Te Puna Ārai

Tēnā koe! Nau mai, haere mai!

Welcome to Te Puna Ārai, the well spring of knowledge for Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa| NZ Customs Service kaimahi (staff) to learn basic tikanga and te reo Māori to support their day-to-day mahi (work).

This app has unique Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa content such as values, principles, karakia and haka to help us understand more about our shared cultural heritage.

Interactive features within the app include pronunciation of Māori words, mihimihi/pepeha (introductions), ngā mihi (greetings), poroporoaki (farewells), whakataukī (proverbs), karakia (blessings), and waiata (songs).

A key feature allows our people to input their information to create a customised pepeha.

Shortened version below IF you need it:

Te Puna Ārai is an educational resource produced by Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa | NZ Customs Service to support kaimahi (staff) in learning basic tikanga and te reo Māori to enhance their day-to-day mahi (work).

Welcome to Te Puna Ārai. This app includes interactive features such as:

• pronunciation of Māori words

• mihimihi/pepeha (introductions)

• ngā mihi (greetings)

• poroporoaki (farewells)

• whakataukī (proverbs)

• karakia (blessings

• waiata (songs)

• create a customised pepeha

FEATURES

1. Synchronised audio (blend of each Pacific language and English in Male and Female voices)

2. Swipe to read.

3. Record yourself.

4. A self-populating function

5. Map

6. Useful words and phrases

7. Push notifications capability

This app was produced by world leading Cultural Services agency Kiwa Digital. For more www.kiwadigital.com

NEED HELP?

Contact us: [email protected]