Latest News -

Te Ao Māori

April 21, 2026

Welcome to Ngahuru Autumn. As the season begins to shift from the warmth of summer, we notice the cooler mornings, changing leaves, and a gentle slowing of pace around us. Ngahuru is a time of...Read More

Te Ao Māori

February 9, 2026

Welcoming in 2026 Nau mai, hoki mai e te whānau.  Welcome back after the Christmas break.  We hope your raumati has been filled with sunshine, rest, and special moments together.  As we...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – December 2025

December 8, 2025

Kia hora te marino; kia whakapapa pounamu te moana; kia tere te karohirohi i mua i tou huarahi. May the calm be widespread; may the surface of the ocean glisten like the greenstone; and may the...Read More

Te Ao Māori Update – November 2025

November 14, 2025

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