17 Sep 2021

Non-Māori must learn te reo for it to survive - Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

From Morning Report, 8:43 am on 17 September 2021

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Mā tātou katoa te reo Māori e whakaora. 

If te reo Māori is to survive, non-Māori must speak and learn the language too.

That's the message from the head of the Māori Language Commission as the country nears the end of te wiki o te reo Māori. 

Te Aorewa Rolleston has the story.