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'Our tamariki will be the revitalisers of te reo'
A small Ngāpuhi school is harnessing its history, environment and kaumatua to help keep its local reo alive.
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Thousands march in hikoi for Te wiki o te reo Māori
13 Sep 2018Thousands of people have marched through central Auckland for a hīkoi supporting te wiki o te reo Māori.
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'I'm not Māori enough but I'm not white'
13 Sep 2018Young Māori have spoken out about being labelled "plastic" because they can't speak the language - saying the hurtful term is used to imply they're fake or less…
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McDonald's worker told to stop using te reo
12 Sep 2018A McDonald's worker in Hamilton says she was left angry and upset when told she couldn't speak Māori at her workplace.
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Yoga class stretches te reo Māori skills
14 Sep 2018More than 100 people turned out in Wellington this week for a yoga class with a twist - it was taught entirely in te reo Māori. Susie Ferguson went along and rolled out her mat. Audio
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Wellington turns out for Te wiki o te reo Māori
10 Sep 2018Te wiki o te reo Māori has begun and Wellington central has been transformed.
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Mixed emotions as newspaper adopts Māori spelling
10 Sep 2018Friday's Chronicle was the last weekday edition to appear without the Māori spelling of the city - Whanganui - in its front page banner.
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'Nui ake tēnei take i a koe': This is far greater than just you
10 Sep 2018Dame Rangimarie Naida Glavish says Aotearoa must work to keep Te Reo Māori alive forever. Video
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Call for broadcasters to be censured if they butcher Māori words
7 Sep 2018Staff at the University of Waikato are calling for broadcasters who don't pronounce Māori words correctly during Māori language week to be censured.
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Economic hardship in the regions may be preventing Māori learning Te Reo
12 Sep 2018Learning te reo Māori isn't the main priority for many Māori in Northland because they're too busy trying to survive, a Ngā Puhi educator says.
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Is iwi dialect under threat?
11 Sep 2018Dialect is one of the distinct markers of any language and this is no different in Te Ao Māori - offering an unique insight into iwi and hapū across Aotearoa.
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Aucklanders embracing te reo Māori lessons
11 Sep 2018Aucklanders have leapt at the chance of attending a free te reo class to kick off Māori language week.
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Report: Government failing te reo in schools
11 Sep 2018A new report points to a te reo teachers shortage and says a policy audit is necessary because the language's success in schools is being hindered.
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Te Wiki o te reo Māori: Day two with Andrew Little
11 Sep 2018Andrew Little, the Justice and Treaty Negotiations minister, says understanding te reo Māori is a vital part of understanding tangata whenua, and the cultural concepts te reo seeks to express. Video
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Kīwaha - Give it a go!
10 Sep 2018To celebrate 2018 Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, RNZ have released this special podcast series. Shannon Haunui-Thompson and Guyon Espiner get together to share a few simple and fun phrases that everyone can…
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Te Wiki o te reo Māori: Day one with Guyon Espiner
10 Sep 2018RNZ presenter Guyon Espiner says learning te reo Māori required him to un-learn the way Māori place names and words were incorrectly pronounced and butchered by his peers growing up. Video
