‘Ake ake ake – a forever language’: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

As part of the Wise Group – which is a Te Tiriti-based group – Le Va has a shared commitment to understanding and upholding our responsibilities and obligations to the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

To honour that commitment, our team showed support for the Māori language throughout Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.

We put extra effort into our weekly waiata practice, harvested harakeke and tried our hands at weaving, and of course we shared kai to celebrate the week.

This year’s theme for Te Wiki is ‘Ake ake ake – A Forever Language’, representing the resilience, adaptability and endurance of te reo Māori long into the future.

While some of the Le Va team are fluent or confident in speaking te reo Māori, others are on a learning journey or may know a few kupu Māori.

Through cultural activities and kōrero about the language, we can all learn a little more to help ensure that te reo Māori becomes a living, forever language of Aotearoa.

Kia kaha te reo Māori!