Resources and references
Waiata
“Ko Au, Ko Au Tēnei” sung to the tune of “Easter Bonnet”
“Purea Nei” (about the importance of tūrangawaewae, in HeWaiata mā te Katoa Songs for Everyone on pages 6–8)
“Mō Ake” (about the children of Rangi and Papa in Into Music 3, a resource intended for year 7–-10 students)
The words to “Ko Au, Ko Au Tēnei” are:
Ko au, ko au tēnei.
Ko koe, ko koe tēnā.
Ko ia, ko ia tērā.
Kei te mahi i ngā mahi.
(repeat twice)
Stories
Apanui, Hone (2005). Taku Whānau. Wellington: Learning Media. [This Pīpī book introduces a whānau using simple two- and three-word sentences.]
Everitt, Henare (2000). Māmā. Wellington: Learning Media. [This He Purapura book about a mother is in a set of ten big books published with teachers’ notes.]
Milroy, Niwa (2003). Tōku Pāpā. Ngaruawahia: Kia Ata Mai Publications. [This Ngā Kete Kōrero book is about a dad.]
Ministry of Education (2005). Nō Māua te Rā. Wellington: Huia Publishers. [This Ngā Kete Kōrero book is about a birthday.]
Ministry of Education (2006). Pōtiki. Wellington: Huia Publishers. [This Ngā Kete Kōrero book is about a baby.]
Rau, Cath (2002). Kei te Hapū a Māmā. Ngaruawahia: Kia Ata Mai Publications. [This Ngā Kete Kōrero book is about a pregnancy.]
Rau, Cath (2002). Te Awhiawhi. Ngaruawahia: Kia Ata Mai Publications. [This Ngā Kete Kōrero book introduces vocabulary such as koroua, kuia, māmā, pāpā, tuakana, and tungāne.]
Teepa, Juanita (2008). Tōku Pāpā Autaia. Wellington: Learning Media. [This He Purapura book is about a dad.]
Tibble, Puhiwāhine (2001). Tōku Tipuna. Wellington: Huia Publishers. [This Ngā Kete Kōrero book is about a grandfather.]
Watson, Tipene (2006). Aroha. Wellington: Learning Media. [This He Purapura book is about the arrival of a new baby in a whānau. There is a simple family tree on the inside back cover.]
References
Amery, H. (2007). First Hundred Words in Māori. Wellington: Huia Publishers. [See pages 2–3 for family relationship vocabulary.]
Amery, H. (2006). First Thousand Words in Māori. Wellington: Huia Publishers Te Manu Tuku Kōrero. [See page 41 for family relationship vocabulary.]
Litchfield, Jo (2009). Everyday Words in Māori. Wellington: Huia Publishers. [See page 3 for family relationship vocabulary.]
Mataira, K. (1997). A Modern Māori Picture Dictionary He Papakupu Whakaahua mō te Reo Māori o Nāianei. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Mead, Hirini Moko and Grove, Neil (2003). Ngā Pēpeha a ngā Tīpuna. Wellington: Victoria University Press.
Melbourne, Hirini (2004). HeWaiata mā te Katoa Songs for Everyone. Wellington: Learning Media. [Book and CD]
Ministry of Education Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga (2003). Into Music 3: Classroom Music in Years 7–10. Wellington: Learning Media.
Ministry of Education (2006). Te Kete Kupu: 300 Essential Words in Māori. Wellington: Huia Publishers. [See the final double-page spread for an illustration of a whānau.]