Cook Islands Language Week 2020
“Kia pūavai to tātou Reo Māori Kūki 'Āirani I Aotearoa”
May our Cook Islands Māori language blossom in Aotearoa.
“Te ma’ata I ta’au ka oranga, ko te ma’ata rai ia ta’au ka rauka”
The more you give, the more you receive; if you give a lot, you will receive a lot.
Turou! Oro Mai! ‘Akaepaepa'anga te ‘Are Puka o Ākarana i te Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani
Tapati 2 o ‘Āukute – Ma’anakai 8 o ‘Āukute 2020 |Sunday 2 August – Saturday 9 August 2020
Te Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani is a time of the year for Cook Islanders living throughout Aotearoa to acknowledge, celebrate and embrace the culture, history and most importantly, the reo (language) of the Cook Islands.
Our city, Tāmaki Makaurau, has the largest Pacific population in the world, with just over 35,000 people proudly identifying as being Cook Islanders. It is for this reason that Auckland Libraries is delighted to connect with our Cook Islands community and celebrate the pearl of the Pacific.
Kiaorana e Kia Manuia!
Events / Tārekareka / ‘Anga’anga
Image by Angelique Tuaputa, Tapa Paper Print, Te Manawa March 2020
Discover what makes the Cook Islands unique through stories, music and dance at Auckland Libraries.
Resources / Rāvenga
Heritage collections image photographed by Ben Campbell, ASB Polyfest Trust 2018 of Mangere College Cook Islands Groups students.
Auckland Libraries has an extensive collection of Pacific resources and materials. Check out some of our Kuki ‘Āirani collection in these curated lists.
Book lists
Cook Islands taonga from the basement
This short curated list presents a few of the Pacific treasures we care for in our Auckland Libraries Basement Pacific collections. These books are precious but can still be requested and borrowed.
- Some aspects of Rarotongan life by Taira Rere
Intended as a supplementary course for students who wish to study Rarotongan Māori, including information on choosing an Ariki, words of greeting, courtesy, phases of the moon, pre-Christian institutions, Rarotongan marriage and more. - Other aspects of Rarotongan life by Taira Rere
Further information on Rarotongan life and social customs. - Korero: poetry by Makiuti Tongia of the Cook Islands
Rarotongan poetry by Makiuti Tongia. - Sonja's kitchen by Dee Pignéguy
This is not just a cook book. It also takes the reader on a walk through the lush vegetation of the Cook Islands, while explaining the importance of each plant to the survival of the islands and the role that they play in island culture. - The art of tivaevae by Lynnsay Rongokea
Twenty-three women from Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mauke, Atiu, Mangaia and Penrhyn recount aspects of the craft of tivaevae (quilt making), the role it has played in their own lives and that of their communities. - Matapo o te ngakau - Blindness of the heart by Tere Tarapu
Rarotongan poetry in Pukapukan with some English.
Intended as a supplementary course for students who wish to study Rarotongan Māori, including information on choosing an Ariki, words of greeting, courtesy, phases of the moon, pre-Christian institutions, Rarotongan marriage and more.
Further information on Rarotongan life and social customs.
Rarotongan poetry by Makiuti Tongia.
This is not just a cook book. It also takes the reader on a walk through the lush vegetation of the Cook Islands, while explaining the importance of each plant to the survival of the islands and the role that they play in island culture.
Twenty-three women from Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mauke, Atiu, Mangaia and Penrhyn recount aspects of the craft of tivaevae (quilt making), the role it has played in their own lives and that of their communities.
Rarotongan poetry in Pukapukan with some English.
Cook Islands multimedia
Find these wonderful CDs and DVDs in our catalogue.
- Heiman winter bash (compact disc) 2018 compilation
- Cook Islands Flava (compact disc): Tropical love songs
- Master Ue'z (compact disc): Po'ona Kura 2018
- Heimana summer jam (compact disc): 2018 compilation
- Miss Cook Islands New Zealand Vaine Toa (DVD recording) 2017
- Mini rage Melbourne (DVD recording) 2015
- Akaora ite peu kuki airani | Reviving our Cook Islands arts and cultures, Vol 1 (DVD recording) 2014
- Akaora ite peu kuki airani | Reviving our Cook Islands arts and cultures, Vol 2 (DVD recording) 2014
- Akirata ōu festival (DVD recording) 2013
- Akirata ōu : Maeva Nui (DVD recording) 2014
Useful phrases and words / Te au tuatua pu’apinga
This is the perfect opportunity to try out some reo throughout the week. Check out the list below and give it a go!
Kia orana: Hello/Greetings
Aere mai: Welcome
Aere ra: Farewell/Goodbye (to person going)
No’o ake ra: Farewell/Goodbye (to the person staying)
Ine: Please
Meitaki: Thank you
Kia manuia: Good luck
Mako!: Great!
Waitui Ātea
Saltwater Realm
Image: Stapley Farmer. Spearfishing at Ouvea Island, New Caledonia, 1960s. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections, 1056-340.
Waitui Ātea is a free exhibition at Central City Library.
Visit from Tuesday 17 March - Sunday 13 September
Waitui Ātea highlights the people of the Saltwater Realm, defined as the Pacific region. The exhibition conveys their rich culture embellished with custom and costume; their language articulated in stories and relayed in chants, songs, dance and music; and their saltwater homelands portrayed in images and brought alive by the saltwater communities that call Aotearoa home.
Visitors to the exhibition will be able to experience rare and unique items from Auckland Libraries’ Heritage Collections, as well as treasures loaned from other cultural heritage institutions. The exhibition will also showcase the work of contemporary artists such as Michel Tuffery, Fatu Feu’u and Steve Hikaiti.
Waitui Ātea: Kūki 'Āirani cabinet
Visit the Kūki 'Āirani Cook Islands cabinet to view unique Cook Islands taonga as curated by Mati Ngari and Melissa Manapori. Listen now for their insights into the treasures they selected for display and the process of curating for the Waitui Ātea exhibition.
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