The Stratford Press supports Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori — the Māori Language Commission’s campaign to increase New Zealanders’ te reo Māori vocabulary by running a different Māori word to learn each week.
This week’s word is Hōngongoi — July.
He marama pai a Hōngongoi ki te kaikawau ngā rōhi — July is a good month to prune the roses.
Another name for July is Hūrae.
