Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi has helped thousands of tamariki grow up surrounded by their mother tongue of te reo Māori through Te Kōhanga Reo movement since 1982.
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Kōhanga Reo working to achieve fair pay agreement for staff
The national governing body is committed to improving pay equity for Kōhanga Reo staff.
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Champion for Te Reo and Māori education passes away
Tributes are flowing for Māori language and Māori education champion Toni Waho (Ngāti Rangi, Te Ati Hau-Nui-ā-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Waikato), who has passed away.
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Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts recognised for 50 years of service to Māori
Aroha Reriti-Crofts is to become a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Māori and the community.
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National MP says Budget 2020 doesn't have good enough plans in place for Māori
National Party MP Joanna Hayes says while some parts of the Budget 2020 do benefit Māori, it doesn’t have substantial plans in place for some of the investments announced.
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Māori children deserve to speak their own language says Minister
Minister Kelvin Davis says his belief that tamariki deserve to speak their own language te reo Māori was why it was so important for Budget 2020 to support Te Kōhanga Reo.
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Kōhanga Reo aims to educate 50% of tamariki Māori over next decade
Co-chair of the National Kōhanga Reo Trust Daniel Procter says they are gracious to receive their new funding. Their goal is that 50% of all tamariki Māori will start the education in kōhanga in the next ten years.
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Taranaki kōhanga reo using livestreams to promote te reo in the home
Before the lockdown, Taranaki radio broadcaster Tamzyn Pue had been working on a strategy to grow te reo in her rohe. When Dr Te Huirangi Waikerepuru passed, Pue wondered how she could deal with that huge loss to their iwi.
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COVID-19 takes yet another senior citizen- 4.30pm Newsbreak
An elderly man in his 60s becomes the 10th death from the Rosewood Rest home cluster in Christchurch. That now brings our national death toll today to 17. There are only two new confirmed cases and three probable cases of COVID-19 today.
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Kōhanga Reo centres advised to remain closed during Level 3
Kōhanga whānau nationwide have been advised to remain closed under COVID-19 Alert Level 3. The announcement was made by the Kōhanga Reo CE Angus Hartley with the support of the National Board.
