Toi Rau
An interactive tour of the Epsom campus marae Te Aka Matua ki Te Pou Hawaiki and the wharenui Tūtahi Tonu. Includes video clips, images and explanations of what to expect from a pōwhiri at the marae.
Find out what to expect from a pōwhiri/welcome at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education and Social Work marae in Epsom. Includes Faculty waiata.
Find out about the history of The University of Auckland's Waipapa Marae. This video features interviews with Professor Margaret Mutu - Department of Māori Studies, Dr Deidre Brown - School of Architecture and Planning and architect Ivan Mercep. Filmed by students of The University of Auckland. Music - Āio, composed by Tuirina Wehi and Tuwhiti Happy, from the School of Music album Magnificat.
100 words in te reo Māori every New Zealander should know. These words are grouped according to the following functions and associations: the marae, concepts, people and their groups, components of place names, greetings, body parts. Includes individual sound files of spoken versions of all these words.
The online version of Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index. This online Māori dictionary is aimed at providing quick access.
A modern parable looking at the relationship between Māori, the Indigenous peoples of New Zealand, and the British colonisers. Set in a modern house, Hone invites his friend to stay when things go bad. He then finds his home taken over and his rights suddenly removed. How will he deal with this?
A book by the New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters (NZSTI). Contains translations of New Zealand’s founding document, Te Tiriti of Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi, in 30 different languages.
This graphic novel provides a fresh approach to the story of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand’s founding document. It covers a wide time span, from the arrival of Polynesian explorers to the signing of Te Tiriti, to the New Zealand Wars, and through to the modern-day Treaty settlement process. A special emphasis is put on unpacking the two versions of Te Tiriti and exploring their ongoing significance.