Events

He whāinga nui tā Pōneke, kia tū hei tāone reorua. E āhei ana tō whai wāhi mai ki tēnei moemoeā, mā te whakauru i te reo Māori ki roto i ō kōrero o ia rā. Whakanuia tētahi kaupapa, tētahi whakaaturanga ngahau rānei ki ētahi kīanga ngāwari.

Ko Kia Mau tētahi taiopenga toi ka whakahaerehia i ia rua tau ki Pōneke. He mea hakaatu e ngā tāngata whenua, e ngā tāngata moana, e ngā ringatoi mai i ngā iwi taketake o te ao, ā rātou mahi toi puta noa i ngā wiki e rua o Hune. Kia rite mai koe ki te rongo i te wana o te mahi kanikani, o te mahi whakaari, o te pūoro me te toi ataata.

I a koe e toro atu ana ki ēnei kaupapa ngahau, whakamahia te āheinga ki te whakaharatau i tō reo. 

 

MĀ & The Fly Hunnies, an artist-run collective based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, performing on stage at the N Kia Mau in 2023.
Inside the St James Theatre during a New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performance.
Two actors on stage, one has their hand on a younger actors shoulder as they read a large book.
Six performers wearing white dance on stage at Ka Mua Ka Muri from Atamira Dance Company, part of Kia Mau Festival.

Anei ētahi kīanga ngāwari hei whakamahi atu māu. 

Here are some handy phrases you can use. 

Mahia anō! Encore!
Kātahi te reo wainene What an amazing voice
Ka mau te wehi That was so moving
He aha ō whakaaro mō te whakaaturanga? What did you think of the show? 
Mō te whakaari, kāore he painga Fantastic acting
Karawhiua Break a leg
Ko          te whetū pīata          was the star of the show

 

Translations provided by Matarau Consultants.

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