Welcome to the official website O Nga Kohanga Reo Te Tau Ihu Te Waka O Maui.
Click on one of the Kohanga to view more information.
 Kia Tau Te Rangimarie
11 Karaka Street, Stoke
03 547 9386
Kopuawai
99 Atawhai Drive Nelson
03 548 2867
Te Awhina
133 Pah Street, Motueka
03 528 7517
Waimeha - Nelson
Nelson Base Office
Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Nelson (Te Ihu o te waka)
46 Vickerman Street, Nelson
03 545 8001
LINKS:
www.kohanga.ac.nz
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 Ngä Pou e whä
The 4 Pou
Ko te reo Maori anake i roto i Te Kohanga Reo
ia rä, ia rä
Total Immersion in Te Reo Mäori in Te
Kohanga Reo daily operations;
Kei te whanau te tikanga ara ngä whakahaere,
ngä whakanekeneke
Whanau decision making, management and
responsibility;
Kia tika, kia pono me ngä tikanga
Accountability;
Kaua kë kai paipa i roto i Te Kohanga Reo
No smoking in Te Kohanga Reo
'Ko to reo te mauri o te mana Mäori'
The Language is the life principle of mana Mäori
'Me pioke he awheo mö te kohanga reo
Te täonga e kore e ngaro
I ngä tau whakahuihui
I ngä tau takaoriori'
Let us place a halo
Around our Mäori language
The god given heritage of our people
Not even the rolling years can dissipate' |
Kohanga Reo is an early childhood education and care (ECE) centre where all education and instruction is delivered in te reo maori (Maori language). At Kohanga Reo mokopuna (children) are totally immersed in Maori language and tikanga (culture) from birth through to the age of six. This means that the only language spoken at Kohanga Reo is Maori.
Kohanga reo is a whanau (family) dependent programme, parents and whanau are closely involved with children’s’ development and learning. They are also responsible for the management, operation and everyday decision making for the Kohanga Reo. Parents are also encouraged to take part in the daily programme provided by Kohanga reo.
The translation of the words Kohanga Reo is ‘language nest’. This translation relates directly to one of the key objectives of the Kohanga Reo movement - the retention of the Maori language. Kohanga Reo totally immerses children in Maori language and culture in an effort to promote learning within a context/situation that is relevant to the children and which draws on Maori styles of learning and teaching.
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