Te Rautaki Reo o Ngāti KoataNgāti Koata Te Reo Māori Strategy Plan

Te Rautaki Reo o Ngāti KoataIn September 2014 the Ngāti Koata Cultural Revitalisation and Te Reo Māori Needs Survey showed:

• 85% stated that te reo Māori is ‘an important cultural need for Ngāti Koata’.

• 67% stated that te reo Māori is ‘very important to me’.

• 35% placed te reo Māori is their top cultural priority for Ngāti Koata (second only to whakapapa at 44%)

Summary:

• The huge majority of Ngāti Koata regard te reo Māori as important, however comprehension and communication in te reo Māori is low.

In response the Ngāti Koata Trust has embarked on a te reo Māori retention and revitalisation strategy.

Te Rautaki Reo o Ngāti KoataStep 1: Identify and Develop

• Stocktake of Ngāti Koata population

• Identify language ability of Ngāti Koata

• Identify issues affecting Ngāti Koata reo retention and acquisition

• Organise a Ngāti Koata Reo Committee

• Identify funding for future projects

Step 2: Developing the Framework

• Develop framework, vision, goals and objectives

• Consultation with iwi

• Endorsement of the framework and goals by Ngāti Koata Trust

Step 3: Developing the Plan

• Develop a management plan

• Further consultation with iwi

• Endorsement of plan by Ngāti Koata Trust and iwi whānui

Step 4: Implementation

• The plan goes viral

Te Rautaki Reo o Ngāti Koata survey resultsPurpose

• Stocktake of iwi

• Measurable tool

Response

• 107 responses

• 51% know the Ngāti Koata pepeha

• 8% know a Ngāti Koata haka

• 14% know a Ngāti Koata mōteatea

• 30% know a Ngāti Koata waiata

• 13% know a Ngāti Koata whakataukī / whakatauākī

Te Rautaki Reo o Ngāti Koata survey results

Most respondents rated their reo as either:

• Can speak and understand basic tereo Māori words, or

• Can speak and understand simple tereo Māori sentences

It was pretty much evenly learnt through personal study, at home, at school and tertiary.

2013 Census – 24% of Ngāti Koata can hold a conversation in te reo Māori

Te Rautaki Reo o Ngāti Koata survey results• 51.5% responded that te reo Māori was spoken ‘not much at all’ in their homes.

• The places that te reo Māori is heard most often is on the marae and through the media

• The biggest barriers were not having anyone to converse with and issues of confidence and whakamā.

• Respondents prioritised the paepae and haukāinga

• Respondents identified wānanga and online resources as areas the iwi Trust can assist NgātiKoata learn and speak te reo Māori

Summary• The majority of respondents can speak and

understand basic/simple words and sentences in tereo Māori

• There are not enough opportunities for people to converse in te reo Māori with others to grow their confidence

• Te reo Māori is not frequently spoken in the home.

• Markers of identity such as pepeha and waiata are not widely known

Action Points:

• From above

Aunty Bella draws the winner of the korowai for completing the Ngāti Koata Rautaki Reo Māori survey...

Te wiki o te reo Māori / Matariki Celebrations

Hui Reo... ConsultationInclusiveness, Engagement, Ownership, Buy-In

WhakatūNgāti Koata Trust Office

23 July 2015

PoriruaPuna Ora, Takapūwāhia

29 July 2015

KirikiriroaTe Wānanga o Aotearoa, Mangakōtuktuku Campus

30 July 2015

Whakatū/SkypeNgāti Koata Trust Office

5 August 2015

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Where do we live?

Database NZ: 1,912

Database Total: 2,602

2013 Census (Statistics NZ): 1,338

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Te Tau Ihu 440 23%

Porirua/Wellington 405 21%

Hamilton 334 17.5%

Auckland 268 14%

Te Tau Ihu 357 27%

Waikato 270 20%

Wellington 261 19.5%

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Aotearoa 1,912 73.5%

Australia 520 20%

What was discussed at the hui reo?

1. Framework

2. Values

3. Vision

4. Goals

5. Objectives

6. The Trust’s role

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Proposed Ngāti Koata Tuara/Framework: K.O.A.T.A

KāingaTe reo Māori in the Home and Community

ŌkawaFormal Reo (Paepae)

AkoTe reo Māori Learning Opportunities

Tiaki TaongaKaumātua, archives

ĀwhinaResourcing te reo Māori retention and acquisition

Developing a plan for Ngāti Koata - VisionWaikato-Tainui

• Waikato-Tainui wants to see all its members connected with their marae and four out of five fluent in te reo Maaori by 2050

Ngāti Toa

• Kia Toa te reo o Ngāti Toa, kia Rangatira ai a Ngāti Toa

• By 2039 te reo Māori will be the language most often used in at least 50% of all Ngāti Toa householdsand will be heard throughout the commuity locations where Ngāti Toa people live and interact

Ngāti Kahungunu:

• By the year 2027, the Māori language, along with its Ngāti Kahungunu distinctions, will be a principal language of communication for Ngāti Kahungunu in all events and places

Ngāti Awa:

• Survival of Te Reo ō Ngāti Awa into the future

• Regeneration and repatriation of Te Reo ō Ngāti Awa amongst Ngāti Awa.

