Learning te Reo Māori with a little help from Pā Kids
The children from Pā Kids came in yesterday to help us learn a little te reo Māori by labelling items in our office.
Here are a few words you might like to use in conversation this Māori Language Week.
Whānau - Family and extended family; can include friends and other close relationships
Hoa - Friend/s; e hoa means my friend (e.g. Ka pai e hoa) and e hoa mā means group of friends (e.g. Kia ora e hoa mā)
Tamariki - Children; son is tama and daughter is tamāhine
Tahu - Spouse, partner or sweetheart; husband/boyfriend is hoa tāne and wife/girlfriend is hoa wāhine
Mātua - Parent/s or father; mother is whaea, and father is also pāpā
Hoamahi - Workmate or colleagues
Rangatira / Pāhi - Chief or boss
Kapa - Team, group or company
Whakapapa - Genealogy, ancestry or lineage
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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63.3% Summer
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35.4% Winter
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1.3% Other - I'll share below
New Year, New Questions You Won’t Solve!
I get smaller every time I take a bath.
What am I?
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Share your summer photos! 📷
Taken some beautiful snaps lately? Whether it's rainbows, sunsets or a beautiful summer's day, we'd love you to share the joy with us.
Share a photo in the comments below
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