23 - 29 July 2007
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.
Events 2007
Date |
Time |
Room |
Session |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
More information
- Māori Language Week - Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - a history of Māori Language Week - Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori from nzhistory.net.nz.
- 100 Māori words every New Zealander should know - includes sound files of the words being read out from nzhistory.net.nz.
Related pages
- Te Reo Māori
- He Manawa o Te Reo - The Heart of the Language (our Māori Language Week publication).
