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Category: Maori Literacy
The church and Māori culture – Leave your shoes at the door, not your culture
Don’t cut harakeke when it’s raining – What is tikanga? by Aroha Puketapu
No good reason really… But today I spent about 12 hours learning how to use…
Here’s something new from my He Taunga Waka Colleagues at Ako Aotearoa. They would love…
How to use macrons for words in Te Reo Māori in gmail on my Mac. 6 easy steps you can follow. If you’re curious, a macron is a line above a vowel. This shows that it should be spoken as a long vowel sound. For example, as in Taupō.
Recently, I had the tremendous privilege and pleasure of spending a day at Auckland University…
Kaitiakitanga is a New Zealand term used for the Māori concept of guardianship, for the sky, the sea, and the land. A kaitiaki is a guardian, and the process and practices of protecting and looking after the environment are referred to as kaitiakitanga.
Get my eBook on Learner-Centred Teaching What is mana reo? In education, mana reo often…
In a literal sense, mana whenua refers to the mana or power and authority that comes from the land.
But it can also refer to beliefs, building relationships and developing a sense of belonging.