--- title: 'Māori Language Moment' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2023/maori-language-moment' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2023/maori-language-moment.md' date: '2023-09-15' description: "Ka mau te wehi - you are awesome! Year 9 Japanese language students at Green Bay High School took part in the Māori Language Moment by singing 'Ma is White' is a popular waiata that teaches the basic colours in Te Reo Māori. As part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori this week, everyone in Aotearoa (and bey…" --- Māori Language Moment Te Wiki o te Reo Māori ![maori and jap](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/f/6/f/0/7/f6f077085a597351ecc22375afaed9635cd97c7e-maori-and-jap.jpg "maori and jap") # Māori Language Moment Friday, 15th September 2023 at 10:14am ##### Ka mau te wehi - you are awesome! Year 9 Japanese language students at Green Bay High School took part in the Māori Language Moment by singing 'Ma is White' is a popular waiata that teaches the basic colours in Te Reo Māori. As part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori this week, everyone in Aotearoa (and beyond) was invited to stop what they were doing and celebrate te reo Māori in a 'Māori Language Moment' at 12pm, on 14 September 2023, marking the very moment the Māori Language Petition was presented to Parliament in 1972, on the first Māori Language Day. [What was YOUR te reo Māori moment?](https://www.reomaori.co.nz/#take-part) Share what you did for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2023 and showcase how Aotearoa celebrated te reo as a nation. **Not sure where to get started? Learn your mihi!**Learning a language is all about taking that first step. Click here to learn how to introduce yourself in te reo Māori, with your mihi - telling others who you are and where you come from by saying your name, where your ancestors come from and where you live. A mihi shares similarities with a traditional pepeha - the traditional Māori way to introduce yourself. A pepeha connects us to our tribal lineage and ancestors, tracing our connection to maunga, waka, awa, and more. Being able to introduce yourself in te reo Māori is a helpful tool that we can all use in our everyday lives. [Watch this video clip](https://www.reomaori.co.nz/learn-your-mihi) from to help you get started. Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 3 2023](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2023.md) - Previous: [Lucy Callesen (Year 9)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2023/lucy-callesen-year-9.md) - Next: [Matariki Celebrations](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2023/matariki-celebrations.md)