Nga Purongo – Reports

NCEA Te Reo Maori

Hamilton Boys’ High School

A guide on how to write a report in

Te Reo Maori.

This is a guide to help you write a report in Te Reo Maori using

a variety of contexts.

Ingoa:

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

Taua-Glassie
Tena koutou katoa e nga Rangatira,

This is a guide to help you write a report in Te Reo Maori, so that you are prepared for
the external writing examination at the end of the year.

Use this booklet to help you develop your report writing skills.

There are some exercises to help you at the end.

Kia kaha koutou!

SAMPLE REPORT

Read the following report and then look carefully at what is in this report and how the
report is structured.

Tena koutou katoa. Ko te Kaupapa o taku tuhinga, ko nga mahi kapa haka, ko te hui
whakahirahira, ara, ko te Matatini Rua Mano ma Whitu.

Papa te whaititiri! Hikohiko te uira! Riu ana te whenua e!

Tena koutou katoa! Nau mai, haere mai ki tenei purongo.

I haere mai te tini me te mano ki te whakahonore te Kaupapa o Te Matatini Rua mano

ma whitu, ara, Te Whakataetae Kapa Haka-a-motu, nga mahi-a-rehia.

I tu te whakataetae o Te Matatini Rua mano ma whitu ki Te Papaioea, i te riu o Te

Manawatu, ki runga i nga papa takaro ki waenganui o te taone. Ko te iwi o Rangitaane
i poipoia, i arahi te kaupapa nei.
I timata te whakataetae i te 22nd o Hui Tanguru. I mutu te hui i te 25 o Hui Tanguru.
I tu nga roopu mai i nga topito katoa o tenei whenua.
I whakaatu i o ratou ake mana motuhake o to ratou whanau, o ratou marae, o ratou
hapu, o ratou iwi.
I puta mai te ihi, te wehi me te wana o nga roopu i te wa i takatakahia ai ratou i runga
i te ataamira. ( mura o te ahi) Ka tau ke!
Ko wai te roopu i toa? I riro te turanga tuatahi ki te roopu “Whangara mai Tawhiti”. E
whakapapa ana nga mema katoa o te roopu nei ki te tino tupuna o Ngati Porou kia
Paikea, te kai-eke tohora.

Kei te hui ano nga kapa katoa ki Tauranga Moana a te tau Rua mano ma iwa!
No reira, kua mutu taku kaupapa, kua mimiti tenei puna tuhituhi, tena koutou
katoa.

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

Taua-Glassie
Now let us look at this report and unpack it, and understand how it is written, so that
you in turn can use this template to write your own report using any context that you
wish. Take note of the following structures and placement of words.

SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION

Tena koutou katoa. Ko te Kaupapa o taku tuhinga, ko (nga mahi kapa haka), ko te
hui whakahirahira, ara, ko (Te Matatini Rua Mano ma Whitu).

This is an introduction. Use this beginning all the time when you write your report.

Tena koutou katoa. Ko te Kaupapa o taku tuhinga, ko nga mahi __________________

(If it is an event that does not have a special name)
Greeting to you all. The theme or purpose of my writing is _____________________

Tena koutou katoa. Ko te Kaupapa o taku tuhinga, ko _________________________

(If this report about a person)
Greetings to you all. The theme or purpose of my writing is about ________________

SECTION 2 – WHAKATAUKI – KIIWAHA

Use a whakatauki to begin you writing. Choose a whakatauki that can be linked to the
event or purpose of your report.

Papa te whaititiri! Hikohiko te uira. Riu ana te whenua e!

Tutu mai te puehu kua tae mai, kua eke, ko te ………… kua tu mai.
This can be used as an introduction if the hui is a competition or sporting event.

SECTION 3 – WELCOME TO READERS

Tena koutou katoa! Nau mai, haere mai ki tenei purongo.

Welcome to you all to this report.

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

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SECTION 4 – INTRODUCTION STATEMENT

I haere mai te tini me te mano ki te whakahonore te kaupapa o (Te Matatini Rua

mano ma whitu, ara, Te Whakataetae Kapa Haka a Motu, Nga Mahi a Rehia)
Many people came to honour this event, Te Matatini 2007.

Use this as a beginning to describe many people came to this event

Many people came to honour the purpose of the hui which was __________________

I haere mai te tini me te mano ki te whakahonore, ki te whakamanatia te kaupapa o Te

_________________________ or Nga _______________________________
Use this if the purpose is an event or a named kaupapa.

I haere mai te tini me te mano ki te whakahonore te tangata / wahine a ____________

Use this if the event is honouring a person.

I haere mai te tini me te mano ki te whakahonore te kaupapa o nga mahi ___________

Use this if the event is just a general gathering.

