quest to vanquish all your enemies!

Guardian Maia 1 and 2

Guardian Maia is a hybrid historical/science-fiction story that draws on the mythology of the Māori culture in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Guardian Maia is also a global story and taps into the universal human need to belong and understand the mysteries of the world. Indigenous storytelling as culture-based games are hugely influential and are a powerful outlet for engagement and learning. Although a fictional story, Guardian Maia offers an authentic representation of the Māori culture and allows the player to explore while enjoying the gameplay experience.  

Kupu Hono

Kupu Hono is a collection of online mini games aimed at teaching Te Reo Māori to children. This offering is in app form and currently holds a decent amount of content.