Ngā Manu Kōrero Speech Competitions 2023
Tuesday 19 – Thursday 21 September 2023 at the Edgar Centre, 116 Portsmouth Drive, Andersons Bay, Dunedin.
Tēnei te ruru e koukou mai nei
Kīhai i māhitihiti
Kīhai i mārakaraka
E te ata o tūmahina
E te manako o Hiwa
Ko te awa o Ōtākou tēnei e tāwhiri nei
Ko Pukekura tēnei e karaka atu nei ki a koutou.
Nau mai, tauti mai ki tēnei tau manu, ki tēnei pae manu o tātau
E roko ai te motu i te rōreka o tō reo, i te atamai o ō whakaaro.
Kai kā manu korokī, kai kā manu kōrihi, kai kā manu kōrero o te motu
Piki mai, kake mai, tauti mai rā.
The National Committee of Ngā Manu Kōrero is pleased to announce that the 58th annual Ngā Whakataetae Mō Ngā Manu Kōrero will take place this year kanohi ki te kanohi on Tuesday 19 – Thursday 21 September 2023 at the Edgar Centre, 116 Portsmouth Drive, Andersons Bay, Dunedin.
The host committee from the Ōtepoti/ Murihiku rohe can be contacted via regional coordinator Cherie Ford, at cherief@queens.school.nz.
We acknowledge the invaluable support of our sponsors, the Ministry of Education and Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori
Ngā manaakitanga o te runga rawa,
National Ngā Manu Kōrero Committee
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Ngā Manu Kōrero is regarded as the most significant event on the Māori education calendar for nurturing the oratory skills and providing the stage for young people to express their views and to lay down their challenges to an admiring and critical audience of peers, parents, whānau and judges.
The speech contests are intended to encourage the development of skills and confidence of Māori students in spoken English and te reo Māori. All secondary schools are invited to participate in this wonderful event, noting that the Māori section is open to all students as part of a strategy to support everyone to learn and to speak in te reo Māori.
Regions will be responsible for high-quality filming of contestants in order to have material to judge should Nature intervene and necessitate an online competition.
Contents of this page
Forms for regional coordinators
Forms for judges
Forms for timekeepers
Ngā Manu regional contests – dates, venues and contacts
Click here to see contest dates and regional coordinators' contact details (PDF)
Regional coordinators
Click here to download a request for regional funding/ certificates form
Click here to download:
Permission for photos and filming form
Regional audited accounts form
Judges
Copies of the following judging sheets are to be used at school, regional and national competitions.
Judging sheet – Sir Turi Carroll – Junior English
Judging sheet – Te Rāwhiti Ihaka – Junior Māori
Judging sheet – Korimako – Senior English Prepared
Judging sheet – Korimako – Senior English Impromptu
Judging sheet – Pei Te Hurinui Jones – Senior Māori Prepared
Judging sheet – Pei Te Hurinui Jones – Senior Māori Impromptu
Timekeepers
Timesheet – Sir Turi Carroll Junior English
Timesheet – Te Rāwhiti Ihaka Junior Māori Prepared
Timesheet – Korimako Senior English Prepared
Timesheet – Korimako Senior English Impromptu