Those working to make te reo the first language of tamariki Māori are pushing for it to be spoken routinely at home.
The Māori Language Commission is aiming for a quarter of Māori children under 7 to have te reo Māori as their native language by 2040.
But many of their parents don't have the language themselves and so it's a struggle to keep the language up outside of the classroom.
Meriana Johnsen has more.
