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Waipū-based internationally-successful band release concert video for Māori Language Week.
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Rawinia Higgins: Kia kaha te reo Māori
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Support for academics over allegations of racism at Waikato University
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Support, criticism, confusion around Matariki as public holiday
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Te Ururoa Flavell: Te reo Māori is again a thriving language
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Campaign for 1 million Kiwis speaking te reo Māori at once
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Māori language grows in primary schools
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Rotorua lawyer builds te ao Māori app to improve decision-making for Māori
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