Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Wairarapa, Masterton. Photo / NZME.
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Wairarapa, Masterton. Photo / NZME.
The New Zealand Herald, with Māori Television, is marking New Zealand's 40th Māori Language Week with Māori words and phrases for a different theme each day.
Words of the day: School (Kura)
Homework Mahi kāinga Dog Kuri Exam, test Aromatawai, whakamātautau ipad, computer i-papa, rorohiko Research Rangahau Teacher Kaiako Production Whakaari School council Kaunihera kura.
OnTV today
Māori TV • 7am-8am and 4pm-5pm: Children's shows such as Dora the Explorer and Penguins of Madagascar dubbed into te reo. • 8pm: Rōmeo rāua ko Hurieta (Romeo and Juliet). The first of three half-hours on the making of the first Māori version of Shakespeare's famous play. The play itself will screen on Sunday night.
Te Reo Channel • 7pm: Pukuhohe. Five-part half-hour game show made for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori that puts two teams of three against each other in a war of wits and cunning.
