The New Zealand Herald, with Māori Television, is marking New Zealand's 40th Māori Language Week with Māori words and phrases for a different theme each day.
Words of the day: School (Kura)
Homework Mahi kāinga
Dog Kuri
Exam, test Aromatawai, whakamātautau
ipad, computer i-papa, rorohiko
Research Rangahau
Teacher Kaiako
Production Whakaari
School council Kaunihera kura.
On TV today
Māori TV
• 7am-8am and 4pm-5pm:
Children's shows such as Dora the Explorer and Penguins of Madagascar dubbed into te reo.
• 8pm: Rōmeo rāua ko Hurieta (Romeo and Juliet). The first of three half-hours on the making of the first Māori version of Shakespeare's famous play. The play itself will screen on Sunday night.
Te Reo Channel
• 7pm: Pukuhohe. Five-part half-hour game show made for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori that puts two teams of three against each other in a war of wits and cunning.
