Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2020 at Unitec Library

 Kia ora e te whānau,

Come celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week with Unitec Library. The theme for this year is: ‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori. It will run from 14-20 Rahuru 2020, 14-20 September 2020.

Mahuru Māori is an initiative begun in 2017 to promote the use of te reo Māori throughout the month of September. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week is the annual campaign led by the Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (The Māori Language Commission) to get more people speaking, hearing, and experiencing te reo Māori. Here are some ideas for your Māori Language Moment https://tuku.reomaori.co.nz/ideas - let’s do a waiata, starting your Zoom call with "mōrena", or blessing your kai with a karakia.

Unitec Library has resources both in print and electronic to help you learn and become familiar in Te Reo Māori. Check out the Unitec Library catalogue and Mātauranga Māori - Māori Language and Culture guide. 

Haere mai, see our displays at Te Puna and Wāitakere Library.

Use the hashtag #reomāori to be part of the kōrero on social media.

For more information visit these websites:

•  Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Facebook

•  Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

• Māori Language Moment

• National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa blog

 Kia kaha te reo Māori

 

 

Tongan Language Week 2020

Mālō e lelei,

Unitec Library celebrates Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga, Tongan Language Week 2020.

The theme is: Ko e Ta’u ‘o e Fakakoloa ‘o Aotearoa ‘aki ‘ae Lotu Mo’oni which focuses on enriching Aotearoa’s spirituality with Tongan language and culture through songs, poems and other works.

It will run from Sunday 6 September to Saturday 12 September. Also known as the 'Friendly Islands' the Kingdom of Tonga is divided into three main groups - Vava'u, Ha'apai and Tongatapu islands. Tonga has a rich history with a constitutional monarchy in the South Pacific. This years theme is special that connects our kainga and community together with lotu and faith to acknowledge the cultural heritage and language.

Unitec Library has resources both in print and electronic to help you learn and become familiar in Tongan Language. Check out the Unitec Library catalogue and our Pacific subject guide. The much-awaited book ‘The Rise of the To'a’ featuring Mate Ma'a Tonga rugby league team has been released on Tongan Language Week. If you are a MMT fan, we have this book now available to borrow from Unitec Library.

Come in and see our displays at Te Puna and Waitākere Library.

Use the hashtag #NZTongaLanguageWeek to follow the events on social media.

 For more information, visit these websites:

•  Auckland Libraries

• Auckland Museum

• NZ Tonga Language Week Facebook

• Ministry for Pacific Peoples

Malo 'aupito

PLANNED NETWORK OUTAGE

From 10pm - 11pm on Thursday 10 September, Student Portal, Office 365 and network printing will be unavailable. This outage as it will impact LibrarySearch as well.

Library services and other support during lockdown

Unitec campuses (including library locations) are closed at both Mt Albert and Waitākere. However, please note the Medical Centre at Mt Albert (B180) remains open. Please phone first before coming to the Medical Centre.

• For Medical Centre and Counselling phone: 0800 10 85 10
• For enrolment and student admin queries phone: 0800 10 95 10 and select option 1 or 2
• For student support, learning services and library phone: 0800 10 75 10 9am to 5pm (Mon-Fri) and 10am to 4pm (Sat-Sun)
• For specialist library support you can make an appointment with your Subject Librarian https://guides.unitec.ac.nz/subjectlibrarians

Please do not return any library items. Fines will not be imposed for late returns.

Using our Click and Collect service you can request books, journals or dvds and collect from Mt Albert or Waitakere Campus from Tuesday 18 August onwards between 10am and 12 noon weekdays. See how to request here: https://guides.unitec.ac.nz/clickandcollect

Cook Islands Language Week 2020

Kia orana,

Turou, ’āere mai ki te ‘epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki’ Āirani - Welcome to Cook Islands Language Week 2020 is being held from Sunday 2 August – Saturday 8 August, 2020. The theme for this year is "Kia pūāvai tō tātou Reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani i Aotearoa" which means "That the Cook Islands Māori language may blossom throughout New Zealand."

The three official languages are English, Cook Islands Māori and Pukapukan. Cook Islands Māori has a number of dialects, the most widely used is Rarotongan. The Cook Islands consist of 15 islands that are divided up into Northern and Southern groups. Did you know that the tivaevae, or treasured quilts is believed to have arrived in the Cook Islands by the wives of early European missionaries, where local women were taught quilting and needlework in traditional art form.

Unitec Library has resources both in electronic and print version to learn more about the culture, language and history. Check out the Unitec Library catalogue and our Pacific subject guide.

Use the hashtag #CookIslandsLanguageWeek to follow the events on social media.

Come in and see our library display on Level 3, Building 180 at Te Puna.

 For more information, visit these pages:

• NZ Cook Islands Language Week Facebook
•  Ministry for Pacific Peoples
• The Coconet.tv Cook Islands
• Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand blog

Meitaki ma’ata