Te Reo Māori / Māori Language
The University of Otago Wellington encourages and supports all staff, students, and visitors to enjoy and use the Māori language. Kōrerotia te reo!
- Ngā Manu Tīoriori is the School’s Waiata Group, Wednesdays 4.30 – 5.30 in D07. All welcome! Come along and join in the fun.
- Ngā Puna Ora is the Capital and Coast and UOW waiata group which meets fortnightly on Wednesdays 4.45pm to 5.45pm in the Whanau Care Services meeting room. Contact Katherine Reweti-Russell for more information Katherine.Reweti-Russell@ccdhb.org.nz
- Kowhai cards – Māori language yellow cards for health workers available free from the UOW Reception (level C)
- Māori medical dictionaries have been distributed to each department
- Māori Language Week was celebrated from 4 July – 10 July.
- University of Otago Wellington Māori Language Plan
University of Otago resources
Find out more about the te reo Māori (Māori language), tikanga Māori (Māori customs and protocols), and Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) on the Te Ao Māori pages of the University of Otago’s website Māori ki Otago
This site also includes information on :
- Approved Otago University Māori Signage
- Using Māori in the University booklet was developed to help staff incorporate Māori language into their everyday life at work.
- Find out about the University’s Māori language policy
Other Māori language websites and resources :
- 100 Māori words every New Zealander should know
- www.koreromaori.co.nz
- www.tokureo.maori.
- www.maorilanguage.net
- Te Taura Whiri I te Reo Māori (The Māori Language Commission)
- Learn how to pronounce place names correctly here (www.korero.maori.nz/resources/map.html)
- The Ngata online dictionary http://www.learningmedia.co.nz/ngata/