New Zealand has its very own language, Māori! Along with English and NZSL (New Zealand Sign Language), te reo Māori is has been the official language of Aotearoa since 1987. Every year Māori Language Week is held to promote the indigenous language and celebrate the culture. New Zealanders are encouraged to learn some te reo Māori and are given the chance to experience the culture with events scheduled around the country. In 2021, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori will run from 13 ki 19 Mahuru (13 to 19 September). The theme is: Kia Kaha te Reo Māori - Let's make the Māori language strong.
This year we celebrated Maori Language week online with Tamaki whanau and students. Ruihia arranged all the activities for this week and shared them with all of the houses. And each activity has a house point. We have to perform all the activities in a group or solo there were some tik tok challenges for Head, shoulder, knees in Maori. It was fun. All the students and teachers participated really well in all activities and learned new words, sentences in Maori. As a Puriri house mentor, we recorded our Pepeha. Puriri students participated really well and enjoyed all the activities. This year Maori language week was online but still, it was very exciting for teachers and students.
Puriri whanau Head, shoulder, Knees
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