Māori Language Week in Porirua
It’s Māori Language Week and Porirua is celebrating te reo Māori with a programme of events that share the rich culture of our Māori heritage.
There are daily free concerts at Pātaka, featuring a wide range of acclaimed Māori artists, and the central library will host bilingual story time for our tamariki. "Porirua is a proud kaitiaki of our Māori legacy," says Porirua Mayor Anita Baker.
The concerts will be livestreamed on the Council’s Facebook page so they can be enjoyed by more people. Tamariki can listen to stories online on the Library’s Children’s Chat Facebook group, on Wednesday and Friday at 10.45am.
Mayor Baker is encouraging everyone to make te reo Māori a part of their everyday life. "One of my favourite proverbs says ‘mai i te kōpae ki te urupa, tātou ako tonu ai’ which translates to ‘from the cradle to the grave we are forever learning’.
Lunchtime concerts at Pātaka this week, 12-1pm:
Rātū 15 September: Awerangi and IWI
Rāapa 16 September: Taleyah Marshall and Ngā Matarau o Te Puawaitanga
Rāpare 17 September: Awerangi and Ranea
Rāmere 18 September: Taleya Marshall and Ranea
Rāhori 19 September: KIINA
Rātapu 20 September: WAI and Maaka Fiso
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