He aha tāu kōrero?

Nō te rā nei whakaterengia ai e Te Manatū Taonga tētahi kaupapa ā-motu e karanga ana ki ngā tāngata Māori kia tuhi kōrero e whakaatu ana i te wāhi ki te whānau, te hapū, te iwi rānei i roto i ō rātou koiora. Ko ngā tuhituhinga tino pai rawa atu ka pānuitia i Te Ara, Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Hei ngā marama pokapū o te tau 2004 ka tīmata te whakairi i ngā kōrero o Te Ara ki te ipurangi, e taea ai e te katoa te whātoro.

Hei tā Rangi McGarvey , te Ētita Māori o Te Ara, 'Ko tā mātou hiahia kia whai wāhi ngā tāngata Māori katoa ki a Te Ara. Ka noho ā rātou kōrero hei whāriki mō ngā kaupapa tērā ka whakairia ki Te Ara.'

Tēnei te tono ki ngā tāngata Māori i Aotearoa puta noa, kia tuku kōrero mai, e 500 kupu te rahi, e kōrero ana mō tētahi hui, āhuatanga rānei e tauira ana i te wāhi nui o tō rātou whānau, tō rātou hapū, tō rātou iwi rānei ki a rātou. Ka taea te tuku tuhituhi mai i te reo Māori, te reo Ingarihi rānei. Hāunga, ko ngā kōrero ka tohua e mātou, ka whakamāoritia, whakapākehātia rānei i mua i te whakairi ki te ipurangi.

Ka āhei ngā tāngata takitahi, te whānau rānei te tuhi kōrero mai. Kei tua atu, tērā pea he ākonga kei ngā kura kaupapa Māori, kei ngā kura rīroa rānei ka hiahia ki te tuhi kōrero mai. Mēnā he whakaahua, he pikitia rānei āu me tuku mai, heoi ehara i te mea kāore e tirohia tāu tuhituhinga ki te kore he whakaahua, pikitia kei te taha.

Ko te rā kati mō ngā tuhituhinga ko te 30 o Āperira 2004. Tirohia te roanga atu o ngā whakamārama kei www.TeAra.govt.nz/your-story.html.

Ka noho ko Te Ara, Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand hei huarahi whānui ki ngā tāngata, te taiao, te hītori, te ahurea, te ōhanga, ngā whakahaere, te whakapakaritanga o te hapori o tēnei whenua.

Ko tētahi wāhanga nui o Te Ara ka hāngai pū ki te Māori . I tēnei wā ruarua noa ngā wāhi e tuwhera ana ki te katoa, e pupuri ana i ngā kōrero tōtika mō te Māori. Ka puritia ki Te Ara ko ngā hītori, ahurea, pūtaiao, pūrākau hoki a te Māori. Ko te tūmanako ka noho ēnei kōrero hei āwhina nui e mārama ai te katoa ki ngā hītori me te whanaketanga o Aotearoa.

Kua tū tētahi komiti ārahi, ko Te Ara Wānanga , ki te āwhina i te kaupapa. He tāngata rongonui ngā mema o Te Ara Wānanga mō ā rātou mahi, inā: Ranginui Walker (Te Whakatōhea) - Heamana, Te Wharehuia Milroy (Tūhoe), Edward Ellison (Ngāi Tahu), Hone Sadler (Ngā Puhi), Charles Royal (Ngāti Raukawa), Ngapare Hopa (Tainui), Keri Kaa (Ngāti Porou), Mere Whaanga (Rongomaiwahine / Ngāti Kahungunu), Monty Soutar (Ngāti Porou), Piri Sciascia (Ngāti Kahungunu), Mason Durie (Rangitāne).

Ina wātea a Te Ara ki te ao, ka noho tahi ngā tuhituhi kōrero me ngā rauemi hei whakaohooho, hei whakangahau, hei whakaako hoki i te tini tāngata tērā ka hono mai. Mā ngā ara hiko e hono atu ai ki ngā kohinga hiko (digitised collections) kei ngā whare pukapuka, ngā pūranga, ngā whare taonga puta noa i te whenua. Ko te tūmanako, mā Te Ara e tautoko i te mahi whakarorohiko rauemi (digitisation) puta noa i Aotearoa.

