Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is an annual celebration for all New Zealanders to show their support for the Māori language, an official language of this country.

The theme for Te Wiki 2024 is ‘Ake ake ake – A Forever Language’. It represents the resilience, adaptability and endurance of our language. It also reflects the commitment New Zealanders have to embracing and learning te reo Māori long into the future.

Rangatira from across the motu have today chosen Nga wai hono i te po as their Queen, the eighth Maaori monarch and successor to Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII. The new monarch was raised up in a ceremony known as Te Whakawahinga, in front of thousands of people gathered for the tangihanga of Kiingi Tuheitia.

Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII has died peacefully this morning, accompanied by his wife Makau Ariki and their children Whatumoana, Korotangi, and Ngawai Hono I Te Po.

Haka Theatre show, Autaia, will platform rangatahi talent from across Tāmaki Makaurau, and this year Autaia is extending outside the Auckland region for the first time, welcoming new schools from Te Tai Tokerau, when it returns for its fourth year this August.

This project will engage in research activities that prioritise the reclamation and communication of Māori knowledge systems. Leveraging off literature and existing datasets, the research team will work with kaumātua and tohunga within the Hihiaua community to collect kōrero tuku iho and mātauranga tuku iho for an educational digital platform. (Continues)

Ōwhata Kōhanga Rākau proudly announces the launch of a pioneering initiative aimed at paving the way for whānau to achieve home ownership in Rotorua and Te Puke.

Committed to providing an array of housing solutions, this new offering will support whānau into home ownership through its approval as a Progressive Home Ownership provider, a scheme introduced by Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. Ōwhata Kōhanga Rākau is now positioned to advance its objective of supporting whānau to become homeowners.

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML) is delighted to announce Tokelauan Fijian storyteller Emele Ugavule as the 2024 Emerging Pasifika Writer in Residence.

Te reo Māori is going all the way to Paris as the first-ever bilingual sporting resource for an Olympic Games is launched today. The resource includes breaking, the newest event to the Olympic Games, plus new Māori words for athletics, triathlon, sailing and more.

Forests of the Sea celebrates the unsung heroes of the moana. The exhibition runs at the National Aquarium of New Zealand from Friday 28 June to Sunday 1 September. It includes some of the most beautiful and mysterious things in the ocean, in a variety of colours, textures, patterns and forms.

A six-metre-tall video installation by internationally acclaimed artist and alumna Lisa Reihana has been unveiled at the University of Auckland’s recently refurbished B201 building.

Māramatanga is the first major digital work to be commissioned by the University of Auckland Art Collection. It is one of the largest artworks to reside at the City Campus and one of the only digital artworks currently on permanent display.

The Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity (AFSE) program announces that applications are now open for its 2025 cohort. Each year, around 20 Fellows are selected from Australia, Aotearoa, and Pacific Island Nations to join this prestigious program.

Maaori kiwifruit growers were honoured to host Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII at the launch of the 2024 export season in Hawai’i today.

Kiingitanga spokesman Ngira Simmonds says the event was a proud moment for Maaori exporters and indigenous-based trade.

e Kāhui Raraunga and Stats NZ have taken an historic step in Aotearoa New Zealand's data landscape today with the release of 2023 Census Māori descent data on the iwi-designed and operated platform, Te Whata.

This is the first time census data has been released on a non-government-owned platform as part of a census release.

The milestone has been made possible under the Mana Ōrite Relationship agreement between the Data Iwi Leaders Group and Stats NZ.

Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherewhero VII will attend this weekend’s Hui Taumata, hosted by Ngaati Kahungunu at Omāhu Marae in Heretaunga.

Kiingitanga Spokesman Ngira Simmonds says Te Kiingi will carry the mauri (lifeforce) from te Hui-aa-Motu in Turangawaewae earlier this year, where more than 10,000 people united to discuss issues of nationhood and self-determination.

Wellington, 29 May 2024 – Te Whakatōhea Iwi descended on Wellington in the hundreds to witness the final reading of the Whakatōhea Settlement Claims Bill. The Whakatōhea Claims Settlement Bill aims to redress the breaches of the Crown against Te Whakatōhea, including significant land confiscations and military actions against its people.

Aotearoa musician Codi Wehi-Ngatai has released a new Te Reo Māori EP ‘Tahi’ under the artist name ‘Kia Whanake’, which means to grow or develop. The EP is tailored to support the learning of Te Reo Māori, filling a critical gap in educational waiata Māori for tamariki.

The 2024 theme for Samoa Language Week is 'Tautua i le alofa, manuia le lumana’i – Serve in love for a blessed future'.

This theme derives from the overarching Language Week Series theme for 2024, 'Sustainability'.

What does the phrase ‘Tautua i le alofa’ mean? The concept of tautua focuses on the phrase – “Serve in love”. Love is the driving force of service. No matter what service looks like or who is doing it, service is accomplished through the power of love.

On June 27th, M9 will be celebrating its two year anniversary by gathering nine influential Māori voices for its seventh instalment: Ngāti Pae Pāpori - Māori Influencing Social Media.

A student internship programme between Porirua City Council and local colleges has entered its third year.

The Mahi Rangatahi programme provides real-world work experience for young people in Porirua, including developing a CV, applying for a job, having an interview, as well the actual hands-on experience in their chosen role.

The first of 11 Pacific Language Weeks for 2024 is next week, as we look forward to celebrating the many varied cultures and identities of the Pacific communities in Porirua.

For the first time, two new languages have been added to the calendar, as we recognise the language of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. These join Rotuma, Samoa, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Fiji, Niue and Tokelau.