Ngā Manu Kōrero 2026
Tuesday 22 – Thursday 24 September
Documents
Tākina te kawa mai tawhiti ki ngā tangiwai tuku iho o ngā mātua tīpuna, ko te waiora o te Atua, te mātāpuna o te ora, te mōhio o te maungarongo.
Tihei ki te rangi, mauri ora ki te whenua.
E ngā mana, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha o ngā tīpuna, tēna koutou i roto i ngā huringa o te wā,
Ki te hunga kua wehe nei i te whitiki o mauriora, e hinga mokemoke nei i te mate weriweri, e rērere ana ao pō, ao pō, ki tēna pito, ki tēna pito.
Haere rā e ngā mate kia pōwhiringia e te rau aroha, mā kōtuku rerenga tahi koutou e ārahi ki te ahurewa tapu o Io.
Mihi kau ake ki ngā whānau kua māhue muri nei, tangi wēwēhe ai i ō tātou mate hūhua.
Tēnā koutou katoa e whakarauika mai nei i runga i te whakaaro kotahi, ki tō tātou kaupapa e tau nei, ko Ngā Manu Kōrero.
Tihei Mauri ora.
The National Committee of Ngā Manu Kōrero is pleased to announce that the 61st annual Ngā Whakataetae Mō Ngā Manu Kōrero will take place this year on Tuesday 22 – Thursday 24 September at Papa Hawaiki in Kaikohe.
It will be hosted by the Tai Tokerau rohe. The host committee can be contacted via Ngaire Tauhara-White at ntauharawhite@kaitaiacollege.school.nz.
The 2026 Ngā Manu Kōrero Handbook is now available in the Documents section of this page, along with the details of your regional contest and regional coordinators’ contact details.
If you have participated in Ngā Manu Kōrero in any capacity (kaiako, tauira, judge, etc) in the past, we would like to hear from you! We are gathering feedback on how well the competitions in their current format serve everyone’s needs.
If you would like to share your views, please complete the survey.
Application for regional funding
Forms for judges
(Copies of the following judging sheets are to be used at school, regional and national competitions.)
Timekeeper sheets
Student profile form
Application for TRD days for Ngā Manu Kōrero
Last modified on Thursday, 12 February 2026 10:18