A new Moriori language app provides an introduction to basic rē Moriori and contains guides to basic pronunciation.
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Record for biggest te reo Māori celebration yet
More than one million people made history by taking part in the Māori Language Moment event.
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One in five adults speak te reo- Stats NZ report
Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ released data saying that at least one in five adults speak te reo Māori.
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Google hits a home run in pronouncing Māori place names
Google Home has hit a home run in pronouncing te reo place names. After videos of Alexa choking its way through the world’s longest place name “Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu” emerged online, Google Home users then put their speakers, to the test.
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Alexa gets Māori wake-up call about world’s longest place name
“Someone give Alexa some Reo lessons.”
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App saving indigenous Alaskan language from extinction
An Alaskan indigenous community is saving their language and heritage on the brink of extinction with the help of Māori technology company Kiwa Digital.
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Samoan Language Week NZ important to retain native tongue
Vaiaso o le Gagana Sāmoa - Samoan Language Week has already kicked off with this year's theme; Weave an environment for a better future.
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Te reo Māori going global
A language app with almost 10 million users from across the world has added te reo Māori to its collection today.
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EXCLUSIVE: In the shadow of Mt Everest- Tenzing Norgay's son speaks
Norbu Tenzing, son of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay who guided Sir Edmund Hillary to the top of Mt. Everest, speaks about his father’s legacy, how he is continuing it today and the challenges the Sherpa people face. Tenzing says, "For a Sherpa, the last thing they want to do is to climb Everest”