Māori Language Commission names for the days of the week
Students achieving at curriculum levels 3 and 4 could explore the names for Monday to Friday developed by the Māori Language Commission as alternatives to the widely used transliterations.
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| Monday | day of the Moon |
| Rāhina | rā + Māhina (day + Moon) |
| Tuesday | day of Mars |
| Rātū | rā + Tūmatauenga (day + Mars) |
| Wednesday | day of Mercury |
| Rāapa | rā + Apārangi (day + Mercury) |
| Thursday | day of Jupiter |
| Rāpare | rā + Pareārau (day + Jupiter) |
| Friday | day of Venus |
| Rāmere | rā + Mere (day + Venus) |