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The importance of te mita - dialects - o te reo Māori
"It acknowledges tūpuna, whakapapa, whanaungatanga - it is our reo."
"It acknowledges tūpuna, whakapapa, whanaungatanga - it is our reo."
Te reo Māori: A rich, textured, and multi-layered expression of culture, people and art.
Half of kids expelled from schools are Māori, matching the Māori share of prisoners.
Oho and Aareta go down to the river. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Te reo Māori is a pathway for Pākehā to connect to and express our 'Aotearoatanga'.
'If we don't pronounce them correctly we lose the whakapapa, the stories behind them.'
COMMENT: A Sāmoan New Zealander reflects on place of Te Reo in her life.
Since Māori set foot in Aotearoa, they have been in the business of creating new words.
Oho and Aareta will have you saying Ahimate in no time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'This is the power of assimilation, of colonisation.'
Many of those in my generation were denied the gift of te reo as their first language.
Comment: Today at 12pm, we invite the nation to join in sharing te reo Māori.
But two professors admit it is still frightening to be Māori at the institution.
Labour announced it would make Matariki a public holiday if it is re-elected in October.
Comment: Demand for Māori language lessons continues to be strong.
It comes nearly 50 years after a petition to save the language sparked its revitalisation.
A new name is being proposed after an awkward double up with a Lower Hutt café.
Tit-for-tat accusations of cultural appropriation have cut the Auckland restaurant scene.
Mahia Maori Committee on macron use: 'We don't use a macron - change it back to Mahia.'
The bill was passed to return ownership of the iconic tourism operations to Rotorua iwi.
Māori language is becoming part of schooling for a third of primary-aged Kiwis.
"There are so many New Zealanders for whom it's [te ao Māori is] a real foreign world."
Deputy PM Winston Peters has blasted broadcaster Jack Tame for his use of Te Reo on air
'I'm hoping that this will support the revitalisation of our language.'
Seven great spots around New Zealand to see Matariki
The shopping centre apologised to protesters over the incident, saying it was a mistake.
New documentary tells the story of Pixie Williams and Blue Smoke.
Ten-week plan for Māori educational TV points to slow return to schools.
The first computers and modems for needy families have already been dispatched.
Hongi, harirū and hugs replaced with bows and words. Made with funding from NZ On Air.