The theme for Te Wiki 2024 is ‘Ake ake ake – A Forever Language’. It represents the resilience, adaptability and endurance of te reo Māori. It also reflects the commitment New Zealanders have to embracing and learning te reo Māori long into the future. Here are a couple of opportunities to learn more:
Exhibition at Auckland Central City Library:
Waiwaia ngā ngutu celebrates the eloquence and expression of te reo Māori from the nineteenth century to the present day. This exhibition showcases taonga from Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, including hand-written manuscripts recording whakapapa and kōrero tupuna, early publications of Māori grammar books and Bibles, Māori students’ copybooks as they learned their language in written form, and contemporary translations of works into te reo Māori
4 September 2024 to 1 February 2025
Level 2, Central Library 44 Lorne St, Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero
And, if you haven't had a chance to see this wonderful film, Encanto Reo Māori, it is still in theatres!
Tweedie Waititi directed a Reo Māori voice cast for this version of Disney's musical, which won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2022 Academy Awards.
Brought to us by Matewa Media, led by WIFT member Chelsea Winstanley.