Ngā Kaiwhakamārama i ngā Kohikohinga Kōrero – Library and Information Advisory Commission (LIAC) appointment

It is with great delight I let everyone know that Te Paea has been appointed as a Commissioner on the Ngā Kaiwhakamārama i ngā Kohikohinga Kōrero – Library and Information Advisory Commission (LIAC), for a three year term.

The Commission’s purpose is to provide advice to the Minister of Internal Affairs on library information issues in Aotearoa including Mātauranga Māori, access to services, the role of library information services (including Mātauranga Māori) in the cultural and economic life of Aotearoa and other matters as requested by the Minister.

Her work alongside IFLA, and now LIAC will no doubt provide opportunities for all of us to grow – to learn, to teach, to challenge, to achieve, to support, and to share.

I am sure we are all very proud of our colleague and friend’s achievements and no doubt we all look forward to being part of her journey.

E te māreikura, te rangatira, te tuahine, te tuākana – ko te pito o te ao kai a koe!

Nā mātou i runga i ngā whakaaro nui, ngā whakaaro roa.

Morena

Eileen contacted me this morning and it is with sadness that I inform everyone of Gavin’s passing on Thursday last week. A notice of his funeral arrangements will be in The Press.

Ngā mihi

Waitangi

Kia ora

I’ve had quite a few conversations around ‘translations’ from English to Māori lately and sometimes I see how perplexed people get when trying to find an exact word for word match, or when learning a language, not taking the context into consideration. Here’s an interesting article that might explain some things:

A flash of fire

It’s pretty awesome, I know. It’s friend is here – Māwhero, and I was hoping at some stage they would have had a happy reunion and can be put out together (students seemed to love them during TWOTRM). If Kōwhai is hiding in any of your nooks, or hidey holes can you please let me know, so I know it wasn’t accidentally claimed, ‘liberated’ or the such.

Ngā mihi

Waitangi

Kia ora

This is the waiata that the AVC Māori has planned for the launch. I’m not sure if it will remain the same on the day, but for now, here we go.

Waiata Kāi Tahu – Songs from Kāi Tahu
Manu Tiria

Manu tiria, manu tiria

Manu werohia ki te poho o Te Raka

Ka tau rērere

Ka tau mai i te ruhi

E tau e koia a

Koia, koia ko Tararauriki

Kï mai Māui

Ehara i te whitu me te waru e

e tau e koa, koia!

https://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/mod/resource/view.php?id=312883&redirect=1

https://blogs.canterbury.ac.nz/intercom/2018/07/19/cant-attend-two-day-tangata-tu-tangata-ora-course/

Have you wanted to attend the highly recommended Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora workshop but can’t spare two full days?

Join us for this new format one off workshop run over four mornings from 9am – 1pm Monday 6 to Thursday 9 August.

If you work part time, have a high volume workload, or just simply can’t afford two full days away from the office but would like to attend, please enrol via the Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora intranet site and follow the instructions at the top of the page.

Spaces are still available on the last two workshops for the year of the two day versions. Get in quick to avoid missing out.

Not what you are looking for? visit the Learning and Development Intranet to find out more of what’s available to you, or, email learningdevelopment@canterbury.ac.nz

Kia ora e te whanau,

The Māori Land Court Minute Books Index 1865-1910 is now available online as a free access website: https://collections.library.auckland.ac.nz/mlcmbi/

Ngā mihi

I’ll be attending the monthly Māori Research Hui next Thursday. For those that are interested in coming with me, let me know and we can go as a rōpū (if you have not attended one yet) John Kapa from the Māori Development Team will be speaking about supporting Māori Postgraduate students & the MAI Program; we will also be hearing from a visiting international lecturer from The University of Melbourne (Department of Indigenous Studies) on their whakaaro around indigenous kaupapa.

Nau mai, haere mai, hoki mai anō kia whakaputa ake ana ngā kōrero me ngā whakaaro e pa ana ki tā tātou nei mahi rangahau.

• Date Thursday 28 June
• Time 12noon – 1.30pm
• Place Te Awaroa upstairs in Te Ao Marama
• Afternoon Foyer – Te Ao Marama

Program for next Hui:

12.00  – 12.10: Karakia, Mihi
12.10 – 12.45: University of Melbourne
12.45  – 1.15: Māori Development Team | Supporting Māori postgraduates & MAI Program
1.15 – 1.20  Planning for next hui, 26 July
1.20  Refreshments in Te Ao Mārama Foyer

Please forward this email to anyone you think may have been inadvertently omitted. And, bring another person with you.

