Ngā upoko tukutuku
Search in te reo Māori
Searching using te reo Māori topic terms
A topic search will find any record related to that topic, with the most recently published material listed first. For example, a search for topic “Tūkinotanga ā-whānau” will find any record about tūkinotanga ā-whānau, including those that use different words to describe it, such as “mahi tūkino”, violence affecting whānau, or family violence.
Options on the left of the results page can also refine the search, for example, by author or year of publication.
Tatauranga, Rangahau Māori, Aukati Tūkinotanga
Tangata whenua
Taipūwhenuatanga
Ngā Upoko Tukutuku and Te Reo Hāpai
The terms we use for our topic searches come from two Māori-led projects supporting te reo and mātauranga Māori, Ngā Upoko Tukutuku and Te Reo Hāpai.
Ngā Upoko Tukutuku is a growing list of te reo Māori topic terms “that enables quality access and findability for te Reo Māori language users and Te Ao Māori thinkers”. Vine uses a subset of these specific to our scope. The full set of terms is hosted by the National Library.
Vine uses Te Reo Hāpai for terms relating to mental health, addiction and disability. Te Reo Hāpai is a glossary of te reo Māori terms developed for those sectors: “Te Reo Hāpai is about enriching language, including ‘words of great power’ in te reo from a strengths base and a mana enhancing Māori worldview for the benefit of tāngata whai ora. Wherever possible, Te Reo Hāpai combines the lived experience of tāngata whai ora and tāngata whaikaha with clinician and practitioner input.
Search our library using te reo Māori words or phrases
Keyword searches will not find records that do not use the specific word or phrase searched for, even if the record is about that topic. For example, a search for “mahi tūkino” would find any record with the phrase “mahi tūkino” in the title or abstract, but would miss records that instead used “tūkinotanga” or “violence”.
For more about searching our library
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