Rūmaki Reo

Te Rūmaki Reo o te Kura Takawaenga o Tamatea - Tamatea Intermediate.

He hōnore he korōria ki te Atua, he maungarongo ki runga i te mata o te whenua, he whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa Āmine.

E ngā mate huhua o te wā, koutou kua mene atu ki te pō, haere ki o tātou mātua tīpuna kei tua o te ārai. Haere, haere, haere atu rā.

Mauri ora ki a tātou te hunga ora, e kui mā, e koro mā, e mātua mā, tamariki mokopuna mā. Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa.

“Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori” – The language is the life essence of Māori identity. (Nā Tā Hemi Henare, 1985)

Te Kura Takawaenga o Tamatea is proud to offer a Rūmaki Reo Māori pathway for your tamaiti mokopuna of Tau 7 and Tau 8.  Teaching and learning is delivered through te reo Māori me ōna tikanga katoa.  We are humbled to have grown a beautiful relationship with our local hapū who have shared purākau and local knowledge of their/our Kahungunutanga to the tamariki.  We are always grateful.  The Rūmaki Reo also prides its foundation based on whānau aspirations.  Tēnā koutou katoa.

Ngā Akomanga – Our Learning Space

• 2024 marked the launch of our Rūmaki Reo programme with one composite class.

• In 2025, due to growing demand and whānau support, we proudly expanded to include two dedicated classes:

  • Teina (Tau  7)

  • Tuakana (Tau 8)

Each learning space is supported by a kaiako passionate about nurturing cultural identity, language proficiency, and a love of learning through a Māori world view.

Ko ngā Uaratanga me te Ako – What We Value and Teach

Our local marau ā-kura draws on whānau voice, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, and the aspirations of Ngāti Kahungunu. Our key learning areas include:

• Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga – Strengthening te reo Māori through daily use of karakia, waiata, whakataukī, whakatauakī, kīwaha, mihimihi, manaakitanga - Prayer, song, proverbs, idioms and acknowledgements of mihi and care for others

• Tikanga a Iwi – Connecting ākonga with local history, Aotearoa history, Purākau, connection to their own tuakiritanga identity. 

• Hauora me te Taiao – A holistic view of wellbeing, learning with the environment and kaitiakitanga.  Revitalising the learning of the Maramataka practising through maara kai

• Ngā Toi Māori – Engagement in kapa haka, mahi rāranga, storytelling, and digital expression.

• Ako me te Wānanga – Peer learning, inquiry, and tuakana-teina relationships.

• Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Understanding the significance of our founding document learning and growing with and beside Tangata Tiriti. 

He Tīrewa Marau – Our Curriculum Framework

Our programme aligns with Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and is designed around the roles of ākonga:

• He ākonga – Active learners in mātauranga Māori.

• He tangata – Culturally grounded and confident in their tuakiritanga identity.

• He uri whakaheke – Knowing their whakapapa and born of greatness.

• He puna kōrero – Expressing themselves through reo, haka, mahi toi and hangarau.

We also integrate Wāhanga Ako Te Reo Matatini and Pāngarau, with digital integration and place-based projects, learning in the taiao, through manaakitanga, purākau.

Te Tautoko a Te Hapori – Iwi and Whānau Connections

Our Rūmaki Reo thrives through:

• Connections with Ngāti Kahungunu, local hapū and marae.

• Great communications via regular whānau hui, open door- the kettle is hot policy

• Visual celebration of Kahungunutanga and Tikanga a Iwi throughout our learning space.

• A shared commitment to Wairuatanga, Māoritanga,Te Whanaungatanga, Tuakiritanga and, Manaakitanga

 At the Kura Takawaenga, our Rūmaki Reo Māori learning space aims to Restore our culture, connection and identity as a foundation to educational success; to validate mātauranga Māori and Māori pedagogy and to normalise Māori to be succeeding as Māori.

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Rūmaki Reo o Te Kura Takawaenga o Tamatea.

If you are interested in learning more about our Rūmaki Reo programme or enrolling your tamaiti, please come along to our school open evening on 26 August 2025. We will be taking tour groups around the kura with tours starting every 10 minutes between 5.30pm and 6.30pm.  Expressions of interest for the Rumaki Reo learning space close off on 10 September 2025, please ensure your enrolment form is submitted by this date. In addition, there is a criteria to enroll, along with an interview with the Rūmaki Reo Kaiwhakahaere.