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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori / Māori Language Week: 23 - 29 July 2007

23 - 29 July 2007

Ko te reo, te hā te mauri o te Māoritanga
Language is the very life-breath of being Māori

Maori language Week 2007Choosing to make te reo Māori more visible in our libraries was a simple decision to make. Te reo Māori is a taonga that gives our country its distinct and unique cultural identity. Aotearoa (New Zealand) is the only place in the world where Māori is spoken widely, and this is why it deserves our protection and nourishment. For Māori to thrive as a language of everyday use, we must encourage its use in our homes and communities as much as possible.

At Christchurch City Libraries / Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi we have been supporting the kaupapa of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori over the past years in many ways. We have endeavoured to promote the week as a time for learning and using te reo Māori.

Events 2007

Date

Time

Room

Session

Bishopdale Tuesday 24 July 11:00 - 12:00 noon
3:30 - 4:30pm
  Putiputi Workshops
Thursday 26 July 9:30 - 3:00pm   Carving Workshops
Friday 27 July 10:15 - 10:45am   Bilingual Storytime
Central Tuesday 24 July 1:00 - 1:20pm Central Library Foyer Bamford Street" School Kapahaka Group
Thursday 26 July 10:30 - 11:00am Centre for the Child Bilingual Toddler Time
Friday 27 July 11:00 - 1:00pm Ngā Pounamu māori Centre Poi Making
Friday 27 July 9:30 - 10:00am Central Library Foyer Phillipstown School Kapahaka Group
Hornby Monday 23 July 1:00 - 2:30pm   Wānanga Reo
Linwood Monday 23 July 1:30 2:00pm   Bromley Kapahaka group
Monday 23 July 3:00 - 4:30pm   Poi Making
Wednesday 25 July 10:00 - 11:30pm   Wānanga Reo
Friday 27 July 12:00 12:30pm   Linwood North School Kapahaka group
Lyttelton Tuesday 24 July 11:00 - 11:30am   Bilingual Storytime
New Brighton Wednesday 25 July 1:45 - 2:00pm   Kapahaka group performance
Wednesday 25 July 2:00 - 4:00pm   Wānanga Reo
Papanui Tuesday 24 July 1:30 - 3:00pm   Wānanga Reo
Parklands Monday 23 July 10:00 - 11:30am   Wānanga Reo
Thursday 26 July 1:00 - 1:30am   Bilingual Storytime
Shirley Monday 23 July 10:00 - 11:00am
3:00 - 4:00pm
  Poi Making
Tuesday 24 July 10:15 - 10:45am   Natural Magic Storytime, Māori theme
Thursday 26 July 10:00 - 11:00am
3:00 - 4:00pm
  Poi Making
Friday 27 July 10:00 11:00am
3:00 - 4:00 pm
  Poi Making
South Learning Centre Friday 27 July 2:00 - 3:30pm Sydenham Room Wānanga Reo
Thursday 2 August 10:15 10:45   Preschool Storytimes / Kōrero Paki Mō Ngā Kōhungahunga
Spreydon Thursday 26 July 3:30 - 4:30pm   Poi Making
Riccarton Learning Centre Saturday 28 July 10:30 - 12:00 noon Learning Room 2 Wānanga Reo

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