Dr Darryn Joseph


Anei tō mātou Ētita reo Māori.

Kia ora mai tātou, nō Ngāti Maniapoto ahau heoi anō rā kei Papaioea tōku whānau e noho ana i tēnei wā. E 5000 aku kōmeke, manomano aku pukapuka, hokorima aku tauira, tokotoru aku tamariki, kotahi taku makau, ē, ā, kotahi taku ngeru.  Ahakoa e rua tekau tau au e tuhi ana, e ako tonu ana ahau ki te tuhituhi, ki te peita hoki. Kia kaha tāua tahi ki te ako tonu.

Tīkina mai ngā kupu o te ataata a Darryn ki konei.


Introducing our te reo Māori Editor.

Hi everyone, I hail from Ngāti Maniapoto but currently live with my whānau in Palmerston North. I have 5000 comics, 1000s of books, 100 students, 3 kids, one spouse, oh, and one cat. Although I’ve been writing for 20 years, I’m still learning to write and paint. Let’s both be brave and keep learning. 

Access the transcript for Darryn's video here.

Mōhiohio kē atu – Learn more

Te Reo Māori


Nei te reo pōwhiri a Toitoi ki a koutou, e te mātātahi, ki ngā ringatuhi, ki ngā ringatoi atu i te 5-18 tau te pakeke. Haramai rā! He pākiki, he māia, he auaha? Ā tēnā, tukuna mai ā koutou mahi ki te reo Ingarihi, ki te reo Māori rānei e whakaata mai ana i ā koutou tikanga, i ō koutou wheako mō te noho ki Aotearoa.

Tukuna mai, imērahia mai tō tuhinga, (me) tō mahi toi rānei ki submit@toitoi.nz āpitingia tō ingoa, tō pakeke, tō kura me te ingoa o tō matua/kaitiaki, tō kaiako rānei me ngā kōrero whakapā atu ki a koe.

Hiamo katoa ana mātou kia whakapā mai koe.

Toitoi invites young writers and artists ages 5-18 who are curious, courageous and creative to submit original material in English or te reo Māori that reflects the cultures and experiences of life in New Zealand.

Email your writing and/or art to
submit@toitoi.nz and include your name, age, school and a parent or teacher’s name and contact details.

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Tukuna mai – Submit here

Matariki Competition


Ngā mihi matakuikui ki a Ruawharo Taumoepeau mōna i toa i tā mātou Whakataetae Tuhinga mō Matariki!

Kia mōhio mai, ehara i te mea he māmā te whiriwhiri ko wai rā te whakaihuwaka. I runga i te mea neke atu i te 60 ngā tuhinga i tukuna mai, i ētitahia, i imērahia atu me te ātaahua o ia tuhinga!

He kōrero whakamārama kei ia tuhinga mō tēnei mea te Matarikitanga ki ngā kaituhi taiohi nei mō rātou me Aotearoa. Whakamīharotia!

Ko tā Ruawharo, he tuhi karakia mō te atapō e whakanui ai i a Matariki. Ki te pānui ā-waha āna kupu, pēnei i a au nei kia rima ngā wā, tēnā ka rongo i te rere tino Māori o āna kīanga me te tohutoro ki ngā atua, ki ngā tūpuna, ki te rewatanga o Matariki. Tuhi ana, tau ana!

Nei anō a Toitoi te mihi ake nei ki a koutou e ngā kaituhi, he tuatahitanga mō ētehi ki te tuhi i te reo Māori. Ahakoa rā, he rawe te pānui atu. Ka nui rā te mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa!

Nāku me ngā mihi o Matariki manako nui,

Nā Dr Darryn Joseph

Ētita Reo Māori, Ahonuku o Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University

Mōhiohio kē atu – Learn more

Te Wai Tino Makariri

Toitoi 13

, Whārangi

38

Pānui atu anō

Tuahangata

Toitoi 26

, Whārangi

32

Pānui atu anō

Tīrairaka

Toitoi 12

, Whārangi

6

Pānui atu anō

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Artist credits (left to right): Te Wai Tino Makariri, ko te pikitia a Tirea Campbell, e 9 tau tōna pakeke, Toitoi 13.