Maori

Kupu o te Wiki 26/02/18

February 26, 2018

The word this week is: kikihi (key-key-hee)  cicada The kikihi are singing.  Summer has arrived! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more

Kupu o te Wiki 19/02/18

February 19, 2018

The word this week is: hararei (ha-ra-ray)  holiday Take a hararei mate! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more

Kupu o te Wiki 12/02/18

February 12, 2018

The word this week is: aroha (ah-raw-hah)  love He has lots of aroha for his Valentine! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more

Kupu o te Wiki 29/01/18

January 29, 2018

The word this week is: inu  (ee-nu) drink That looks like a nice summer inu you have! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more

Kupu o te wiki – 15/01/18

January 18, 2018

The word this week is: raumati  (row-mah-tee) summer Raumati has arrived! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff.    ...Read more

Kupu o te Wiki – 08/01/18

January 8, 2018

The word this week is: koro (caw-raw) grandfather Here comes my koro. Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more

Kupu o te Wiki – 18/12/17

December 18, 2017

The word this week is: kuia (coo-ee- “as in knee”-yah) grandmother She is a kuia now. Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more

Kupu o te wiki – 11/12/17

December 11, 2017

The word this week is: hine (hi-“as in knee”, nee “as in egg”)daughter, young girl Excuse me hine! Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s Māori staff...Read more

17-Hōngongoi-17

July 17, 2017

The word this week is: kamupūtu (come-moo-poo-too) gumboot Kei whea āku kamupūtu Where are my gumboots? Kupu o te wiki brought to you by the Library’s maori staff...Read more

Kupu o te wiki 8/5/17

May 8, 2017

Kupu o te wiki 08-Haratua-17 The kupu this week is: Kereru (care-rare-roo, roll your r’s like you were born in the deep south) NZ wood pigeon. Kereru can be sighted occasionally flying through the esplanade in Palmerston North. They are big...Read more

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