Welcome to another issue of He Manawa o Te Reo. We hope you will enjoy reading what we have to offer you in this year's edition. As always our aim is to draw your attention to our programme of events for Māori Language Week.

He Manawa 2006

• The Importance of Māori Language week
• Te Kupu o te rā - Words of the Week
• Māori Music
• Why Waiata? A perspective from a member of Ngā Manu Tīoriori (The Songbirds) - The Library Waiata Group
• Mō Tātou: Ngāi Tahu Whānui exhibition
• Microsoft working with Māori

Articles from He Manawa o te Reo

2005: Monday/Rāhina 25 July/Hōngoingoi - Sunday/Rātapu 31 July/Hōngoingoi

• Library wins big at MLW Awards 2004
• Whakatauki mo Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
• Kōrero Māori Give it a go
• Robin Hakopa Te Reo Māori Award
• Te Kura Pounamu Award
• Te Reo Māori - One word a week
• Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho: The Legacy of our Māori names

2004: Monday/Rāhina 26 July/Hōngoingoi - Sunday/Rātapu 1 August/ Here tuki kōkā

• Māori translations make history with international book publisher
• Life Long Learning strategy for Māori
• Kotahi Mano Kāika Kotahi Mano Wawata - The Kāi Tahu vision for te reo Māori
• This year we are entering the inaugural Māori Language Week Awards

2003

• Apirana Taylor
• Our new Kaiwhakahaere Māori
• Ngāi Tahu Claim
• Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau
• The Library Waiata Group
• Using Māori at home
• Ngā Rauemi Whakapapa o Ngāi Tahu / Ngāi Tahu Whakapapa resources
• Bilingual Signage

2002: 22 - 28 July

• Salutations
• Introducing Christchurch City Libraries Māori Resource Librarian Assistant
• Mihi to the people of Aotearoa
• Pānui mātua i konei - What's happening in the library?
• Kā Pepeha o kā Tūpuna
• Ko Tāku Reo
• Ko ngā Reo ā Iwi
• Some useful websites
• Ngāi Tahu version of the Māori calendar

2001: 22 - 29 July

• Editorial 2001
• Myths and Legends of the Māori
• Ngāi Tahu Language Developments
• Te Reo pages on the library website
• The Legend of Aoraki
• Types of Pounamu
• Whaea
• National Māori language survey
• Learn Te Reo
• Ngāi Tahu kupu and sayings
• Dual place names in the Nagi Tahu Settlement

2000: 24-30 July

• Programme of events
• He taonga te reo
• Māori publishing has a long history
• Te reo Māori in Information Technology
• Reviving Te Reo Māori
• Māori street names in Christchurch

1999

• Our language is our soul
• A summary of the history of the Māori language
• Some common elements in Māori placenames
• Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
• Te Whare Pukapuka o Te Karoro Inutai

1998

• Ko Whaiwhai Piko O Matauranga
• Māori subject headings
• Ihutai to receive tukutuku panels