At noho marae learning #TeReoMaori in 2026.
We prepared a skit to perform about a trip to the beach. The punchline is:
‘He tiko i roto i te moana!’
‘No whea ēnei tiko?’
‘No te waha o David Seymour’
(There’s poo in the water!
Where did the poo come from?
From the mouth of David Seymour’)
#NZPol
This is a long shot, but I'm hoping someone on here can help me.
I have always been fascinated by the different types of #Haka, and I love to read the meaning behind them. I saw the Haka that #TeamNZ did during the #WinterOlympics for their medalist and didn't recognize it. Turns out it's called Pou Tangata, and it's specifically for Team NZ? I can't seem to find the actual words or a translation anywhere, so if anyone knows it, I'd love to know what they're saying!
A few days ago I was saying I wanted to find out what the name of tawaka mushroom means.
I did. It’s because it grows on the tawa tree. Of course.
Passed Te Reo level 4, and passed the entrance exam for level 5!
Edited to correct myself.
Tawaka = mushroom
Tākawa = the berry of the kawakawa plant
(Both tasty)
I want to find the kōrero of where the name of the mushroom, but for now I’m thinking of it as the waka mushroom.
Tā-kawa means from/by kawa, the fruit of kawakawa.
Aha, ok. I'm gonna have to take care when using this particular kupu....
"My reo wish is; all NZers understand Te Reo Māori is their language. It is for them to use, forever. From their children to their kuia / koroua, is it every NZer's language. Love it, use it."
#CarmenParahi, 2025
Matapēhi day one:
Learnt(ing) new words for "valiant warrior," "revolt," "fight with losses on both sides," "attendant," "long wooden trumpet," and "fog," and a couple others.
The kupu, respectively: mumu, whana, haupārua, hāwini, pūkāea, kohu.
This is shaping up to be a great book.
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