Proposed Value and Vision

Ngāti Koata Whai Hua/Value:

He taonga te reo

Ngāti Koata Moemoeā/Vision:

“Kia Whakatū te reo!”kīwaha, logo/promotion

Feedback - Vision:

• By 2050 Ngāti Koata will will be 100% engaged in some aspect of te reo Māori

• 50% of Māori male adults will be able to take their place on the marae

• By 2025 50% of Ngāti Koata will hold regular wānanga throughout the motu

• 50% of Ngāti Koata homes will have a fluent speaker

• Te reo Māori is normalised, fluent between both worlds, te reo o Ngāti Koata, continued kaupapa reo Māori beyond secondary school, do not be whakamā, takahia te mana o te reo, laws/legislation

• By 2030 Ngāti Koata: whakapapa, rangahau, stories/pūrākau, te reo Māori normalised, sustainable regeneration programme, confidence in being Ngāti Koata, whanaungatanga, better connection to who we are

• Ngāti Koata to have escalated their use and understanding of te reo Māori

• By 2050 Ngāti Koata: 75% te reo speaking, knowledgable in kawa, waiata, mōteatea

• Te reo Māori: sustainability, uplift the people, tikanga Koata, tamariki/mokopuna, tino rangatiratanga, education, he tohu te reo, ahi kā, whakapapa, resources(pepeha, movies, waiata, whakapapa, pānui, apps) – use social networks iefacebook lessons per week

Defining Goals and ObjectivesWhat is a Goal?

• A goal is a broad aim/statement towards which your efforts are directed. It’s a “what,” not a “how.” It tells you where you are going rather than how you will get there. Goals need to be S.M.A.R.T (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound). Ie:I will lose 10kg in 10 weeks

…and then there’s objectives…

What is an Objective?

• Objectives are closely tied to goals. This is the “how.” An objective is a specific and measureable milestone that must be achieved in order to reach a goal. Some examples. Ie:By: 1. walking to work; 2. eating less Maccas; 3. go to the gym twice a week

Feedback - Kāinga• Aims & Objectives:• By 2035 70% of Ngāti Koata will be converse in te reo Māori frequently in

the home• Te reo Māori classes, resources, phrases, waiata classes, wānanga, pukapuka, rumaki

reo one day a week at home, noho marae

• Nelson community will participate in promoting te reo Māori• Build relationship with community/businesses, support rumaki reo, NCC support,

signage, collaborate with other iwi

• Normalise the reo within the home and community• Provide resources in the home to support the whānau• Posters, games, labels, USB, apps, karakia whakataukī and kīwaha

• All Ngāti Koata homes will be actively engaged in learning their pepeha and waiata• One whānau member will take responsibility to teach their own homes• The nominated person will attend wānanga to learn

• All Ngāti Koata homes will be able to hold karakia for kai, to greet the day, to end the night, give greetings, give instructions, give basic commands• Ngāti Koata te reo Māori only day

Feedback - Ōkawa

• Aims & Objectives:

• In five years we will have 10 Ngāti Koata men to man the paepae• To hold wānanga with young men to build up confidence and formal whaikōrero

• In five years we will have 10 Ngāti Koata women to be available to karanga• To hold wānanga with young women to build up confidence and reo

• In five years time Ngāti Koata will be able to support the paepae with appropriate waiata tautoko• To wānanga with the iwi to teach Ngāti Koata kawa

• Each whānau will have fluent speakers• Develop/source resources for our Ngāti Koata whānau

• Ngāti Koata will have a strong and capable paepae• Monthly wānanga in Whakatū, Porirua, Hamilton and Australia• An annual iwi wide wānanga• Utilise technology: Youtube, recorded wānanga

• Rangahau: research tikanga, kawa and dialect

• Every male and female by the age of 30 will be able to perform a basic whaikōrero or karanga, and mōteatea• By completing an accredited course facilitated by Ngāti Koata• Attend wānanga reo biannually with support from kaumātua

• Ngāti Koata will have enough proficient speakers of te reo Māori for the paepae and other aspectsof tikanga Māori

Feedback - Ako

• Aims & Objectives:

• Ngāti Koata will develop our own Te Wānanga o Ngāti Koata• Look at other models, adapt what will suit us, iwi/hapū for support, set up steering

committee to drive Ngāti Koata kaupapa

• For all Ngāti Koata to have Access to taonga, anthem etc, to know who they are and where they come from• Place to hold taonga, waiata, pūrākau, mōteatea, oriori, photos, whakapapa, landmarks,

bibliographies• Technology: Youtube, social media, app, webpage• Resources for schools• Games: hipi toitoi, hei tama tū tama

