This year our virtual Māori Language Moment is back and bigger than ever! This year we are encouraging you to make The Lord's Prayer your Te Reo moment and to sing it today at lunch time...

The Lord's Prayer in Te Reo Māori

Have a look at the following YouTube clip of the Lord's Prayer. Lets have a go and sing along at lunch time today, enjoying the special presence of Christ portrayed in Te Reo Māori - our own toanga within Aotearoa-NZ.

E tō mātou Matua i te rangi

Kia tapu tōu Ingoa.
Kia tae mai tōu rangatiratanga.
Kia meatia tāu e pai ai ki runga ki te whenua, kia rite anō ki tō te rangi.
Hōmai ki a mātou āianei he taro mā mātou mō tēnei rā.
Murua ō mātou hara,

Me mātou hoki e muru nei i ō te hunga e hara ana ki a mātou.
Aua hoki mātou e kawea kia whakawaia;

Engari whakaorangia mātou i te kino:

Nōu hoki te rangatiratanga, te kaha, me te korōria,

Āke ake ake. Āmine.

At 12pm on Tuesday 14 September we want 2 million New Zealanders to set the world record for the largest celebration of an endangered Indigenous language on earth.

Celebrate te reo Māori together, wherever you are and make sure you use the hashtag #reomāori so we can count you in.

One thing New Zealanders are good at is uniting as one: whether it’s against COVID or behind our Indigenous language. Last year more than 1 million people sang, recited poetry, paddled waka ama, prayed and celebrated their way into history by taking part in our Māori Language Moment.

This year we are asking people in our Diocese to pause and sing or say the Lord's Prayer in Te Reo by yourself... or with a group of friends in person or virtually. Have a look below for words and a YouTube clip that you can sing a long to and show your support by joining our page....

Take part