Join us for an exciting calendar of workshops, activations exhibitions throughout the month of Mahuru to Celebrate Te Wiki O Te Reo!!
Casual Kēmu
Every Sunday and Tuesday in Hepetema, 10am - 4pm (Sundays: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th) (Tuesdays: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th).
Develop your Te Reo Māori skills by playing some familiar, and not so familiar, games provided by Central City Library. These range in full reo immersion, bilingual approaches or incorporating as much, or as little, reo as you know!
Kōwaiwai-haratau, Kēmu and Kōrero with Unfinished Objects
Every Wednesday in September 1pm - 3pm
Come down every Wednesday from 1-3pm during Mahuru Māori and join our Unfinished objects group for a series of crafts events. We will be doing Badgemaking using Kupu, Tukutuku panel making and embroidery.
Mahuru Māori Storytime
Every Saturday in September 11am - 11:30am
Join us for our special storytime to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week with stories, waita and kanikani!
Movies in the library
Every Saturday in September 2pm - 4pm
We will be screening movies on our Marble Wall in the library! No registration required, but spaces are limited so come early!
First Saturday - Whina
Second Saturday - Frozen in Reo Māori
Third Saturday - Coco in Reo Māori
Last Saturday - Poi E: The Story of Our Song
Tales and Travels: Māori history in Tāmaki Makaurau
Monday 9th of September 10am - 11am
Learn more about the important moments in Māori history here in Tāmaki Makaurau through books and other library resources. A reading club about using our memories, experiences and conversation to learn about the people around us and our wider community.
Kupurori (Māori Scabble) with Lifewise
Thursday 12th, 19th and 26th of September 10am - 12pm
Kupurori is a project designed by our whānau, for whānau, and prototyped by the Merge Community team. More than your usual scrabble, Kupurori is played in TeReo using a giant board and giant retu.
Similarities and Differences between Maori and Chinese Cultures (Mandarin)
Saturday 18th of September 11am - 12:30pm
We are pleased to invite the experienced Māori culture researcher and Queen’s Service Medal recipient, Song Lam (QSM), to discuss the similarities and differences between Māori and Chinese cultures. She will also explore how these two cultures bonded over the SS Ventnor shipwreck.
我们很高兴邀请到资深的毛利文化研究员兼女王服务勋章获得者林爽 (QSM) 来讲解毛利文化和中国文化的异同。她还将探讨这两种文化如何通过SS Ventnor沉船事件建立联系
Toku reo, tokuohooho – A Migrant’s transformation journey of learning te reo
Friday 20th of September 2pm - 3pm
Lidu Gong, an educator and senior librarian from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, will share his te reo learning methods and transformative experience. Learning te reo at 57 years old and becoming a fluent speaker, his journey will inspire you to start your own te reo learning journey, regardless of your age.
Tales and Travels: A journey around Aotearoa
Tuesday 24th of September 10am - 11am
Travel from Otou to Motupo-hue using books, library resources and memories of our own experiences and knowledge of the Aotearoa landscape. This reading club looks at utilising our memory recall to keep our minds working while learning about our community.
Raranga Weaving Workshop
Wednesday 25th of September 1pm - 3pm
To finish off the month we’ll be joined by local weaver Annie Ah Mu on the 25th of September for a raranga workshop making bracelets. No registrations required but any large groups please RSVP by emailing: makerspace@aklc.govt.nz
Spoken Word Showcase
Wednesday 25th of September TBA
Join us for an evening of poetry featuring Rehekōrero and other Rangatahi Māori Poets.
