By 2030, 50% of Ngāti Whatua o Ōrākei uri and whānau will be actively speaking te reo Māori at a conversational level and 100% of Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei uri and whānau will ve formally engaged in the reo from basic courses through to specialist advancement strategies and reo motuhake programmes.
The Reo Māori initiatives below are aimed at increasing the visibility, the application and the everyday usage of te reo Māori in multiple contexts including but not limited to Ōrākei and the homes of hapū members, in both spoken and written forms.
It seeks to make visible and audible the Māori language so that it permeates our environment and reaches the ears and hearts of our people to advance the cultural capital, health and identity of our people.
Me kōrero Māori ngā uri me ngā kaimahi katoa o Ngāti Whātua ki roto i ngā kāinga, tae atu ki ngā puna reo, kura, wāhi mahi, puta noa ki ngā marae.
Entry Requirements:
To enrol in this programme, a potential student must be/have:
Delivery/How you’ll learn:
These are Full-Time programmes delivered over 36 weeks. Levels One to Four will be delivered on-site at the Whai Māia Offices (230 Kupe Street, Ōrākei, Tāmaki Makaurau, 1071). Level Five will most likely be online.
You will be required to attend:
Learning Elements:
All level will deliver layers of each of the below through the year.
2023 Intakes
He Tau Rehua – Full Time | February 2023 – December 2023
Registrations for this intake are now closed.
He Tau Matariki – Full Time | July 2023 – May 2024
Coming soon…..
He Tau Matariki is our second intake for the year 2023 – beginning in July 2023, ending in May 2024. It is a full time programme of 36 weeks. Expressions of interest for this cohort will open at the end of April 2023.
Click here to express your interest!!
Express your interest as a Full-Time Learner:
Full-Time (Active) Learning is hands-on and requires ones involvement in all activities. This cohort is primarily face-to-face and is for those who are wanting to commit to all elements delivered in the hōtaka.
Register your interest as a Passive Learner:
Passive Learning is a more internal process in which students take in and memorise the information that is provided to them. All passive learners will only have access to all lesson Recordings, however, can still participate in all Toi Reo Wānanga, pō whakanui, and kaupapa.
🎓 Level 1 (specific to Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei)
🗓️ 36 Weeks
$ Time & Energy
Programme Overview:
Te Reo Tūāpapa is a fully functional set of Language tools that are transparent (at all levels); logical, practical and deliberate, and best of all (according to our whānau) transferable and user friendly.
This hōtaka is intended for learners who have zero or minimal command of Te Reo, as an additional language. The person also may know a few words but can’t form sentences or carry on any type of conversation. This hōtaka is also intended for those who have a desire to contribute positively to the vibration of Reo speakers within the Ngāti Whātua isthmus!
🎓 Level 2 (specific to Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei)
🗓️ 36 Weeks
$ Time & Energy
Programme Overview:
Te Reo Tūāuri is a natural extension of Te Reo Tūāpapa. It is intended for learners who have a basic understanding and ability in the use of Te Reo Māori. This person can form basic phrases, pose questions here and there, but are still at a starting point of language learning, tying ‘Things Te Reo’ together and are working on more extensive conversations in the language. This hōtaka is also intended for those who have a desire to contribute positively to the vibration of Reo speakers within the Ngāti Whātua isthmus!
🎓 Level 3 (specific to Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei)
🗓️ 36 Weeks
$ Time & Energy
Programme Overview:
Te Reo Tuawhiti is intended for whānau who are ready to advance their conversational abilities. It is for learners who have an intermediate-level understanding of, and ability in, the use of, te reo. It encourages individuals to strive for conversational confidence, and creativity using our practical learning style. We can expect to see a natural transition into Rūmaki Reo – Total Emersion to support the emerging respect for Te Reo as an expression of mana tangata, and mana whenua.
🎓 Level 4 (specific to Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei)
🗓️ 36 Weeks
$ Time & Energy
Programme Overview:
Nau mai e te tini tangata ki te kaupapa huia kai manawa e kīa nei ko Te Reo Tuakiri. Ki konei tātau ruku ai ki ngā pounamu reo e muramura mai nā. Ko tā te hōtaka reo Tuakiri, he whakapūmau i ngā takohanga reo kua whāngai ki te tauira, ā, he tōtō mai ko te mātauranga kei a ia hei arerō mōna ki te ao tūroa.
Kāti, tērā ia te kōrero e mea ana “ko te reo te kai tuitui i ngā tāparatanga o te iwi”. Tuia rā ēnei whakapapa kōrero kia ita, tākina kia mau, whakamaua kia tīna!
🎓 Level 5 (specific to Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei)
🗓️ 36 Weeks
$ Time & Energy
Programme Overview:
Tūātea o te reo
Maranga mai rā e ngā kiriūka o Te Waitematā, ki Te Reo Tūātea o Ngāti Whātua.
Kia whai tokitoki tātou i te rētōtanga o te reo me kore e riro mai ngā taonga matapopore i waiho mai ai e ō tātou tūpuna. Ko te wawata ia, kia whāngaihia atu ngā taonga ki te kahu o te wai e tū wehi kore ai ngā uri katoa i te au tuke, ānō ko te tūātea o te ngaru. Nā reira, waiho atu nā te pene me te pepa, ka kuhu mai ai me tō arero koi, hei hoa haere mōu.
Kotahi mahemahe te paearu mō te tono mai, arā, me mātua puta tō ihu i Te Tuakiri o te Reo.