He mōtika tō ia tamaiti. He mōtika tōu ki te kōrero i tō reo, ki te whai hoki i ngā tikanga ā-ahurea a tō whānau.
Kei roto i te Kawenati a Te Rūnanga Whakakotahi i ngā Iwi o te Ao mō ngā Mōtika o te Tamaiti ko ngā mōtika o ngā tamariki katoa, mai i te 0 ki te 18 tau te pakeke. Kei roto hoki ko ngā haepapa o ngā kāwanatanga ki te tiaki i aua mōtika. E hāngai ana ngā mōtika o ngā tamariki ki ngā āhuatanga me whai e ia e ora ai ia, e tipu ai ia, e whai wāhi ai ia, ā, e puāwai ai anō hoki tōna pitomata.
I Aotearoa nei, ka titiro tātou ki ngā mōtika o ngā tamariki i roto i te horopaki o Te Tiriti o Waitangi, me te hononga o te tamaiti ki tōna whānau, ki ōna hapū, ki ōna iwi me ōna hapori.
Every child has rights, and every child has the right to speak their home language and practice the culture of their family.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out the rights of all children, aged 0 to 18 years, and the responsibilities of governments to ensure those rights are respected. Children’s rights are based on what a child needs to survive, grow, participate and reach their potential.
In Aotearoa, we consider the rights of children in the context of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and a child’s connection with their family, whānau, hapū, iwi and communities.
Matariki is a significant cultural celebration in Te Ao Māori and for all of us who call Aotearoa home.
Ngā mihi o Matariki, te tau hou Māori!
For Matariki, Sophie, aged 7 from Tāmaki Makaurau, co-designed a beautiful colouring page "so that other kids can learn the names of the stars." Download it below alongside our children's rights flyers in Te Reo Māori and English.