Papa reo

Colour

Kakano

Black

Pango/mangu

Brown

Parauri/parāone

Grey

Kiwikiwi

White

Mā

Yellow

Kōwhai

Orange

Karaka

Red

Whero

Pink

Māwhero

Purple

Waiporoporo

Blue

Kahurangi/kikorangi

Green

Kākāriki

What is the time?

He aha te taima?

O'clock

Karaka (time)

Past the hour

Mai i te

Quarter past

Hawhā mai i te

Half past

Haurua mai i te

Quarter to

Hawhā ki te

To the hour

Ki te

Five o'clock

E rima karaka

Half past five

Haurua mai i te rima karaka

Quarter past five

Hauwhā mai i te rima karaka

Quarter to five

Hauwhā ki te rima karaka

Monday

Rāhina

Monday (loan)

Mane/manei

Tuesday

Rātū

Tuesday (loan)

Turei

Wednesday

Rāapa

Wednesday (loan)

Wenerei

Thursday

Rāpare

Thursday (loan)

Taite

Friday

Rāmere

Friday (loan)

Paraire

Saturday

Rāhoroi

Sunday

Rātapu

January

Kohitātea

January (loan)

Hanuere

February

Hui-tanguru

February (loan)

Pēpuere

March

Poutū-te-rangi

March (loan)

Maehe

April

Pāenga-whāwhā

April (loan)

Āperira

May

Haratua

May (loan)

Mei

June

Pīpiri

June (loan)

Hune

July

Hōngongoi

July (loan)

Hūrae

August

Here-turi-kōkā

August (loan)

Ākuhata

September

Mahuru

September (loan)

Hepetema

October

Whiringa-ā-nuku

October (loan)

Ōketopa

November

Whiringa-ā-rangi

November (loan)

Noema

December

Hakihea

December (loan)

Tīhema

Summer

Raumati

Autumn

Ngahuru

Winter

Hōtoke/makariri

Spring

Kōanga