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Auckland Transport wins Maori Language Week Award
Auckland Transport media release
19 November 2013
Auckland Transport wins Maori Language Week Award
Auckland Transport has
for the second year in a row won, Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori,
the Maori Language Week Award from the Maori Language
Commission, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori.
This year’s Maori Language Week activities focussed on the Commission's theme of Maori names.
Auckland Transport’s Maori Policy and Engagement Manager, Tipa Compain, says it is an honour for Auckland Transport to again win this important award.
“As we're primarily involved in getting people from place to place, it made sense for us to use posters and screens on our public transport network to educate the public about the correct pronunciation of Maori place names. We also showed our customers the Maori alternatives to English names, as they were travelling through those places”.
This year Auckland Transport also took the Maori language message in-house. “We had bilingual signage and pronunciation guides at all our office locations so staff could try out their Reo when using everyday office and kitchen items.
“We have won the award twice, the challenge is to come back in 2014 and win again” says Mr Compain.
Auckland Transport also co-hosted the launch of Maori Language Week with the Maori Language Commission at Britomart.
Mo tōna toa kua whiwhi Tohu
Auckland Transport mo te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
Mo te tau tuarua kua toa anō Auckland Transport kua whakawhiwhia hoki i tētahi o nga tohu o te Wiki o Te Reo Māori a te Taura Whiri I te Reo Māori.
I meinga e te Komihana nga mahi mō te Wiki o te Reo Māori i tēnei tau ki a aro ki te ingoa Māori.
He ai ki te Kaiwhakahaere me te Kaitoko Kaupapa Māori a Transport Auckland hei tā Tipa Chapman he hōnore anō kia riro i a Transport Auckland tēnei tohu whakahirahira.
“I te mea ko ta mātou mahi nui he kawe tāngata mai i tētahi wāhi ki hea atu, he mea tōtika tonu ki a whakamahi tohu pānui me nga ārai whakaatu i runga i a mātou tikanga kawenga tūmatanui hei whakaako i te iwi whānui ki a tika te whakahua ingoa kaīnga Māori. I whakaatūria hoki e mātou ki a mātou kaikawenga nga ingoa Māori ake mo nga ingoa wāhi pākeha te pahurehure ai rātou”.
I tēnei tau i whakamaua hoki e Transport Auckland ki roto ake I tōna whare nga tohe a te reo Māori. “ I whakairihia e mātou he tohu reo rua me ona tikanga whakahua kupu ki a āhei ai te whakamātautau a tēnā me tēnā kaimahi i tōna ake reo mō nga taputapu ake o nga tari me te kīhini.”
“Kua rua o mātou toanga inaianei, ko te tohe nui kia toa anō mātou a te tau 2014”, hei ta Chapman.
I riro anō hoki nā Auckland Transport i tautoko te whakarewanga o te Wiki o Te Reo Māori me te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i Britomart.
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