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Kupu o te wiki

January 24, 2013

Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: Makimaki (Ma-key ma-key) or Monkey “I went to the zoo and saw a big Makimaki in the trees” ...Read more

Kupu o te wiki

December 19, 2012

Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: Mere Kirihimete (Mair-rear Key-ree-he-mair-tear) or Merry Christmas “Mere Kirihimete Everyone!”...Read more

Kupu o te wiki

December 13, 2012

Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: Tautikanga: (toe-tee-kang-ah) or Tradition ‘Each year, opening one present on Christmas Eve is a family tautikanga of ours’...Read more

Kupu o te Wiki

November 29, 2012

Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: Waea Pūkoro (Why-aa Poo-cor-raw) or Mobile Phone “Can I please borrow your Waea Pūkoro to send a text? I’ve just run out...Read more

Kupu o te wiki

September 14, 2012

Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: ataahua (are-tar-who-a) or beautiful, attractive, impressive How ataahua that is! You look really ataahua in that hat!  ...Read more

Kupu o te wiki

September 6, 2012

Kupu o te Wiki, or Word of the Week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The word this week is: Kōanga (core-ung-a) or Spring The season of Kōanga is finally upon us...Read more

Kupu o te wiki

August 28, 2012

Kupu o te wiki, or word of the week, is brought to you by the Library’s Māori Staff. The kupu o te wiki this week is: mākū (mar-coo) or wet It is very mākū today. My clothes are mākū from the rain!  ...Read more

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