Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

Kia Ora Whānau,

Nā, tēnei te mau nei te whakapono, te tūmanako, te aroha, ēnei e toru; ko te mea nui rawa ia o ēnei ko te aroha. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love (1 Corinthians 13:13)

This week we have the chance to recognise Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week).  While this week is really important in its own right, we also recognise it as a chance to move forwards as a School in normalising the use of Te Reo Māori.  

Over this week we have a number of activities planned as we celebrate Te Reo Māori and encourage its use.  These include:

– Competitions and Scavenger hunts

– Phrases being encouraged in classes across the week

– Hāngi lunch

– House Haka competition (you are very welcome to come and be part of this as houses perfrom the school haka on Rāmere (Friday) afternoon at 1:30pm

Ngā Mihi Nui

Alistair

Emanuera haka

We are privileged to have a School Haka which speaks clearly of our Christian Faith and the values we hold as a School.  As students and staff learn and perform the Haka, they are declaring the gospel message.  What follows is the words of our Haka, both in Te Reo Māori and its translation into English