Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2025
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori | Māori Language Week from 14th to 20th September 2025.
The week was born of activism, and has grown from a single ‘Māori Language Day’ set up in 1972. The seeds of a full week dedicated to te reo Māori were planted in 1974. By 1975 Te Wiki had found its footing and was off! Its growth and gains are what we celebrate 50 years on.
Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori | The Māori Language Commission is calling on Aotearoa to take up the 50 Wero Reo Māori. Choose from a range of 50 reo-based challenges to complete over the week.
There is a challenge for everyone - whether you are fluent or just getting started. Do it solo or with others.
Take on one wero or 50, every wero counts!
Find out more about Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, including downloadable resources.
Welcome to Waka Toa Ora
Waka Toa Ora is a Canterbury DHB-led inter-sectoral collaborative partnership in the Canterbury region. The partnership is based on the WHO Healthy Cities model, and was previously known as Healthy Christchurch.
The key theme of initiative is that all sectors and groups have a role to play in creating a healthy Canterbury, whatever their specific focus (recreation, employment, youth, environmental enhancement, transport, housing or another aspect of health or wellbeing).
This inter-sectoral initiative fosters collaboration between organisations who have signed the Waka Toa Ora Charter.
Read the Waka Toa Ora Charter - updated July 2019.
The new name Waka Toa Ora communicates that we are all in a waka together. We are rowing in the same direction and navigating the many dimensions of wellbeing (physical, social, spiritual, and mental and emotional — hau ora, wai ora, mauri ora, toi ora). We are stronger navigating the regional landscape together.
There are currently over 200 charter signatories to the Waka Toa Ora Charter, including government agencies, businesses, voluntary sector groups, networks and residents’ associations. The organisations involved reflect a diverse focus and cover many aspects of health and wellbeing.