I haere mai te tini me te mano ki te whakahonore te waahi / te marae o ____________

Use this if the event is honouring a place or a marae.

I haere mai te tini me te mano ki te whakahonore te kura / Kareti/ Kura Tuatahi / Kura
Tuarua/ Hi Kura o ______________________
Use this if the event is honouring a school (reunion)

SECTION 5 – WHAKATAUKI - KIIWAHA

Tau Ke! Te mutunga mai o te pai! Ka mau te wehi!
Use a positive kiiwaha that describes the event is positive.

SECTION 6 – LOCATION OF EVENT

I tu te whakataetae o (Te Matatini Rua mano ma whitu) ki (Te Papaioea,) i te riu

Hui i te rohe potae o
o te Manawatu, ki runga i nga papa takaro ki waenganui o te taone.

I te te hui / whakataetae ki _________________(Place, town, city)

I te Whare Tapere o
Use this if the event is in a gymnasium.

I tu te hui / whakataetae ki ____________(place, town, city) i te marae o __________

Use this if the event is being held on a marae.

I tu te hui / whakataetae ki ___________(place, town, city) i te papa takaro o

_______.
Use this if the event is being held on sports fields or rugby grounds with a
stadium.

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

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SECTION 7 INTRODUCE LOCAL IWI.

Ko te iwi o [Rangitaane] i poipoia, i arahi te kaupapa nei.

The iwi of Rangitaane were the people who hosted this event.

Ko te iwi o [Waikato] i poipoia, i arahi, i kawe te kaupapa nei.

The iwi of Waikato were the people who hosted this event.

SECTION 8 – DATE OF THE EVENT.

I timata te whakataetae I te 22 o Hui Tanguru. I mutu te whakataetae I te [25 o Hui

Tanguru].
The competition began on the 22 of February. The competition ended on the [25 of
February]
Use this sentence to tell your readers when the event was held.

SECTION 9 – BRIEF STATEMENT ABOUT THE EVENT.

[Kapa Haka]
I tu nga roopu mai nga topito katoa o tenei whenua me Aihitereiria.
Groups from all over Aotearoa and Australia stood proudly on the stage.
Use this sentence if the event involves performances.

[School]
I takaro nga tima mai nga topito o tenei whenua
Teams from all corners of this land played.
Use this sentence if the event involves sports.

[Groups]
I haere mai nga iwi / whanau / tangata katoa ki te Huritau / hui/ tangi/ hura kohatu.
Many people came to the birthday / gathering / tangi / unveiling.

[School]
I haere mai nga kura katoa mai nga topito o tenei whenus ki te takaro
Schools from all over came and played.

[School / Kapa Haka / Groups]

I uru nga kura katoa I roto I te whakataetae nei.
Schools from all over entered in the competition.
[School / Kapa Haka / Groups]
I whakaatu I o ratou ake mana motuhake o to ratou whana, o ratou marae, o ratou
hapu, o ratou iwi.
They represented the pride of their own whanau, their marae, their sub-tribe, their
tribe.

[Kapa Haka]
I puta mai te ihi, te wehi me te wana o nga roopu i te wa i takatakahia ai ratou i runga
i te ataamira.
Groups performed with pride, prestige and strength when they were on stage.

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

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[Groups]
Ka tau ke! Excellent
Kiiwaha – Find an appropriate saying.

[School / Kapa Haka]

Ko wai te roopu i toa / wikitoria?
Which group won?

[School / Kapa Haka]

Ko wai i toa / wikitoria?
Who won?

[Kapa Haka]
I riro te turanga tuatahi ki te roopu “Whangara mai Tawhiti”
First place went to the group “Whangara mai Tawhiti”

KH
I whiwhi te roopu “Te Karu” nga taonga mo te poi, haka me te whakaeke.
The group Te Karu won the awards for the poi, haka and the entrance.

KH
I riro te turanga tuatahi ki te roopu “Te Waka Huia”mo te wahanga poi.
Te Waka Huia received first place for the poi section.

S
Kua whiwhi a Josh Starkey te turanga tuatahi mo te Kotahi rau mita mo nga tama.
Josh Starkey gained 1st place in the 100 metres for boys.

KH
Ko Te Whare o Taylor nga toa, o nga toa!
Taylor House were named champion of all champions.

S
Ko Josh Starkey te toa o nga toa.
Josh Starkey was named Champion of champions.

[Individual – Manu Korero]

Kua riro te turanga tuatahi ki a Tame Heihei mo te wahanga Korimako.
Tame Heihei was awarded first place in the Korimako Section.

Kua riro te turanga tuatahi ki a Tame Heihei no te Kura Tuarua o Nga Taitama Taane o
Kirikiriroa, te wahanga Korimako.
Tame Heihei from Hamilton Boys’ High School was awarded first place in the Senior
English Section.

