Te Reo Māori resources

Explore our te reo Māori resources to support the use of karakia, waiata and whakataukī in your mahi and community spaces.

These resources have been created for Inspiring Communities and are shared here for wider use. They include downloadable PDFs and accompanying sound files. Please feel free to use and share them.

Downloadable PDFs

Sound files

Karakia

1. Mauri oho – Karakia timatanga

2. Whiti ora – Karakia timatanga

3. Whakataka te Hau – Karakia timatanga

4. Tukua te wairua kia rere – Karakia timatanga

5. Kia tau ngā manaakitanga – Karakia timatanga or whakamutunga

6. Unuhia – Karakia whakamutunga

7. Kia tau – Karakia whakamutunga

8. Whakapaingia ēnei kai – Karakia mō te kai

9. Kua horahia te kai – Karakia mō te kai

10. Nau mai e ngā hua – Karakia mō te kai

Whakataukī

Celebrating leadership

1. He kotuku rerenga tahi

Celebrating hard work

1. He rā whatiwhati kō

2. Tē tōia, tē haumatia

3. He Manawa tītī

4. Mauri tū, mauri ora

5. Kua hua te marama

Practice tools

How to add a Māori keyboard

Learn how to add a Māori keyboard and integrate it into your device or Word so you can easily use macrons in everyday writing here.

Kupu

With the Kupu app, users simply take a picture. Kupu then uses image recognition to identify what the object is in the picture and provide Te Reo Māori translations for the object(s). Fun and easy to use!

Download here for iPhone users and here for Android users.

Pepeha

Pepeha is a way of introducing yourself in Māori. It tells people who you are by sharing your connections with the people and places that are important to you. Once you have completed your Pepeha you can save it to your device, have it printed for display or as a taonga for yourself or a loved one.