Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) has been recognised in Aotearoa since 1975. It’s an official week on our national calendar to honour, celebrate and promote te reo Māori. It’s also a great encouragement to us all to use more te reo Māori in our everyday lives, starting at home with our whānau!
This year, 2024, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori runs from 16th September - 20th September, with the theme Ake, Ake, Ake - A Forever Language.
Each year, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori falls within Mahuru Māori – a month-long reo challenge which lines up with Maramataka, the Māori calendar. Mahuru is the fourth lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to September, which means now is the perfect time to take up the wero (challenge) with your whānau!
Karawhiua! Give it a heaps!