Resources and references
Waiata
“Kōpere” (about a rainbow, in Te Wao Nui a Tāne on pages 11 and 63)
“Waiata ki te Rā” (in Into Music 2 on page 47)
“Uira” (about lightning, in Te Wao Nui a Tāne on page 45 and page 69 and on Kiwi Kidsongs Collection: Twenty-two Favourite Songs from Kiwi Kidsongs 1-–8)
“Whiti te Marama” (about the moon, in Te Wao Nui a Tāne on page 47 and page 69)
“Tīhore mai te Rangi” (in Into Music 1 on page 13 and in Te Wao Nui a Tāne on page 13)
“Whakarongo ki te Hau” (in Into Music 1 on page 53)
“Purea Nei” (which uses weather words, in HeWaiata mā te Katoa Songs for Everyone on pages 6–8)
“Ngā Rā o te Wiki” (about the days of the week, in Hei Waiata, Hei Whakakoakoa – Waiata to Support Teaching and Learning of te Reo Māori in English-medium Schools: Years 1–8 on page 16)
For more waiata about the days of the week, see Unit 6 Ngā Tau (Numbers).
“Mō Ake” (about the children of Rangi and Papa being the guardians of the natural elements in Into Music 3 on pages 13–15 and page 74). [This is a resource intended for year 7–-10 students.]
He Kohikohinga 6 has a weather report on page 14. He Kohikohinga 16 looks at the clothing we wear for different weather conditions on pages 13–15.
Stories
Black-Taute, Hera (2004). Te Waea Pūkoro. Wellington: Learning Media. [This He Purapura story is about a netball game that is almost washed out by the rain.]
Kaa, Oho (2006). Kua Puta a Matariki. Wellington: Learning Media. [This He Purapura story takes place on a cold night in the middle of winter.]
McPherson, Betty (2007). Ngā Mata Rerehau. Wellington: Learning Media. [This He Purapura book features the wind and wind turbines.]
References
Amery, Heather (2006). First Thousand Words in Māori. Wellington: Huia Publishers. [See page 48 for weather terms and page 46 for the names for the days of the week that were developed by the Māori Language Commission.]
Barlow, C. (1996). Tikanga Whakaaro – Key Concepts in Māori Culture. Auckland: 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]
Melbourne, Hirini (2007). Te Wao Nui a Tāne. Wellington: Huia Publishers. [Book and CD]
Ministry of Education (2008). Hei Waiata, Hei Whakakoakoa – Waiata to Support Teaching and Learning of te Reo Māori in English-medium Schools: Years 1–8. Wellington: Learning Media. [Book and CD]
Ministry of Education (2001). Into Music 1: Classroom Music in Years 1–3. Wellington: Learning Media. [Book and CD]
Ministry of Education (2002). Into Music 2: Classroom Music in Years 4–6. Wellington: Learning Media. [Book and CD]
Ministry of Education (2003). Into Music 3: Classroom Music in Years 7–10. Wellington: Learning Media. [Book and CD]
Ministry of Education (2000). Kiwi Kidsongs Collection: Twenty-two Favourite Songs from Kiwi Kidsongs 1-–8. Wellington: Learning Media. [Book and CDs]
Moorefield, John (2003). Te Whanake 2 Te Pihinga. Auckland: Longman Pearson Education. [See page 79 for some weather symbols.]
Orbell, M. (2007). The Concise Encyclopedia ofMāori Myth and Legend. Christchurch: University of Canterbury Press.