For catering purposes please rsvp to email lisa.beardsley@canterbury.ac.nz

When: 10-16 September 2018
Māori Language Commemoration Day: 14 September
Where: UC Library spaces and possibly other UC areas
What: Supporting/Leading Key TWOTRM Initiatives
Volunteer EOI Closing Date: 6 July 2018

You can find further initiative information here.

Are you … enthusiastic? … willing? … able? … up for a challenge? … prepared to make a difference? … why not volunteer for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori?

Planning for UC Puna Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2018 is now underway with the theme for this year announced by Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori as being, ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori | Let’s make the Māori language strong’.

As the project lead, I am seeking expressions of interest from volunteers to lead/support/advise on different key initiatives that will be held throughout the week.
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori also coincides with Mahuru Māori, also known as Māori Language Month, and is celebrated throughout Aotearoa by passionate advocates of te reo Māori (register your interest with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa here

There are 8 key initiatives based on the overarching theme, ‘Kia Kaha te…. | Let’s make ….. strong.’ Each initiative is looking for:

An Initiative Lead: Someone who is enthusiastic, has a can do attitude, and gets things done
Initiative Support: Willing to support and do the odd bits and pieces, time constraints. Can work on set tasks within initiative.
Marketing and Communication: Willing to work alongside UC Puna Marketing Team

Initiative One: Kia Kaha te Ako Reo Māori | Let’s make learning te reo Māori strong
Main Idea: To attend Café Kōrero
Outcome: Organize a group of Library staff to attend Café Kōrero

Initiative Two: Kia Kaha te Kimi Kupu Māori | Let’s make te reo Māori word games strong
Main Idea: Set up Kimi Kupu (Scrabble), Word Find, and/or Wharewhare
Outcome: Competitions! Encourage downtime through ‘word’ competitions

Initiative Three: Kia Kaha te Whakaatu Kaupapa Māori | Let’s make Māori language exhibition/displays strong
Main Idea: He Ara Kōrero | Whakaatu Whakaaro – Displays/Exhibition to highlight kaupapa Māori, reo Māori material sourced from UC library Collections and other Kaupapa Māori projects.
Secondary: He Ara Kōrero | Whakaatu Whakaaro – A ‘cultural art trail map’ created to highlight art with strong Māori cultural concepts and/or created by Māori artists within Puaka-James Hight.

Initiative Four: Kia Kaha Te Mahi Māori | Let’s make Māori language craft stations strong
Main Idea: Set up Māori Cultural Activity stations to encourage downtime through ‘fun activities’
Outcome: One fully equipped station per Library with instruction booklets and competitions!

Initiative Five: Kia Kaha Te Pānui Reo Māori | Let’s make Reading te reo Māori strong
Main Idea: Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori Social Media Campaign | Regularly scheduled Te Reo Māori posts running for the whole of Māori Language week.
Outcome: 56 Māori Language/Kaupapa Māori posts = Total of 8 posts per day, to appear on different mixed media platforms such as UC Puna Facebook, Instagram, Tweet, & The Insiders Guide. All posts on Māori Language Day 14 September 2018, to be about The History of The Māori Language and/or in te reo Māori.

Initiative Six: Kia Kaha Te Āki Reo Māori | Let’s make Encouraging te reo Māori strong
Main Idea: Set up te reo Māori storytime for UC Learning Centre Children
Outcome: 2x 30 Minute Storytime with a te reo Māori flavour

Initiative Seven: Kia Kaha Te Kōrero Pukapuka Māori | Let’s make Reading te reo Māori books strong
Main Idea: 50x Te Reo Stories Read Out Loud by UC Puna staff members & other UC staff volunteers. It is the aim to start a movement amongst the Ngā Puna, Ngā Kete and our library users to start posting videos of themselves reading Māori Language books – encourage the hashtags
Outcome: Full video recordings available (permissions tbc) | Mash Up Short Video of all readings
Note: Initiative Lead confirmed

Initiative Eight: Kia Kaha Te Whakaaro Māori | Let’s make open thought on Kaupapa Māori strong
Main Idea: Sponsored Symposium Day with possible guest speakers
Outcome: Provocative Symposium based on the theme ‘Kia kaha te…’
Note: To be advised by the Māori Development Team

There is scope for other initiatives such as: Waiata Sessions, Kapa Haka performance, themed workspaces, or others for those who also wish to lead these. Also volunteer Māori picture book readers wanted. Challenge yourself, or surprise yourself (or me)
Heoi, please, feel free to look through the different initiative lists and add your name into the file named TWOTRM master plan.

Alternatively email me if you want to kōrero, got some whakaaro, too shy – whatever.

Ngā mihi, Waitangi