Kia ora koutou,

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori began yesterday with an awesome opening in Puaka James Hight, lead by AVC Māori. This Rāmere/Friday we are holding our own closing event for Te Wiki. We will be playing Wharewhare at 2pm, followed by a couple of waiata and shared kai to close the week. Nau mai tauti mai – please come along, bring some afternoon tea if you can and join in the fun, everyone is welcome!

Wā: 2pm – 3.30pm (Rāmere)

Wāhi: L2 of Puaka James Hight (behind the info desk)

Ngā mihi,

Lisa (on behalf of te rōpū Puna mō Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori)

Kia ora koutou,

There are only two Māori Research Hui dates left for the year. These are:

Thursday 26th September & Thursday 7 November, 12noon-1.30pm, followed by kai.

The list of presenters will be available closer to the time, but if they are anything like the previous hui this year they will be exciting presentations and kōrero from the world of Māori Research.

Everyone is welcome to come along, and if you are feeling a little whakamā/shy, then come along with me 🙂

Ngā mihi,

Lisa.

Mōrena koutou,

Just a quick reminder I’ll be holding a Mana Reo ‘string making with Tī Kōuka’ session today at 11am, Te Puna Ako. Please bring a pair of scissors along with you.

Ngā mihi,

Lisa.

Mōrena e te Puna,

Just a reminder that Wharewhare is on today for anyone keen.

(And that there are chocolately prizes!)

Ngā mihi,

Lisa.

Kia ora e te whānau Puna,

Over the term break I will be holding Mana Reo sessions in the usual place at the usual time (Te Puna Ako, L4 of Puaka James Hight, 11am-12pm), but with 2 sessions especially for Library Staff.

Monday 26 August – Wharewhare: Come along for some friendly/competitive bingo! All levels of te reo Māori are welcome to participate – don’t by whakamā (shy) as there will be ‘cheat-sheets’ for you to use. There will also be chocolately prizes up for grabs!

 Monday 2 September – Using Tī Kōuka to make string/rope. These are skills I learnt from a resourcefulness workshop run by ReKindle at the Arts Centre. In this session we will use cabbage tree leaves to create string/rope, but also some new kupu along the way. Tī Kōuka kindly sourced, prepared and gifted by Jack, and kapu tī/kawhe/pihikete also provided, but please bring along some scissors.

 Both sessions are meant to be informal and fun, so nau mai haere mai!

Ngā mihi, Lisa.

Kia ora koutou,

This ‘walkshop’ is an introduction to the Ngāi Tahu Tower Trail on the UC Campus, and stories depicted within the tower artworks.

The session involves a walk and kōrero session based around Te Ara Pourewa o Ngāi Tahu – the Ngāi Tahu Tower Trail – and then time in Te Puna Ako connecting to resources that can further understanding of the kōrero discussed. This will all be undertaken in one 2 hour session, where we will discuss kōrero o nehe from Kai Tahu, visual literacies, whakapapa and connect all that up with Te Ara Pourewa o Ngāi Tahu and resources from our library.

There are two session times available:

Monday 1 July 10am

Monday 8 July 10am

Due to the nature of the session there will be a maximum of 6 spaces per session – if you would like to attend a session but are unable to because of the day/time or there are no spaces left, please email me to let me know and I can set up further sessions to suit.

To book please visit http://canterbury.libcal.com/calendar/staff-development

Ngā mihi,

Lisa.

Kia ora e hoa mā

Thank you to everyone who came along to Wharewhare on Monday 🙂 This is a reminder that we have another staff session next Monday 15th as well. Here are the details:

Monday 15 April – He kapu tī! Come along and enjoy making and having morning tea together – in te reo Māori. A fun and informal chance to learn some te reo Māori. Tī, kāwhe and pihikete will be provided, as well as a handout of the simple sentence structures we will use to kōrero with each other.

This session will be at the usual Mana Reo time and place: 11am-12pm, Te Puna Ako, Level 4 of Puaka James Hight Library. All are welcome, so if you have colleagues from other departments who might be interested, bring them along.

Nā Lisa.

Kia ora e te whānau Puna.

Over the term break I am going to run two Mana Reo sessions especially for you! These will be fun and informal ways for us to come together to learn and use te reo Māori, no matter what level you are at. No previous te reo skills required!

Monday 8 April – Wharewhare! Haere mai for a fun kēmu of Wharewhare. Cheat sheets will be provided so everyone can play – there will be prizes too!

Monday 15 April – He kapu tī! Come along and enjoy making and having morning tea together – in te reo Māori. A fun and informal chance to learn some te reo Māori. Tī, kāwhe and pihikete will be provided, as well as a handout of the simple sentence structures we will use to kōrero with each other.

Both sessions will be at the usual Mana Reo time and place: 11am-12pm, Te Puna Ako, Level 4 of Puaka James Hight Library. All are welcome, so if you have colleagues from other departments who might be interested, bring them along.

Kia kaha e hoa mā! Nā Lisa.

Kia ora koutou.

The following pānui is going out to Education and Aotahi staff and students this week, but any staff and students at UC (including you!) are welcome. Starts next Monday 18 March.

Mana Reo at UC Central Library

Te Puna Mātauraka o Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha / UC Central Library is excited to host Mana Reo, a weekly drop-in session for students and staff of UC who are looking for resources to help with their te reo me tā rātau kaupapa Māori journey. Every Monday between 11am-12pm Lisa Davies (Acting Kaitakawaenga Ako) will be based in Te Puna Ako, Level 4 of Central Library, ready to help you find resources within the Education Māori Collections to support your reo journey, as well as for class and assignments. We can provide a tour of the collections, chat about what you are learning and ways to practice, find resources to suit, and have a kōrero. Bring your laptop if you would like to learn about searching databases that provide kaupapa Māori content, and other websites with online reo resources. Tau ke!

What? Mana Reo, a library drop-in session for UC staff and students looking for Te Reo and Māori resources.

When? Every Monday, 11am-12pm.

Where? Te Puna Ako, Level 4 of UC Central Library.

Ngā mihi,

Lisa.

Kia ora mai tātou.

I just wanted to share a wee pānui with you about what te reo Māori initiatives are happening on campus this year for staff and students.

Tuesdays 12pm-1pm @ Rehua (Te Moana nui ā Kiwa): Kapahaka for staff and students. This session is for beginners as well so everyone is welcome! For example this week we started learning a simple waiata that the College of Ed uses a lot, as well as the actions to go along with it.

Tuesdays 2pm-3pm @ Aotahi (in the foyer): Café Reo for staff and students. This is lead by Jeanette King and Mary Boyce who are reo experts, a great place to kōrero and  ask pātai about all things reo Māori!

Thursdays 12pm-1pm @ Rehua (108: Community Engagement Hub): Reo Māori café led by Te Hurinui Clarke. This session is great for beginners and practicing what you have learnt in class. Each session will be based on a theme with sentence structures to help you kōrero.

If you are feeling a little whakamā/shy, or want to know more about what is involved, come and have a chat with me.

Kia kaha e hoa mā!

Nā Lisa.