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2023 Utaina! 

He hui hei aro atu ki te ao pūtaiao i te reo Māori

Te rā o Rāmere 27 o Kohitātea, 2023
Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou, Ōtepoti (mā Huitopa hoki)

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He hui taumata hei tīkohikohi i ngā kaiako, i ngā kairangahau e aro atu ki ngā āhuatanga pūtaiao i te reo Māori. He wāhi haumaru ki te kōrerorero, ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō te tukunga i ngā kaupapa pūtaiao i te reo Māori, ki te whakarongo hoki e pā ana ki ngā rangahau mō te kaupapa nei.

Ko Utaina! te ingoa nā te Kōrero o Tā Āpirana Ngata ki roto i Ngā Mōteatea. Tū ai tēnei ingoa hei karanga atu kia utaina ngā mōrehu taonga, ngā kōrero, ki runga. E ai ki te kaupapa nei, hei whakatenatena i te whakanuitanga o te reo Māori ki tētahi wāhi rerekē.

Utaina! A hui about learning and exploring science in te reo Māori

Friday 27 January 2023
University of Otago, Dunedin (and Zoom)

Te reo Māori

Utaina! is a one day symposium to bring together educators and researchers interested in science in the Māori language. It intends to create a friendly environment to discuss ideas and challenges related to delivering science topics in the Māori language, as well as hearing about the latest research on this kaupapa.

The name “Utaina!” comes from a declaration by Sir Āpirana Ngata in Ngā Mōteatea (Part 1), where he used it “as a clarion call to us to load on board what remains of our previous heritage, the language” (Ngata, 2004, xxii). In this context, it encourages the use of the Māori language in a space where it has been often missing.