Tumū Tāpura: Te rēo ō te Vairākau, Monite Rā 4 – Varaire Rā 8 no Tiurai 2022.

Akatueraʻanga i te ʻakararangiʻanga i te rēo ō te vairākau. ʻĀtuiʻanga Pōrōkarāmu na roto i te Pūrua, Pe’e e te au kupu e tā’anga’anga iana no te Vairākau ki runga ī te Rātīō, Āvata tēʻata, Mata puka e te Nutipēapa.

Parapara’u rā 7 no Tiurai 2022, e akairiiriʻanga vairākau ka akamata i te ora ngauru (10) i te popongi na roto i te pure te ka raveʻia mai e te Orometua Vaka Ngaro. Ka oronga mai te Tama Akatere Mauri Toa i te Rēo Akaāravei/Akariʻanga manako no te akakoroanga.

Ko te ‘Akatu’era’anga na te Minita George Angene me kare te Tama Akatere o te Tauranga Vānanga, i muri ake e Ōronga’anga ‘akairo no te au Ta’unga Uri Rēo Tātā. 

Ka imene mai te Āito no te ‘imene ʻAtu 2022 – Kathy George Nubono raua ko Andrew George.  Ka takai mai te Tamā’ine tei ‘autū i te Tāteni Kōrero ‘Api’i Tuarua Tereora – Maine Koroa ki runga i te taua no tana korero. Ka tamataora mai te ‘Api’i Avarua tei ‘autū i te Tangi Ka’ara i ta ratou au rutu, pera te Pupu Akateni - Apii Tuarua Tereora.

Ka akaoti te Tuʻanga mua na roto i te Pure.

I te ora11.30 i te popongi ka akatuera te matakitaki’anga ki te katoatoa no te tareni ma’ani vairākau, Taupe 2 - Te au Taunga ma’ani vairakāu.

Ko te Kōpapa Rēo Māori ko te tāporoporo ia i tō tātou tūranga Māori ē te tua tāpapa, pāruru i to tātou kite tupuna ē te kite pakari ma te 'akamātūtū i tō tātou reo e ta tātou au 'ākono'anga ē te au peu Māori.

In celebration of Rēo Māori Week (July 4 to 8), members of the public are invited to visit Te 'Are Karioi Nui (National Auditorium) this morning from 10am to see the various Māori products, compositions on display and special live cultural performances.

This year, the Tauranga Vānanga (Ministry of Culture Development) is focusing on Te Rēo ō te vairākau – traditional Māori medicine language theme to celebrate Rēo Māori week.

Demonstrations on the making of traditional medicine will be exhibited by traditional healers.

Cultural drumming, instruments and song will flow through Te ‘Are Karioi Nui at 11.30am with live performances from the winners of: Te Mire ʻAtu (Composers competition) – Kathy George Nubono and Andrew George, Tāteni Kōrero ‘Api’i Tuarua Tereora (Tereora College Speech competition) – Maine Koroa, Tangi Ka’ara (Drumming competition) – Avarua school and the Pupu Akateni (String band) from Tereora college.

Te Kōpapa Rēo Māori (Maori Language Commission) was established to preserve, protect, and strengthen our Māori heritage, history, traditional knowledge, wisdom, language, traditions and Māori culture.