Tēnā rā koutou katoa,

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is an annual opportunity for celebration, promotion and encouragement of te Reo Māori – and it is fast approaching!! This year it is 14-20 Mahuru | September.

This is YOUR chance to be involved in 2020. We are seeking 6-7 volunteers across UC Library to assist in planning and leading activities. We recognise Library kaimahi are already busy and COVID-19 has put a spanner in the works, so we won’t re-invent the wheel this year. We will use the most successful activities and ideas from previous years and rebrand and refresh them. Activities could include te reo storytimes for tamariki, creating engaging displays, reo Māori games-time and support at UC wide events. We might need innovative ideas for ‘physically distant but socially engaging’ activities.

Commitment will likely be a weekly zui (zoom hui) from next week onwards, and some of your own time spent supporting and organising behind the scenes. We will meet kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) when we are able. You don’t need any reo Māori fluency, but you do need enthusiasm for the kaupapa and a willingness to learn and share.

Have a chat with your manager if you are interested in supporting Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2020, then get in touch with either myself or Jo ASAP to register your interest.

gabrielle.faith@canterbury.ac.nz

joanna.condon@canterbury.ac.nz

Mauri ora!

Nā Gabrielle