Te Puna Ārai

About Te Puna Ārai

Tēnā koe! Nau mai, haere mai!

Welcome to Te Puna Ārai, the well spring of knowledge for Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa| NZ Customs Service kaimahi (staff) to learn basic tikanga and te reo Māori to support their day-to-day mahi (work).

This app has unique Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa content such as values, principles, karakia and haka to help us understand more about our shared cultural heritage.

Interactive features within the app include pronunciation of Māori words, mihimihi/pepeha (introductions), ngā mihi (greetings), poroporoaki (farewells), whakataukī (proverbs), karakia (blessings), and waiata (songs).


A key feature allows our people to input their information to create a customised pepeha.

Shortened version below IF you need it:

Te Puna Ārai is an educational resource produced by Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa | NZ Customs Service to support kaimahi (staff) in learning basic tikanga and te reo Māori to enhance their day-to-day mahi (work).

Welcome to Te Puna Ārai. This app includes interactive features such as:
• pronunciation of Māori words
• mihimihi/pepeha (introductions)
• ngā mihi (greetings)
• poroporoaki (farewells)
• whakataukī (proverbs)
• karakia (blessings
• waiata (songs)
• create a customised pepeha


FEATURES
1. Synchronised audio (blend of each Pacific language and English in Male and Female voices)
2. Swipe to read.
3. Record yourself.
4. A self-populating function
5. Map
6. Useful words and phrases
7. Push notifications capability