Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, 25 July - 31 July 2005
Māori Language Week at Christchurch City Libraries
Ko te reo, te hā te mauri o te Māoritanga
Language is the very life-breath of being Māori
Choosing 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.
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Events Programme 2005
Monday/Rāhina - 25 July/Hōngongoi
10.30 - 11.00am- Bilingual Story times with Gina at Centre for the Child
- 11.00 - 12.00
- Assisted browsing of online Māori resources on the 2nd floor
- 12.00 - 1.00pm
- Mahi Toi, Arts & Crafts, learn how to make a poi, weave a flower or do some Rock painting
Ngā Pounamu Māori Centre - 1.30 - 2.00pm
- Launch of the Māori language Library membership brochure
Ngā Pounamu Māori Centre - 2.00 - 3.00pm
- Assisted browsing of online Māori resources on the 2nd floor
Tuesday/Rātu - 26 July/Hōngongoi
- 11.00 - 12.00
- Assisted browsing of online Māori resources on the 2nd floor
- 12.00 - 12.30pm
- Ngā Peka Mātauranga o Waitaha, kapahaka - Ground floor foyer
- 12.45 - 2.00pm
- Ngā Peka Mātauranga o Waitaha, language workshops
Ngā Pounamu Māori Centre - 2.00 - 3.00pm
- Assisted browsing of online Māori resources on the 2nd floor
- 11.00 - 11.30am
- Oaklands Primary School Kapahaka
Wednesday/Rāapa
- 27 July/Hōngongoi
- 11.00 - 12.00
- Assisted browsing of online Māori resources on the 2nd floor
- 12.00 - 1.00pm
- Mahi Toi, Arts & Crafts, learn how to make a poi, weave a flower or do some rock painting
Ngā Pounamu Māori Centre - 2.00 - 3.00pm
- Assisted browsing of online Māori resources on the 2nd floor
- 2.00 - 2.30pm Cobham School kapa haka group
- AM Woolston School Taiaha group
- 1.00pm Linwood College Kapa Haka group
- 9.00 - 10.00am
- Library waiata group
- 10.30 - 11.30am
- Bilingual story times with Gina
- 11.15 - 11.45am
- Central New Brighton Primary School, Kapahaka
- 9.30 - 10.00am
- Bilingual Story times with Maureen Taane
Thursday/Rāparae - 28 July/Hōngongoi
- 11.00 - 12.00
- Assisted browsing of online Māori resources on the 2nd floor
- 2.00 - 3.00pm
- Assisted browsing of online Māori resources on the 2nd floor
Cathedral Square
- 12.30 - 1.30pm
- Te Tohu o Tu presents a Taiaha demonstration (traditional Maori weaponry) in Cathedral Square
- 11.00 - 11.30
- Bromley School Kapahaka group
Friday/Rāmere - 29 July/Hōngongoi
- 11.00 - 12.00
- Assisted browsing of online Māori resources on the 2nd floor
- 11.00 - 12.00
- Bilingual story times presented by Gina who will read the 5 books that have been short listed for Te Kura Pounamu Book Award
Ngā Pounamu Māori Centre - 12.00 - 12.20pm
- Te Kura o Tuahiwi, Kapahaka - ground floor foyer
- 2.00 - 3.00pm
- Assisted browsing of online Māori resources on the 2nd floor
There are displays and giveaways in every Community Library for the duration of Māori language week.
View the Programme as a pdf
- He Panui mo Te Reo Māori - Māori language news - information on Māori Language Week Awards and new websites Kōrero Māori and Te Ao Hou
- He Manawa o Te Reo - The Heart of the Language (Maori Language Week publication)
- Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2004
- See our previous events
