Te Ao Māori

The activists who helped create and deliver the historic 1972 Māori Language Petition are still fighting for te reo to be compulsory in schools nearly 50 years on. Video

Those working to make te reo the first language of tamariki Māori are pushing for it to be spoken routinely at home, but say the biggest challenge is that many of the parents of kōhanga reo and kura…

Community leaders in Te Tai Tokerau say the majority of people in the region are taking Covid-19 seriously, despite a tide of conspiracy theories.

In a timely move, Masterton councillors will aim to correct spelling of a local road during Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori/ Māori Language Week.

Those working in the education sector say the National Party's newly unveiled education policy leaves a lot to be desired.

More than one million New Zealanders took up the challenge today of using te reo Māori for the single, largest celebration of the language in history.

There are fears the sharing and promoting of Covid-19 misinformation by political party leaders will have disastrous consequences for Māori.

Far North District Council will this month likely become the first council in New Zealand with a councillor participating solely in te reo Māori at a full council meeting.

Now is the time for Coasters to speak up if they'd like to see a favourite old tree saved from the chainsaw.

On the first day of te wiki o te reo Māori, the Māori, Green and Labour parties have detailed their policies for the language - and the Māori Party goes a step further than the others.

More than 700,000 people across the country will speak, sing or listen to te reo Māori at midday today as part of a Māori Language Week initiative, Te Wā Tuku Reo Māori. Video

Otago University bosses are being accused of misleading critics over its proposal to cap medical school admissions for Māori and other priority groups through its preferential entry pathways.

The Māori Party has announced plans to create an independent entity to take over the responsibility of Māori children in state care.

One of the last few remaining members of the Māori Battalion who saw action in Italy, the Middle East and Japan has died.

Analysis: Jacinda Ardern wins praise for her Matariki holiday policy, National promises to wage another war on P and Winston Peters has to learn a new way of campaigning, Peter Wilson writes.