Section outline

  • He whakataki (Introduction)

    E ngā tau waru,  nau mai, haere mai ki te wāhanga tuatoru. Ko Matua Leeroy ahau. Ko tōku hiahia, he tino ngahau ā tātou haerenga ki te reo Māori i tēnei tau. Kia kaha, kia toa, kia manawanui!

    Welcome to year 8s! The aim of this course is to explore and understand Māori language and Traditions through a range of activities, discussions and assessments.



    Course Outline

    By the end of this 20 week discourse you will be able to:

    • Recite 2 karakia

    • Pronounce Māori words accurately.

    • Use and respond to Māori greetings

    • Demonstrate an understanding of some common tikanga Māori

    • Give a mihi (your name, where you are from, where you live, age)

    • Say an appropriate pepeha

    • Communicate about yourself and your family and aspects of your home life.

    • Recognise and form the following sentence patterns: describing, location, numbering, action

    Karakia Timatanga - Beginning Karakia

    Whakataka te hau ki te uru,

    Whakataka te hau ki te tonga.

    Kia mākinakina ki uta,

    Kia mātaratara ki tai.

    E hī ake ana te ata kura

    he tio, he huka, he hauhū

    Haumi e! Hui e! Taiki e!

    The wind swings to the west,

    then turns to the south, settles down.

    Making it prickly cold inland

    Making it piercingly cold at sea.

    The glowing morning will rise

    on ice, on snow, on frost.

    Join! Gather! Intertwine!

    Karakia whakakapi - Ending Prayer

    Kia whakairia te tapu

    Kia wātea ai te ara

    Kia turuki whakataha ai

    Kia turuki whakataha ai

    Haumi e. Hui e. Tāiki e! 

    Restrictions are moved aside

    So the pathways is clear

    To return to everyday activities


    Whakatauki - Proverb

    Mā whero, mā pango, ka oti te mahi
    ‘With red, with back, the work will be completed’