Te Reo Maori Signs

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Bilingual Signs Installed in Schools

Installing signs in your school in both English and Māori:

  • promotes learning opportunities and
  • encourages people to use te reo Māori.

As a board of trustees, you can use the Ministry’s bilingual list of words for rooms, buildings and services to help choose your signs (see below for this list).

5YA Bilingual Sign Funding NZ

Funding is now available for te reo Māori/English signs from the Ministry of Education. Safety Signs NZ can help you navigate the process to get the funding needed to ensure your school signs are appropriate for your region, Including putting you in touch with approved translators, should you need one.

How to access 5YA funding for your school:

You can set up an individual 5 Year Agreement (5YA) funding project to install signs but it's more cost effective to do the work as part of another 5YA funding project, like modernizing a technology block.

5YA funding information - https://education.govt.nz/school/funding-and-financials/funding/5-year-agreement-funding/

A stand-alone project to install bilingual signs is a priority 3 project. Refer to 10 Year Property Plans for information on work priorities.

10 Year Property Plans information - https://education.govt.nz/school/property-and-transport/property-planning/10ypp/#priorities

The following steps will help you with this process:

  1. Need further advice choosing the right funding for your school:  CALL (04) 4638383
  2. Need further advice on types of bilingual signs for your school? CALL (03) 3328235
  3. Want to read more about Bilingual Signs in Schools? https://education.govt.nz/school/property-and-transport/projects-and-design/design/design-standards/bilingual-signs/

HERE IS A LIST OF BILINGUAL SIGN TRANSLATIONS:

ENGLISH VARIATIONS/EXAMPLES MĀORI
ROOMS
Accessible bathroom Accessible toilet Wharepaku mō te Hunga Hauā
Accessible shower Uwhiuwhi mō te Hunga Hauā
Bike shed Bike shed (enclosed) Whare Paihikara
Bike shed (open sided) Pātūtū Paihikara
Bus shelter Pātūtū Pahi
Cafeteria Wāhikai
Caretaker shed Whare Kaitiaki
Computer room Computer room Whare Rorohiko
Computer suite Taiwhanga Rorohiko
ICT room Whare Whitiwhiti Kōrero Hangarau
Cultural centre Taiwhanga Ahurea
Garage Whare Motokā, Karāti
Health centre Whare Hauora
Hostel Whare Puni
Laboratory Taiwhanga Pūtaiao
Office Tari
Pavilion Bowling pavilion Whare Maita
Pump shed Whare Papu
Resource room Whare Rauemi
Shed As an enclosed building Whare
Speech clinic Whare Haukōrero
Staffroom Ātea Kaiako
Student centre Ātea Ākonga
Workshop Awheawhe
SERVICES/ACTIVITIES
After school care Manaakitanga Whai Muri i ngā Haora Kura
Art Arts and crafts Akoranga Toi
Automotive Automotive Pūrere Hāereere
Automobile Motokā
Electronics Tāhiko
Food technology Food technology Hangarau Kai
Home economics Ohaoha Kāinga
Home craft Mahi Kāinga
Horticulture Ahuone
Intermediate Māhuri
Junior Mātātahi
Kiln Oumu
Middle school Kura Waenga
Photography Mahi Whakaahua
Play centre Play centre Puna Ako
Māori language play centre Puna Reo
Reading recovery Whare Haupānui
Senior Mātāpuputu
Social science Pūtaiao Pāpori
Special education needs Special learning needs Matea Ako
Special education Matea Mātauranga
Sports Sports shed Whare Hākinakina
Sports hall Urumanga Hākinakina
Sports pavilion Taiwhanga Hākinakina
Storage Storage shed Pukeinga
Storage room Pukeinga
Teaching Whakaako
Woodwork Taratārai
TYPES OF SPACE
Ancillary Āpiti
Audio visual Ataata-rongo
Block Block one, block 2, block A Rohenga 1, Rohenga 2, Rohenga A
Administration block Rohenga Whakahaere
Classroom block etc Rohenga Akomanga
Main block Rohenga Matua
Building Room, shed Whare
Classroom Akomanga
Multi-level block Whare Tinipapa
Office block Whare Tinitari
Community Community hall Urumanga Hapori
Room Akomanga
School Kura
Technology block Technical block Rohenga Hangarau

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