ReoSpace
Kia hihiko, kōrero, kia toitū | Ignite, kōrero, sustain
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week
Come along to ReoSpace and take part in our events in celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori!
Rātū | Tuesday 17 Mahuru | September 2024
Hīkoi-a-toi
10.30-11.30am
Embark on a tour around Te Tumu Herenga to explore Māori art in the University Art Collection. Spaces are limited so sign up fast.
Rāapa | Wednesday 18 Mahuru | September
Kaupapa game workshop
12.30pm
Ko KAUPAPA te papa kēmu mā Aotearoa e reorua ana. From
reo zero to kōrero hero!
KAUPAPA is the board game for a bilingual Aotearoa. If you would like to learn
how to play, register for a masterclass with our Kaiāwhina.
Rāpare | Thursday 19 Mahuru | September
Hīkoi-a-toi
10.30-11.30am
Embark on a tour around Te Tumu Herenga to explore Māori art in the University Art Collection. Spaces are limited so sign up fast.
Waiata jam session
11am-12pm
Come sing along with Darlene Cameron and her guitar to your favorite waiata. No registration required — just bring your āhua pai | good vibes.
Kapa haka performance
12pm
Te Tumu Herenga (Libraries and Learning Services) and Te Mātāpuna ki Waihorotiu (AUT Library) are excited to share a small list of waiata that celebrates te reo Māori in our new ReoSpace. We hope to see you there. Kia kaha te reo Māori.
Kaupapa game workshop
12.30pm
Ko KAUPAPA te papa kēmu mā Aotearoa e reorua ana. From
reo zero to kōrero hero!
KAUPAPA is the board game for a bilingual Aotearoa. If you would like to learn
how to play, register for a masterclass with our Kaiāwhina.
ReoSpace, he aha tenei? | What is ReoSpace?
Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services hosts ReoSpace to ignite, kōrero, and sustain our reo rangatira (chiefly language) in a safe, welcoming, inclusive space, where te reo is centred as the primary language of communication.
The concept of ReoSpace was gifted to Te Tumu Herenga by its architect, Kewana Duncan, an alumni of our Te Wānanga Reo Rūmaki movement, which was also hosted at the University of Auckland in the 1990s. ReoSpace as a concept acknowledges that in the revitalisation of te reo, we have places to learn te reo, but until now, few dedicated places to kōrero te reo.
ReoSpace supports the University’s Language Plan for the Revitalisation of Te Reo Māori 2020-2025 and the nationwide Maihi Karauna – the Crown’s Strategy for Māori Language Revitalisation.
Mā wai a ReoSpace? | Who can use ReoSpace?
ReoSpace is open to all kaimahi (staff), tauira (students), and manuhiri (guests/visitors) from outside of Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
You can be an absolute beginner through to a fluent speaker. ReoSpace uses four manu, or bird icons, developed by Waipapa Taumata Rau to illustrate the te reo journey - the Kiwi (beginner), Pīwaiwaka (casual), Tūī (conversational) and Kāhu (fluent). We invite you to use your own dialect and we look forward to the diversity of dialects being spoken.
He aha ngā mahi ki ReoSpace i a wiki? | What kind of activities will be held in ReoSpace?
Special events are planned for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Mahuru Māori, and other significant times during the Maramataka Māori, alongside the ReoSpace Kaiāwhina lunch sessions from 12-2pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during semesters.
We encourage participants learning te reo at Waipapa Taumata Rau and in the community to hold their events, prize-giving, and other activities that generate the use of te reo at ReoSpace.
Kei hea a ReoSpace? | Where is ReoSpace?
Level One
Te Herenga Mātauranga Whānui | General Library
5 Alfred Street
City Campus, The University of Auckland
Join us in a beautiful space enhanced by nature and our extensive Mātauranga Māori collections.
Ko wai te whakahaere ki a pātai ngā pātai? | Who should we contact for questions, advice, and bookings?
Please write to Kohu Hakaraia, Kaimanaaki Kaupapa, at kohu.hakaraia@auckland.ac.nz.