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MichaelaKHulse
Māmā takiwātanga @MichaelaKHulse@mastodon.nz · Aug 06, 2026
Help me launch my community playgroup to make #TeReoMaori accessible for more whanau with young children in #Wellington I have designed a curriculum to teach te Reo Māori to parents and tamariki in a playgroup. I need help to ensure the playgroup can go ahead as I at the moment, it will only be able to run it if I get enough families signing up to cover the up-front cost of hiring a room in our community centre. Please check out our Givealittle: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/maori-language-playgroup-launch #Fundraiser #MaoriLanguage #NZ #Aotearoa #LowerHutt #Education
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adub
A-Dub 🥝 @adub@beige.party · Jul 17, 2026
A Māori kupu (word) describing the responsibility to care for the natural world — kaitiakitanga — has been named the world's most beautiful word by language-learning platform Babbel. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/729863/maori-word-kaitiakitanga-named-world-s-most-beautiful-by-language-app #TeReoMaori
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MichaelaKHulse
Māmā takiwātanga @MichaelaKHulse@mastodon.nz · Jul 03, 2026

My pet peeve that I’d like to fix about Aotearoa as a proficient #Māori speaker? Stop using the translated days of the week, and just use the transliterated ones.

The transliterated/traditional days:

Mane – Monday Tūrei – Tuesday Wenerei – Wednesday Tāite – Thursday Paraire – Friday Reasons this is better: -It is historical, from the time of the missionaries -It is preferred by most Māori speakers, especially in those communities where the language never died out as it has been in use for generations. -It is accessible for people who know English and haven’t learned Māori, including international visitors to Aotearoa. The translated set is thus: Rāhina: Day of the Moon (Māhina) Rātū: Day of Tūmatauenga (the god of war, aligning with Mars) Rāapa: Day of Apārangi (aligning with Mercury) Rāpare: Day of Pareārau (aligning with Jupiter) Rāmere: Day of Meremere (Venus) The problems with this are: -After translating European concepts into Māori, they remain European concepts. -They are completely indecipherable to anyone who does not speak Māori.

  • When using a day of the week, we’re communicating a utilitarian concept so it makes sense to use something universally decipherable. Note: Regardless of which set is used, the weekend days are the same, they are not translations but their own concepts created by early missionaries to Aotearoa: Rāhoroi - day of cleaning, (in preparation for) Rātapu - holy day. #TeReoMaori #indigenous #Language
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superball
Superball ☀️ @superball@norcal.social · Jun 29, 2026
A dream has led me to this song. Would anyone translate the Te Reo Māori part of it? I can’t find a good translator. Thank you! 🙏🏼 Aroha Mana Takatāpui Kei roto i a koe #TeReoMaori https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LpUBBv4NtUU
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