Manu Korero Sections

Korimako – Senior English
Pei Te Hurunui – Senior Maori
Te Rawhiti Ihaka – Junior English
Ta Turi Kara – Junior English

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

Taua-Glassie
Use tuatahi, Tuarua, Tuatoru, Tuawha, Tuarima, Tuaono, Tauwhitu, Tuawaru, Tuaiwa,
and Tekau when giving placings of a group or a person.

[Group]
E whakapapa ana nga mema katoa o te roopu nei ki te tino tupuna o Ngatri Porou ki a
Paikea, te kai-eke tohora.
All the members of the group are able to whakapapa to the great ancestor of Ngati
Porou, Paikea the whale rider.

[Group]
E whakapapa ana nga mema katoa o te roopu nei ki te tino tupuna o Waikato, ki a
Tawhiao.
All members of the group are able to whakapapa to the great ancestor of Waikato,
Tawhiao.

[Group]
Kei te hui ano nga kapa katoa ki Tauranga Moana a te tau Rua mano ma iwa!
All groups will gather again at Tauranga in 2009.

[Manu Korero]
Nga Whakataetae Manu Korero a Rohe o Waikato
Waikato Manu Korero Regionals

[Manu Korero]
Nga Whakataetae Manu Korero-a-motu
National Manu Korero Competition

[Kapa Haka]
Nga Whakataetae Kapa Haka a Rohe o Tainui mo nga Kura Tuarua.
Tainui Kapa Haka Regionals for Secondary Schools.

[Kapa Haka]
Nga Whakataetae Kapa Haka-a-motu mo nga Kura Tuarua.
National Kapa Haka Competitions for Secondary Schools.

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

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SECTION 10 – POSITIVE STATEMENTS ABOUT THE EVENT.

He ra tino pai!
It was a great day!

He raa tino ataahua!

It was a beautiful day!

He ra tino pai mo te Iwi o _______________________

It was a great day for the tribe of __________________.

He ra tino pai mo te hapu o ______________________

It was a great day for the sub-tribe of _______________

He ra tino pai mo te whanau o ____________________

It was a great day for the family ___________________

He ra tino pai mo te roopu o ______________________

It was a great day for the group ____________________

He ra tino pai mo te Kura Tuarua o _________________

Kura Tuatahi o
Kareti o
Hi Kura o
Te Whare Wananga o
Te Runanga a Iwi o

It was a great day for ( name of school)

He ra tino whakahirahira mo ngai taua!

It was a great day for all Maori.

He ra tino whakahirahira mo te iwi Maori

It was a great day for the Maori people!

He ra tino whakahirahira mo tatou katoa!

It was a great day for all of us!

He ra rawa matou e wareware.

A day we will never forget.

SECTION 11 – CONCLUSION:

No reira, kua mutu taku kaupapa, kua mimiti tenei tuhituhi, tena koutou katoa.
I have finished my writing as the pool of writing is weakening, greetings to you all.

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

Taua-Glassie
SECTION 12 – REVIEW

When you write your report, make sure you have the following things.

1. Introduction to your piece of writing.

Tena koutou katoa. Ko te kaupapa o taku tuhinga ko nga / te ______________

2. Whakatauki – Kiiwaha

Hikohiko te uira! Papa te whaititiri! Riu ana te whenua e!

Select a whakatauki or kiiwaha that is appropriate to the event.

3. Welcome to the readers

Tena koutou katoa! Nau mai, haere mai ki tenei purongo.

Use this sentence.

4. Introduction Statement

I haere mai te tini me te mano ki te whakahonore te kaupapa o Te Nga……Use

this sentence to describe the people who came to this event. Use the other
sentence starters to help you change the context of the report.

5. Kiiwaha

Tau ke! Ka mau te wehi! Te mutunga mai o te pai.

A kiiwaha that is positive and describes the positive ahua of the event.

6. Location of event

I tu te whakataetae / hui o Te / Nga _________________ ki _______________

I te whare tapere / hooro/ Marae / Hooro Kura o _______________________
Use this sentence if the event is held indoors.

I tu te whakataetae/ hui o Te / Nga ________________________ ki

______________________________ I nga papa takaro o _________________
Use the above sentence if the event is held indoors.

I tu te whakataetae / hui o Te / Nga ____________________ ki________

ki runga I te marae o ____________________________
Use this sentence if the event is being held on a marae.

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

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 7. The date of the event.

I timatat te hui / whakataetae I te _____________ o _______________

Date Month
The hui started on the ______________________ of _______________

I mutu te hui / whakataetae I te ____________ o _________________

Date Month
The hui finished on the _______________ of __________________
Use this sentence when writing the date of the event.

