We are excited to bring you opportunities for Mahuru Māori this year.
What is Mahuru Māori:
Mahuru Māori is a great opportunity for everyone to speak te Reo Māori. It doesn’t matter what your current level of Māori language may be, we encourage you to take up the challenge!
You’re fully in charge! Set your goals and intentions at the start of the month to a level you know is realistic for you. This could be in a number of different ways:
• greeting everyone in Te Reo Māori
• speaking only Te Reo for an hour a day
• speaking Te Reo for 2 hours a day every day
• half the day every day
• every day for the whole month of September.
We know for many participants it will take a conscious effort to stick to your Reo Māori goals. But we hope you’re encouraged that you’re not alone in this challenge and together we all help to normalise the use of Te reo Māori within our many communities.
Kia kaha!
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Tītī Tōrea-Māori Stick Game Workshop
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This is a great way to introduce the use of Te Reo, come along and take up the challenge this year. Try something new and take home what you make to keep practicing at home.
Tutor: Hayley Smith
Where: Village Cinema
When: 3rd September
Times: 12pm - 1pm (Workshop 1)
Times: 1.30pm - 2.30pm (Workshop 2)
Cost: TBC
Bookings are essential
Tītī Tōrea, is played with wooden sticks it is a stick game that is commonly played in Aotearoa today. Through song, rhythm and repetition this is a great way to learn especially for beginners.
We are also learning, hand eye coordination, timing, rhythm and patience. It involves two or more seated players, throwing sticks to each other in time to accompanying song.
This is a safe place to learn free of judgement and free to make mistakes.
Hayley is a patient and a fluent speaker, she will look after you.
When and why Māori played this game? Come along and find out.
We welcome teachers, parents, tamariki,(children), grandparents to come along to this learning session with one of our favorite Kaiako(teacher) Hayley Smith.
These workshops are brought to you by the Incubator Creative Hub.less