Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori ki Te Pātaka Kōrero. Piki mai, kake mai ki te waiata me te whakanui i a Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Ka mutu te waiata ka hakari tatou, mauria mai he kai ki te āhei e koe.
Te Pātaka Kōrero – The Library and Te Rōpū Tautoko mō te Rautaki Māori warmly invites you to join us for a waiata/hākari to celebrate Te Wiki o te reo Māori. The waiata group; Ngā hau e whā will lead the waiata and we encourage everyone to join us. The kupu for the waiata will be on screen.
10:30am-12pm, Wednesday 17th September
Te Taratara ā Kae/Wan Solwara, Level 2 Rankine Brown Building, Kelburn
Born of activism, the week grew from a single ‘Māori Language Day’ set up in 1972. The seeds of a full week dedicated to te reo Māori were planted in 1974, and by 1975 Te Wiki had found its footing and was off! Its growth and gains are what we now celebrate 50 years on.
Did you know some of those kākano were planted right here at Te Herenga Waka by the Te Reo Māori Society?
The library has been doing some digging in Tapuaka – Heritage & Archive Collections and we have found and digitised materials of the Te Reo Māori Society and the very first Te Wiki celebrations held here at Te Herenga Waka.
You can explore the history here.