8. Introduction of local iwi / hapu / marae

Ko te iwi o ______________ i poipoia, i arahi te kaupapa nei.

Use this sentence if the event is a national or regional event.

Ko te hapu o _________________i poipoia, i arahi te kaupapa nei.

Use this sentence if the event is local.

Ko te marae o __________________ i poipoia, i arahi te kaupapa nei

Use this sentence if the event is held on a marae.

Ko te whanau o ________________ i poipoia, i arahi, te kaupapa nei

Use this sentence if the event is hosted by a family such as reunions.

9. Brief statements on the event

Use the examples in the booklet to help you write appropriate sentences.

10. Conclusion of purongo – Report

No reira, kua mutu taku faupapa, kua mimiti tenei puna korero, tena koutou
katoa.
Use this sentence at the end of your report.

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

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 REINFORCEMENT EXERCISES

Do the following exercises to help you write a report in Te Reo Maori.

Write a report on the following events using the following pieces of information
which have been supplied to you.

HUI 1

THEME: Kapa Haka

NAME OF THE EVENT: Te Ahurei ki Te Whanganui a Tara
PLACE, TOWN, CITY: Te Whanganui a Tara (Wellington)
VENUE: Te Marae o Tapu Te Ranga
DATE: 19 of February – 22 February 2007

DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES ABOUT THE EVENT:

Three statements about Kapa Haka.

SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
The Kapa Haka group Pukeahu from Wainuiomata were named overall
champions.

Kapa Haka Teams will meet again at Porirua in 2009.

It was a great day for the Maori people of Wellington.

(Find a whakatauki from Wellington to begin the report if possible)

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

Taua-Glassie
 HUI 2

THEME: Manu Korero

NAME OF EVENT: Mataatua Manu Korero Regional
PLACE, TOWN, CITY: Whakatane
VENUE: Trident High School
DATE: 19 May – 22 May 2006

DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES ABOUT THE EVENT:

Three statements about Manu Korero which are suitable for the report.

SPECIFIC INFORMATION : RESULTS

Moana Herewini from Tauranga Boys’ was awarded first place in the Senior
Maori Section.

Sam Davidson from Kawerau College was awarded first place for the Junior
Maori Section.

It was great for the Maori people of Mataatua.

All schools will meet again in Opotiki in 2008.

(Find a whakatauki that has speechmaking a theme)

REPORT CHECKLIST

Use the checklist to make sure you have the following things in your report.

• Theme – What is the report about?

• What is the name of the event?
• Where was the event held?
• When was the event held?
• Specific information about the event.
• Appropriate conclusion.

MAURI ORA KI A KOUTOU KATOA.

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia
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 NGA TOHUTOHU – INSTRUCTIONS.

You have 45 minutes to write a report on ONE of the following events. Use the
following information to help you write this report. You may use your purongo
booklet to help you.

HUI 1

THEME: Kapa Haka

NAME OF EVENT: ASB Poly Fest.
PLACE, TOWN, CITY: Tamaki Makaurau
VENUE: Manukau Sports Bowl.
DATE: 19 – 22 March 2007

DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES ABOUT THE EVENT:

Three statements about Kapa Haka.

SPECIFIC INFORMATION:

The kapa haka group from Te Wharekura o Piripono in Otara were named overall
champions.

Te Kapunga from James Cook High School won the Whakawaatea and Moteatea
Sections.

Tama Tipene from Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi was named best male leader.

Kapa Haka Teams will meet again in 2008.

(Find a whakatauki about Kapa Haka to begin the report)

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

Taua-Glassie
HUI 2

THEME: Manu Korero

NAME OF EVENT: Northland Manu Korero Regional 07
PLACE, TWON,CITY: Whangarei
VENUE: Kamo High School
DATE: 19 – 22 March 2007

DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES ABOUT THE EVENT:

Three statements about Manu Korero which are suitable for the report.

SPECIFIC INFORMATION RESULTS:

Jason Popata from Kaitaia College was awarded first place in the Senior Maori
Section.

Neihana Motai from Northland College was awarded first place for the Junior Maori
Section.

It was a great day for all the schools from Te Tai Tokerau.

All schools will meet again at Opononi in 2008.

(Find a whakatauki that has speechmaking as a theme)

REPORT CHECKLIST.

Use the checklist to make sure you have the following things in your report.

• Theme – What is you report about?

• What is the name of the event?
• Where was the event held?
• When was the event held?
• Specific information about the event.
• Appropriate conclusion.

KIA KAHA TONU KOUTOU.

Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia

Taua-Glassie
Acknowledgement: Miriama Barton (Hamilton Boys’ High School) and Te Aomihia
Taua-Glassie