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Te Ao Māori Update – November 2025

7 days ago

Hurihia tō aroaro ki te rā tukuna tō ātārangi kia taka ki muri i a koe  Turn your face to the sun and let your shadows fall behind you.  This whakataukī encourages optimism and a...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – October 2025

October 20, 2025

October Whakataukī/ Welcome He manu hou ahau, he pī ka rere. I am a fledging, ready to take flight. This whakataukī symbolises a beginning, a new journey or a time of new growth and...Read More

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori – September 2025

September 15, 2025

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2025 Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, 14 -20 o Mahuru 2025.  Māori Language Week, 14 -20 September 2025. Join us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori....Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – September 2025

September 15, 2025

Ko au te taiao, ko te taiao ko au.  I am the environment and the environment is me. Tēnā koutou e te whānau, Naumai, haere mai ki te Kōanga – Welcome to Spring! As the days grow longer...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – August 2025

August 18, 2025

Kua kitea te kāinga a te ahi i ngā turi o te tangata The scorching effect of fire on the knees is seen Kia ora e te whānau o Playcentre Aotearoa, As we step into Here-turi-kōkā,...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – June 2025

June 16, 2025

Kia ora e te whānau o Te Whānau Tupu Ngātahi, The cold winds of Takirua have arrived, blanketing the whenua in rain, snow and cool southerlies. In this panui, we can celebrate with our...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – May 2025

May 19, 2025

Nau mai hoki mai ki a koutou katoa, ko te tūmanako kua tau anō koutou ki tēnei wahanga o te tau. Welcome everyone, hopefully you are all settled back into Playcentre for another term. In this...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – February 2025

February 17, 2025

Titiro whakamuri, kokiri whakamua.  Look back and reflect so we can move forward.    Waitangi Day  Kia ora, e te whanau! Nau mai, hoki mai welcome back to Playcentre Aotearoa...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – December 2024

December 9, 2024

Toitū te kupu, toitū te mana, toitū te whenua Let us honour the strength of our language, the mana it holds and its deep connection to the land – hold fast to Māori culture. Bicultural...Read More

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