NAU MAI KI TE WHANAKE. WELCOME TO TE WHANAKE. Te Whanake is a set of textbooks, study guides, CDs, teachers' manuals and a dictionary for learning and teaching Maori language. This website also provides access to a further range of associated free online resources for independent learning and interaction. These online resources support the four core textbooks and study guides of the Maori language programme.
Resources
Information about each of the textbooks, study guides, CDs, teachers' manuals and the bilingual Maori dictionary of the Te Whanake series. Online purchases can be made from this website.more
Animations
Online modules of animated movies and activities that complement the Te Whanake textbooks for learning Maori. Currently there are 15 modules complementing the first textbook.more
Podcasts
Online activities of the Te Whanake textbooks for playback on Microsoft Windows and Apple computers, television or portable media devices including iPods and 3G phones.more
TV
Streamed television programmes for developing listening comprehension skills. Also includes explanations of language and culture. Resources to complement Te Whanake. more
Forums
A place where you can discuss topics related to the Maori language and the resources available. Either Maori or English can be used.more
Maori Dictionary
An enhanced online bilingual dictionary that includes encyclopaedic entries, idioms and grammatical explanations. It is indexed to the Te Whanake Maori language series.more
Toku Reo
Online activities for further practice for each episode of Toku Reo, the television series for beginners of Maori language.more
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2 November 2009 - Historical Loanwords Collection
You can now opt to include the historical loanwords into your search in the Te Aka dictionary. This is a collection of over 18,000 loanwords from the Māori-language newspapers and the Paipera Tapu, the Māori Bible, and a few other sources, published from 1842 to 1952. A significant number of these loanwords are still in use in modern Māori so will also appear in the main Te Aka dictionary. View more news
8 May 2009 - Tōku Reo
Recently Māori Television has begun streaming the previous two week's episodes of Tōku Reo on its website. You can view these at www.maoritelevision.com If you missed an episode, you have a chance to view it for the next two weeks after it was shown. Each episode is also repeated at 3 pm the following day. View more news
18 March 2009 - Tōku Reo
Tōku Reo starts on March 31 and screens every night, Tuesday to Saturday, at 8pm on Māori Television. The programme has been produced by Kura Productions, led by Quintin Hita and Te O Kahurangi Waaka, and is based on Te Whanake 1 Te Kākano. View more news
