Kupu Takutai: Ngā Pūmate Takutai - Coastal Terms: Coastal Hazards

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Kupu Takutai: Ngā Pūmate Takutai - Coastal Terms: Coastal Hazards

Kupu Takutai: Ngā Pūmate Takutai - Coastal Terms: Coastal Hazards

Kupu Takutai 2025

Te Hunga Takutai o Aotearoa (New Zealand Coastal Society) has produced this poster to encourage the use of Te Reo Māori in your mahi and every day. We’re excited about this initiative to celebrate te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week. So please share the Kupu Takutai poster far and wide.

To download a pdf version of this years poster, click here.

A pdf of all previous Kupu Takutai posters can be found here.

Kia kaha Te Reo Māori!

We acknowledge there may be additional alternative te reo Māori translations for some of the coastal terms used in this poster and many kupu have a deeper meaning. For example tātahi is beach from the inland perspective looking out to sea. Some alternative kupu for beach are tuaone, one, tahamoana (seaside) and uta (beach from the sea perspective heading to the shore)