‘It helps our tamariki grow in their responsibilities’
The environment and Māori identity hot topics among rangatahi at Ngā Manu Kōrero.
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"I started for work. Now I keep learning for the people."
Keeping te reo flourishing overseas
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Opinion: My father believed that the Māori language would hold us back
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'Language revitalisation': Māori Language Commissioner hopes more people will take part
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The first Māori phrasebook published in NZ
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Learn the whakapapa of an historic Māori phrasebook at Auckland Council libraries
Auckland Council libraries celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
Fijian teen Usaia Rhodes started learning te reo as a toddler
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CTI star Tāme Iti’s hopes for te reo Māori in NZ
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Opinion: Does a Māori-first policy of language acquisition lead to dangerously low levels for intergenerational transmission?
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Kea Kids: Māori tamariki lands the lead role in a Disney movie
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Learning te reo gives Kruze Tangira added confidence
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'Exciting phase': Extra classes needed to meet demand for for te reo Māori education
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Eliminating whakamā in learning te reo Māori
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Te reo Māori inspires Native American to save her own Indigenous language
Only eight people in her tribe are fluent, and they’re all aged 70-plus.
Waiata Anthems: Reti Hedley using music to express his Māori culture
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Māori Language Week: Looking ahead to Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori in Hawke's Bay
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Why did I want to learn reo Māori, despite being a Pākehā?
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Te Reo Kapekape: Hona Black on the power of humour in conflict
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