This year's Māori Language Week will be a first for some Asian immigrants who are learning the language. They say they want to learn more about the indigenous culture of the country they now call home.
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Marches demonstrate increasing support for te reo
The Auckland City Council says a series of marches to celebrate Māori language week could be the catalyst to having te reo Māori as a compulsory subject in schools.
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Te reo Māori becoming more acceptable in mainstream schools
Over two thousand students and staff from North Harbour schools rallied together today with a unified message. Their call? To support and normalise te reo Māori.
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Taura Whiri releases tech words resource
A new Māori language resource has been released by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to help those doing the Mahuru Māori challenge and encourage people to use Māori in modern contexts.
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Higgins to bring Crown up to speed with te reo Māori
The first appointed female Chair to the Māori Language Commission today received her formal welcome. Professor Rawinia Higgins has been tasked with ensuring the Crown safeguards the future of te reo Māori.
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Te Taura Whiri board gets first wahine chairperson
She's the first woman to be appointed as the chairperson to the Māori Language Commission board. Professor Rawinia Higgins says there's a lot of work to do.
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140 staff at Heritage NZ to learn te reo
Heritage New Zealand and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori have joined together to promote and revitalise te reo Māori, whilst celebrating NZ's heritage.
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Te Taura Whiri & Heritage NZ partner to promote te reo
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori and Heritage New Zealand and have joined in a new agreement to promote Māori Language and celebrate New Zealand's heritage.
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First Māori speaking Pākēhā on Tumeke FM in Whakatāne
Tumeke FM is the first iwi radio station in the Bay of Plenty region to have a Māori speaking Pākēhā woman. Her name is Danae Lee who hails from the South Island but after immersing herself into Te āo Māori, her mission is to normalize the Te Reo.
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NewsMāori Language Award Winners 2017
Last night the Ngā Tohu Reo Māori (Māori Language Awards) hosted by Te Taura Whiri I te reo Māori (Māori language commission) celebrated the country’s Māori language champions at Te Papa Tongarewa Museum in Wellington tonight. Here is a list of all of the winners.
