'I feel infinitely more settled in my own skin for having climbed aboard this waka reo'
Te reo Māori is a pathway for Pākehā to connect to and express our 'Aotearoatanga'.
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NZ's most mispronounced places, and what to do about it
'If we don't pronounce them correctly we lose the whakapapa, the stories behind them.'
Teuila Fuatai: My reflections on Te Reo
COMMENT: A Sāmoan New Zealander reflects on place of Te Reo in her life.
New words keep te reo Māori alive - Hēmi Kelly
Since Māori set foot in Aotearoa, they have been in the business of creating new words.
Local Focus: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori kicks off in Ahimate
Oho and Aareta will have you saying Ahimate in no time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tauranga Primary School aims to normalise use of te reo Māori
Māori Language Week 2020: Kia kaha te reo Māori.
'Some urgency': Claims Otago University tried to push admissions caps
Their proposal to cap admissions for Māori has been labelled misleading by critics.
The Crown's legacy of beating Māori children for speaking their reo
'This is the power of assimilation, of colonisation.'
What's in a name? More than you can imagine
Many of those in my generation were denied the gift of te reo as their first language.
Rawinia Higgins: Kia kaha te reo Māori
Comment: Today at 12pm, we invite the nation to join in sharing te reo Māori.
Support for academics over allegations of racism at Waikato University
But two professors admit it is still frightening to be Māori at the institution.
Support, criticism, confusion around Matariki as public holiday
Labour announced it would make Matariki a public holiday if it is re-elected in October.
Te Ururoa Flavell: Te reo Māori is again a thriving language
Comment: Demand for Māori language lessons continues to be strong.
Campaign for 1 million Kiwis speaking te reo Māori at once
It comes nearly 50 years after a petition to save the language sparked its revitalisation.
Wellington City Council backtracks on Convention Centre name
A new name is being proposed after an awkward double up with a Lower Hutt café.
'Treacherous ground': Tit-for-tat cultural appropriation stoush in restaurant scene
Tit-for-tat accusations of cultural appropriation have cut the Auckland restaurant scene.
How kaumātua coped during lockdown
"Zui will be like bread and butter" Wiremu Keepa said, after using Zoom in lockdown.
'You speak better than us': Māori man stuns market workers with fluent Mandarin
The man has revealed the heartwarming reason he decided to learn the language.
Mahia Peninsula's tangata whenua 'not consulted' on name receiving macron
Mahia Maori Committee on macron use: 'We don't use a macron - change it back to Mahia.'
Bill passes to return Te Puia, Māori Arts and Crafts Institute to iwi
The bill was passed to return ownership of the iconic tourism operations to Rotorua iwi.
Māori language grows in primary schools
Māori language is becoming part of schooling for a third of primary-aged Kiwis.
Rotorua lawyer builds te ao Māori app to improve decision-making for Māori
"There are so many New Zealanders for whom it's [te ao Māori is] a real foreign world."
Watch: 'Are you a slow learner?' - Peters, Tame square off in TV interview
Deputy PM Winston Peters has blasted broadcaster Jack Tame for his use of Te Reo on air
Te Reo Moana features on Disney+
'I'm hoping that this will support the revitalisation of our language.'
Matariki: Your guide to the New Year stars
Seven great spots around New Zealand to see Matariki
Commercial Bay apologises after refusing entry to BLM protesters
The shopping centre apologised to protesters over the incident, saying it was a mistake.
Blue Smoke: New doco shines light on Pixie Williams
New documentary tells the story of Pixie Williams and Blue Smoke.
Māori TV educational channel will run 10 weeks
Ten-week plan for Māori educational TV points to slow return to schools.
Famous Kiwi face to lead at-home school lessons - free computers on way
The first computers and modems for needy families have already been dispatched.
Local Focus: New greetings on the marae
Hongi, harirū and hugs replaced with bows and words. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Battle of the macrons: Wikipedia debate ends
A debate over the use of macrons has raged on Wikipedia for years.
Govt needs to broaden economic package: MP Todd McClay
"It's pretty tough for everybody ... having no customers coming in has been a real shock."
The Dead Lands: Māori supernatural thriller's badass heroine
The Dead Lands is more than enough to make you sit up and watch, writes Siena Yates.
Rawiri Waititi to stand for Māori Party in Waiariki
The 39-year-old's candidacy was today confirmed in Rotorua.