Going forward, the Zoo will be widely referred to as Te Nukuao Wellington Zoo. Accepting a Te Reo name is a natural next step in the Zoo’s evolution towards becoming bi-cultural and re-committing to our existing use of Te Reo names for spaces in the Zoo like Te Kōhanga The Nest and...
We value Te Reo Māori at the Zoo and we work closely with local iwi, Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te ika. Earlier this year we created a phrase in Te Reo Māori that encapsulates the kaupapa of Wellington Zoo - Me tiaki, kia ora! Broadly translated, this means we must look...
The 2019 festival took place in the capital, Wellington, on the largest platform the festival had yet seen. Aptly themed Te Matatini ki te Ao (‘Te Matatini to the World’), it encapsulated the festival’s aspirations for a larger scope and more international reach. Forty-six teams, each ...
New Zealand Ministry of Education and to Poari Matua o Te Kohanga Reo, (2000) Pinepine to Kura, ( Video ), Wellington. Google Scholar Perkins, D. N., Jay, E. & Tishman, S. (1993). Beyond Abilities: a dispositional theory of thinking. Merrill-Parker Quarterly, 39 (1), 1–21. ...
2002, Ministry of Health, Wellington, New Zealand Google Scholar Ministry of Health: The health and independence report. 2001, Ministry of Health, Wellington Google Scholar Wilkinson T, Sainsbury R: A census-based comparison of centenarians in New Zealand with those in the United States. J ...
A leather shop in Wellington apologised, too, after coming under fire for unwittingly taking its name from the Māori word “huruhuru”. The owners of the leather shop removed their store’s Facebook page after being sent abusive messages, insults, and racist slurs but said they couldn’t ...
As was common practice for Māori in becoming christian, Te Puke took the European first name of Edward, or Eruera in Te Reo: hence he signed the WMS deed of sale as ‘Edward Puke’. Te Puke may have chosen ‘Edward’ in honour of Edward Meurant. ...
The 2019 festival took place in the capital, Wellington, on the largest platform the festival had yet seen. Aptly themed Te Matatini ki te Ao (‘Te Matatini to the World’), it encapsulated the festival’s aspirations for a larger scope and more international reach. Forty-six teams, each ...