Kotahi Mano Kāika Kotahi Mano Wawata - The Kāi Tahu vision for te reo Māori

In the year 2025 Kāi Tahu hope to have a least 1000 Kāi Tahu families speaking te reo Māori as the everyday language of communication within their homes.

A wide range of exciting innovative programmes and resources have been created by Te Waka Reo (the Kāi Tahu Language Unit) to help support whānau and others who are taking up the challenge of learning te reo Māori. This will include working alongside current providers of quality te reo programmes and resources to investigate ways that Kāi Tahu can have access to those programmes.

“Kotahi Mano Kāika, Kotahi Mano Wawata: A thousand homes achieving a thousand aspirations” is the pepeha for the language revitalisation of Kāi Tahu. To support this vision a web site has been developed to provide on line lessons aimed at beginner to intermediate speakers of te reo Māori or to those who are interested in refreshing their knowledge. Lessons and glossaries vary widely and are comprehensive with audio and video links. You hear the correct pronunciation of many Māori greetings, phrases and common everyday words, with the emphasis on communication between an adult and a child. You will also find the National Anthem in te reo Māori, karakia and lots of hints on grammar.

This is a great learning tool and is available from the Libraries Māori web link, Te Ara Ipurangi mō te iwi Māori