• All Ngāti Koata to reclaim mātauranga• Monthly waiata and reo sessions• Annual wānanga held in Whakatū, Porirua and Kirikiriroa

• All Ngāti Koata will have free access to reo classes and learn dialect later

• Identify what is Whakatū reo• Manuscripts, mōteatea

• Succession strategy for continuing te reo Māori for future generatons (one member per whānau to take responsibility)

Feedback - Tiaki Taonga

• Aims & Objectives:

• We will reclaim and increase our taonga reo and make them accessible to our people by 2020• We will database what is currently in our archives room and make sure they are

backed up by November 30• We will identify, purchase, borrow or steal any taonga held within the museums,

libraries, whānau etc and make sure they are backed up and made accessible byFebruary 2018

• We will preserve Ngāti Koata dialect• Document Ngāti Koata speakers

• Ngāti Koata will acquire our records (stories, kōrero, waiata); createresources with our mātauranga; share our resources• Hold generational wānanga (concept of sharing info) x4 in 12 months• Spending time with our kaumātua• Capturing the audio/visual documents• Plan/generate traditional and innovative methods of collating and sharing before first

wānanga

Feedback - Awhina

• Aims & Objectives:

• Resources for te reo Māori will be developed• Level 1 advanced speakers will develop new Ngāti Koata whakataukī, waiata• Assist making resources• Pukapuka of our historical stories

• All Ngāti Koata to have and utilise an email account• By using SMS texts with easy to follow instructions, each whānau will have

help/support to implement this• Social media, waiata cd’s, smart phone, app, online Access

• Ngāti Koata Trust will research and develop te reo o Ngāti Koata resources for all Ngāti Koata homes by 2018• Research what is already out there and what we need• What is Koatatanga? Dialect, kupu, waiata• Use Whakatū marae for wānanga• Provide reo scholarships, funding, wānanga, dont reinvent the wheel

Proposed Ngāti Koata Whāinga/Goals: K.O.A.T.AKāinga

• Goal: Te reo Māori will be strengthened in the home and community

• Objective:

Ōkawa

• Goal: Ngāti Koata will have a strong and capable paepae

• Objective:

Ako

• Goal: Ngāti Koata will increase and promote te reo Māori learning opportunities

• Objective:

Tiaki Taonga

• Goal: Retention, Archiving and Promotion of te reo o Ngāti Koata is a priority.

• Objective:

Āwhina

• Goal: Ngāti Koata will develop tools and resources to assist in the retention and revitalisation of te reo Māori within the iwi

• Objective:

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Stocktake of Reo Availability in Whakatū• Kia Tau Te Rangimarie Te Kohanga Reo, Stoke

• Kopuawai Te Kohanga Reo, Nelson

• Waimeha Te Kohanga Reo, Waimea

• Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Tuia te Mātangi

• Te Pouahi, Nelson Central School

• Ngā Mana Kākano o te Wairepo, Victory School

• Te Pītau Whakarei, Nelson Intermediate School

• Nayland College

• Waimea College

• Nelson College

• Nelson College for Girls

• NMIT reo course

• NMIT/Ngāti Koata free reo classes

• NMIT/Ngāti Koata free kaumātua reo classes

Ngāti Koata TrustWhat could/should the Ngāti Koata Trust do to encourage wider te reo Māori use in the iwi? Dropouts from the plan...

• Education and sports grants linked to te reo Māori?

• Central database of available reo programmes?

• Paepae fellowship?

• Incentive programme?

• Research facility? (archives)

• Wānanga reo

• Online learning

• Radio Whā Waho (far out!)

• Recording studio

Ngā whakakore / BarriersWhat barriers do you foresee in making this framework and planfeasible?• Lack of motivation

• Time

• Funds

• Whakamā

• No buy-in, ownership

Its easy to identify issues,

but what can we do?• Age appropriate

• Relatable

• Promote, make attractive

• Increase awareness of importance

• Mentoring system/kaumātua

• Transport

• Welcoming

Where to from here?This proposed strategic plan is a result of consultation with Ngāti Koata.

It requires endorsement from the Ngāti Koata Trust Board and the iwi.

Another round of consultation will be held in the near future (keepyour eyes peeled for pānui).

The “Kia Whakatū te reo” framework will then become Trust policy and any future planning/funding of te reo Māori projects will need to alignwith the goals and objectives of this plan.

• Kia Whakatū te Reo logo/promotion competition

• Ratification by the Board and Iwi

• Funding for future projects identified and actioned

• Management plan to fulfill goals and objectives of iwi strategic plan

• Mā Te Reo funding requirements and milestones achieved

Thank you all for your time, energy, enthusiasm and your passion for our reo. For any further feedback please contact either Ammon Kātene or Louisa Paul at the Ngāti Koata Trust Office on 03 548 1639 or email: reo@koata.iwi.nz

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Ka ora te iwi

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All images are from the Ngāti Koata website or courtesy of Ammon Kātene unless otherwise stated