Māori Language Week 2021 – He aha to mahi? What’s your job?

Waiora Aotearoa (Water New Zealand) is proud to once again tautoko (to support) Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week), 13-19 Mahuru (September) 2021.

This year our focus is on workforce and jobs in the water industry. Join the conversation and have a go at translating your job title using te Reo Māori - take a look at our poster and job title resource.

If you don’t find your job title on the Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2021 – Ngā momo Kaimahi Whakapai Wai poster, feel free to do some rangahau (research) and kia kaha ake (give it a go).

Once you have determined your te reo Māori job title, kōrero atu (say it). Share it with your colleagues, friends, whānau and ask them “he aha tō mahi?” (What is your job?).

We are keen to hear your te reo Māori job titles, so please feel free to share them with us via social media using the hashtag #Heahatōmahi and by tagging @waternewzealand. Also, don’t forget to use the official Te Wiki o te Reo Māori hashtag #reoMāori.

Looking forward, we are going to need to almost double our water workforce over the next 30 years. That’s as many as 9000 new jobs and many new skills will be also needed. It’s one of the reasons that our work around workforce, skills, and competency has become a key part of what Waiora Aotearoa does.

We also know that many of our jobs will be at the frontline, in delivery, and in our regions because there is a real connection between what we, as tāngata (people) of Aotearoa, do in the three waters sector – stormwater, wastewater and drinking water – to ensure that our freshwater, our awa and moana, and therefore our people, remain healthy.

The poster is available for printing and sharing.

Māori Language Week 2021 – Ngā momo Kaimahi Whakapai Wai.pdf

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07 Sep 2021

TeWikiOTeReoMaori2021 Social Media Graphic.png

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13 Sep 2021

Māori Language Week 2021 – He aha tō mahi (What's your job).pdf

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15 Sep 2021