Te Reo Time – Māori Clock & Maramataka Widget
Learn te reo Māori, one glance at a time.
Te Reo Time transforms your home screen into a living Māori clock and maramataka experience. Featuring beautiful New Zealand landscapes, dynamic weather effects, moon phases, and natural te reo Māori time expressions, the widget makes learning part of your everyday routine.
Whether you're beginning your te reo journey or already fluent, Te Reo Time brings language, culture, and the natural rhythms of Aotearoa together in one beautiful experience.

🕒 Learn Māori Time Naturally
See the time displayed in authentic te reo Māori phrases throughout the day.
Examples:
• Ko te rua meneti ki te iwa karaka
• Ko te hauwhā ki te tekau karaka
• Ko te ono karaka
The widget helps make te reo Māori a natural part of your daily life by turning something you already do ‘checking the time’ into a learning moment.

🏞 Beautiful New Zealand Landscapes
Choose from a growing collection of stunning handcrafted scenes inspired by Aotearoa, including:
• Piha Beach
• Cathedral Cove
• Abel Tasman
• Huka Falls
• Tūī Forest Lake
• Pohutukawa Beach
• Wānaka
• Arrowtown
• Auckland Skyline
• Napier
• Alpine Bay
• Surf Beach
Each scene has been carefully designed to work with the living sky, weather, and celestial effects of the widget.

🌤 A Living Sky That Changes Throughout the Day
The widget evolves in real time.
Features include:

• Dynamic cloud formations
• Realistic rain and storm effects
• Fog and mist effects
• Day and night transitions
• Sunrise and sunset colouring
• Dawn and dusk glows
• Seasonal lighting and colour moods
• Stars appearing at night
• Optional Matariki display
No two moments look exactly the same.

☀️🌙 Sun & Moon Movement
The sky responds to the time of day:
• The sun moves across the sky during daylight hours.
• The moon appears at night with accurate phases.
• Lighting and colours shift naturally from morning through to evening.

🌙 Maramataka & Māori Lunar Awareness
Connect with the natural rhythms of Aotearoa through:
• Current moon phase information
• Maramataka awareness
• Seasonal transitions
• Optional Matariki stars

🌦 Weather Integration
Enable location services to unlock weather-aware skies:
• Clouds
• Rain
• Storms
• Fog
• Snow (where applicable)
• Local sunrise and sunset times
The widget adapts to your local conditions to create an immersive and dynamic experience.

⚙️ Personalise Your Experience
Make Te Reo Time your own:

• Choose your favourite landscape
• Enable or disable weather effects
• Show or hide location information
• Toggle stars and Matariki
• Adjust seasonal moods and colours
• Use location-based sunrise and sunset timing

📲 Easy to Add
1. Long-press your Home Screen.
2. Tap Widgets.
3. Select Te Reo Time.
4. Place and resize the widget.
The widget automatically adapts to different screen sizes and layouts.

🔒 Privacy First
Te Reo Time respects your privacy.
Location is only used to:
• Display local weather conditions
• Calculate sunrise and sunset times
• Show your current region

Te Reo Time does not:
• Access your photos
• Access your contacts
• Read your messages
• Access your files
• Collect or sell personal information
Your data stays on your device.

Bring the beauty of Aotearoa, the rhythms of the maramataka, and the richness of te reo Māori to your home screen.
Learn te reo Māori, one glance at a time.
🌐 Website: Te Reo Time Website https://poole.net.nz/tereotime/index.html

Poole Software Ltd (Aotearoa NZ)

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