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Te reo Māori quiz Te kai hinengaro reo Māori

Brush up on your basic te reo Māori through a quick quiz!

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    Te reo Māori activity book

    Te reo Māori activity book

    Celebrate Māori language by learning Māori words and phrases through simple activities. Download two free activity books for kids – focused on pronunciation, the other includes more word searches, crossword, colouring pages, and stories.

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  • Illustration of a tattooed Māori chief 1784
    Tāmoko | Māori tattoos: history, practice, and meanings

    Tāmoko | Māori tattoos: history, practice, and meanings

    Discover the history and practice of tāmoko, and find out why the lines of a moko carved in skin represent much more than a tattoo.

  • Photograph of moon, Great Melbourne Telescope, 1 September 1873, moon’s age 9.0 days, 1873, Melbourne, by Melbourne Observatory. Te Papa (O.000014)
    Months of the Maramataka | the Māori lunar calendar

    Months of the Maramataka | the Māori lunar calendar

    In the traditional Māori Maramataka, or lunar calendar, the new year begins with the first new moon following the appearance of Matariki (Pleiades) on the eastern horizon. Usually this takes place in the period June-July.