Ka whai wāhi ki a Te Ara ngā āwhina ā-waho pēnei i ngā whakaahua, ngā kōrero o nehe me ngā rā tata nei. Taea noatia ai te hono ki a Te Ara i te ipurangi mō te kore utu. I te wā e haere ana te mahi ka whāngaihia ai a Te Ara ki te kōrero me te rauemi. E iwa tau kei mua i te aroaro kātahi anō ka tutuki te mahi. Ā tōna wā ka puta he tānga pukapuka.

-KUA MUTU-

Me whakapā te hunga pāpāho ki a:
Catriona Robertson,
Kaitohutohu Matua, Wāhanga Pāpāho, Te Manatū Taonga
Waea: 06 308 8852 / 021 243 2058
I-mēra: catriona.robertson@mch.govt.nz

Mō te roanga atu o ngā whakamārama me kōrero ki a:
Rangi McGarvey, Ētita Māori
Te Ara, Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Te Manatū Taonga
Pouaka Poutāpeta 5364, Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Waea: 04 495 2568
I-mēra: teara@mch.govt.nz ki rangi.mcgarvey@mch.govt.nz

Jock Phillips, Ētita Matua
Waea: 04 496 6346
I-mēra: teara@mch.govt.nz ki jock.phillips@mch.govt.nz

Or visit the project website: www.TeAra.govt.nz

For immediate release 8 March, 2004

He aha tāu kōrero? What's your story?

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage today launched a nationwide campaign calling for M ā ori to write a story which shows what their iwi, hapū or whānau means to them. The very best of these stories will be published in Te Ara, the Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand which begins digital publication from mid-year 2004.

Mr Rangi McGarvey, Māori Editor for Te Ara , said, 'We want to give all Māori a place in the encyclopedia from the very start. Their stories will be the foundation for Te Ara's first theme – The Peoples of New Zealand .'

'We urge Māori across the country to tell us, in 500 words, about a particular incident or occasion in which their whānau, hapū or iwi helped shape their lives as Māori. Stories can be in written in te reo Māori or English. Either way, the selected stories will be translated and published online in both languages.'

'Stories can be written by individuals, whānau, or perhaps as a project by Māori students in kura kaupapa, schools and colleges. We'd also like people to send in pictures but they are not essential for the selection process.'

The closing date for stories is 30 April, 2004 . Complete details can be found online at www.TeAra.govt.nz/your-story.html.

Te Ara, the Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand will be the comprehensive guide to the peoples, natural environment, history, culture, economics, institutions and social development of this country.

An important feature will be its Māori content. There are currently few reliable and accessible reference sources on Māoritanga - the Māori history, culture, science and stories contained in the encyclopedia will be a significant contribution to our understanding of the development of New Zealand .

Te Ara Wānanga, ‘the path of knowledge', is the Māori Advisory Committee assisting with the project. The committee members, widely acknowledged as leaders in their own fields, are: Chair, Ranginui Walker (Te Whakatōhea), Te Wharehuia Milroy (Ngai Tūhoe), Edward Ellison (Ngāi Tahu), Hone Sadler (Ngā Puhi), Charles Royal (Ngāti Raukawa), Ngapare Hopa (Tainui), Keri Kaa (Ngāti Porou), Mere Whaanga (Rongomaiwahine / Ngāti Kahungunu), Monty Soutar (Ngāti Porou), Piri Sciascia (Ngāti Kahungunu) and Mason Durie (Rangitāne).

Te Ara will combine short essays with a variety of multimedia additions in an exciting, entertaining and instructive way. Links will provide pathways to the digital collections of libraries, archives and museums around the country, and it is hoped that the project will initiate a nationwide digitising process of information.

The encyclopedia will allow for the inclusion of community contributions such as photographs, oral histories, and updates of information. It will be published online progressively over a nine-year period, and access to the website will be free of charge. A print publication will also be produced at a later date.

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Contact for media:

Catriona Robertson, Senior Adviser, Media Communications
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Tel: 06 308 8852/021 243 2058
Email: catriona.robertson@mch.govt.nz

Contact for further information:
Rangi McGarvey, Māori Editor
Te Ara, the Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
PO Box 5364 , Wellington
Tel: 04 495 2568
Email: teara@mch.govt.nz or rangi.mcgarvey@mch.govt.nz

Jock Phillips, General Editor
Tel: 04 496 6346
Email: teara@mch.govt.nz or jock.phillips@mch.govt.nz

Or visit the project website: www.TeAra.govt.nz