‘Kia kaha’ is well understood in New Zealand English with its meaning of ‘be strong’. We often talk about languages as if they are people – So when we say ‘Kia kaha te reo Māori’ we’re saying - ‘Let’s make the Māori language strong'.
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Celebrate Te wiki o te reo Māori language week by reading some of our familiar favourites
Waiting for Rēwana bread
The eyes of Tāwhirimatea
Maui and the sun
The seven fish of Matariki
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Whanaungatanga
To connect and stay connected
Te Hiringa
To Share the beginning of our journey
Whakaute
To respect eachother and where we come from
How to Haka like the All blacks
How to make a poi
How to make Putiputi (flower lilly)
How to cook a Hangi
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