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Dame Kāterina Te Heikōkō Mataira DNZM (13 November 1932 – 16 July 2011) was a New Zealand Māori language proponent, educator, intellectual, artist and writer. [1] Her efforts to revive and revitalise the Māori language ( te reo Māori ) led to the growth of Kura Kaupapa Māori in New Zealand.
Tāwhao married two daughters of Te Aorere, another descendant of Hoturoa, Pūnui-a-te-kore and Maru-tē-hiakina. [2] Tūrongo was born to the senior wife, Pūnui-a-te-kore, but his half-brother Whatihua was born before him to Maru-tē-hiakina. [3] As a result, the relative status of the two sons was unclear and they competed for pre-eminence. [2]
James Te Wharehuia Milroy CNZM QSO (24 July 1937 – 7 May 2019) was a New Zealand academic and expert in the Māori language.He was of Ngāi Tūhoe descent. [1] Together with Tīmoti Kāretu and Pou Temara, Milroy was a lecturer at Te Panekiretanga o te Reo (the Institute of Excellence in the Māori Language), which the three professors founded in 2004.
The film premiered on 11 September 2017, during Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. [7] It was screened for free in thirty cinemas around the country, with no English subtitles. [ 8 ] The soundtrack was released in November 2017, [ 9 ] and the film launched on the Disney+ streaming service on 26 June 2020.
Maata "Te Reo" Hura (also known as Maata Tawhirimatea) (16 January 1904 – 25 September 1991) was the fifth President of the Ratana Church of New Zealand.. One of seven children of the founder of the church Tahupotiki Wiremu Ratana and his wife Te Urumanao Ngapaki, she was born in the family homestead, later to become part of the church settlement, and was with her parents in 1918 when her ...
The inaugural number one single was "Tua" by Stan Walker, a Te Reo Māori version of his song "Bigger" performed with his niece Ibanez Maeva. [1] Dunedin band Six60 released "Pepeha" to coincide with Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2021, created alongside Hinewehi Mohi, who worked with the band in 2019 to create "Kia Mau Ki Tō Ūkaipō", a Te Reo version of their single "Don't Forget Your Roots" for ...
In 1979, Te Hemara joined the Māori Affairs Department with the Māori Language Commission, a result of her work. [11] [2] She formed the first Māori Business and Professional Association in 1980 and organised Te Kopu Designers' Award for Māori designers in 1984. [3] [9] [2] Te Hemara married Syd Jackson in 1961. Together they raised two ...
Te Ao Mārama is a concept of the world in Māori culture. Te Ao Mārama, also known as Te Ao Tūroa ("The Long-Standing World"), [1] refers to the physical plane of existence that is inhabited by people, and is associated with knowledge and understanding. The phrase is variously translated as "The World of Light", "the World of Understanding ...