Te Reo Auaha – te reo Māori in the arts
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The art of translation
Translation is an art. It's not just swapping one word for another. It's about transferring meaning from one language to another. But because language is bound up in culture, it's also about exchanging cultures and knowledge. And this can be tricky – like when te ao Pākehā is very different to te ao Māori.
That's why it's so important to us to convey meaning accurately, while also upholding the mana of te reo Māori – and respecting te ao Māori. We do this by working with skilled, professional translators, maintaining a glossary of translated terms, and ensuring we're consistent with translating into a standardised written language that can be used and understood nationwide.
Over the years we've worked with Holden Hohaia and Stephanie Pohe Tibble, and we're currently working with Wareko Te Āngina.
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Wareko Te Angina
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Wareko is a dedicated translator who's worked for Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori, Māori Language Commission and has been working with Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa since 2023. We're honoured to benefit from his mātauranga and to share it with the public. And we’re especially excited to publish a te reo Māori sexual and reproductive health glossary.
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We’re excited to be making our glossary of sexual and reproductive terms available to the public for the first time. Our hope is that the glossary will be a resource that can be utilised by organisations, health professionals – within education settings, and by individuals – and will support and normalise the use of te reo Māori within sexual and reproductive health.”