"For a long time I have been saying that we need to use the money on teachers. Why? Firstly, so that the language levels of teachers can be improved. Secondly, so that they are better at teaching." Sir Timoti Karetu reaffirms why budget for teaching is imperative for te reo Māori initiatives.
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Game of Thrones: Māori Youtube reviewer on the final season
The latest episode of popular HBO TV series Game of Thrones has fans excited about the show's potential outcome. Dr Dean Mahuta, Game of Thrones aficionado and creator of Te Māwhai, a reo Māori YouTube channel, shares his thoughts on the final season.
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Tuhirau gets kids to put pen to paper in te reo
In a world of instant connection and social media, one 9-year-old girl is reverting back to a time where excitement came in the form of a hand-written letter from a pen-pal. Te Kahurangi Teinakore-Huaki of Tainui is putting pen to paper and is encouraging other kids to share the experience with her through her initiative, Tuhirau.
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Māori-medium resources the way of the future
Well-known translator, Hēmi Kelly (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Whāoa) has turned his sights to the next generation of Māori speakers by helping to translate a mathematics resource for use in total immersion and Māori-medium schools.
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New whakairo unveiled in Uawa
Te Aitanga a Hauiti have unveiled a whakairo of two of their prominent ancestors, Hingangaroa and Iranui, in the main street of Uawa. The whakairo was gifted by Toi Māori Aotearoa, after it has travelled the world over the past 20 years.
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A new generation of judges at Polyfest
Day two at ASB Polyfest 2019 saw 13 hopeful teams take to the Māori stage for Division 3. The competition grows stronger and stronger every year, which is the perfect environment to blood new judges.
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The sky is the limit for te reo Māori
Continuing our search for language warriors in everyday life to celebrate Māori Language Week, Te Kāea met with Ranginui Rikirangi-Thomas, a teacher of the Māori language and Physical Education, who is promoting the use of te reo Māori in his mainstream school.
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Keepa keeping it reo in world of sport
To celebrate Māori Language Week we have been following exponents of the language from the world of sports.
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New reo app translates images in real-time
A mobile app has been launched to help people learn te reo by translating the names of objects in real-time.
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Online maths resource launched in te reo Māori
Educational software company Matific is launching its maths curriculum in te reo Māori today.
