We acknowledge the spiritual, ancestral, cultural, customary and historical interests in this motu held by iwi and hapu of Ngāti Manuhiri, Te Kawerau ā Maki, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Rehua, Ngāti Wai and the thirteen collective iwi and hapu of Ngā Mana Whenua o Tamaki Makaurau.

Websites:

• Ngāti Manuhiri – https://www.ngatimanuhiri.iwi.nz
• Te Kawerau ā Maki – https://tekawerau.iwi.nz
• Ngāti Paoa – https://www.ngatipaoaiwi.co.nz
• Ngāti Rehua – https://ngatirehua.com
• Ngāti Wai – https://ngatiwai.iwi.nz

Helpful Guidelines for all SoTM members for upskilling inTe Reo Māori.

• https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/maori-language-week/114961703/power-te-reo-maori-video-lesson-pronounce-words-with-confidence
• The following link has been provided by the 2022 Year 11 te reo Māori students at Rangitoto College. It is excellent for learning about vowel and consonant sounds, and the use of macrons, in te reo Māori. It includes some key words specific to Tiritiri Matangi.
  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/190hdBjzxyx_2Cpe8DC8aMI4mlyZUShyqjW62rN-6hvY/edit?usp=sharing
• Note the Māori Bird Lore – An Introduction by Murdoch Riley is available in the office for guides/ SoTM members to pick up and dip into during lunch breaks.
• Kupu Māori / words. Ideal to constantly check the aural: Te Aka Māori Dictionary http://maoridictionary.co.nz/ The sound in Māori is often quite different from the way many of us have traditionally pronounced kupu /words.