Facebook is on the verge of signing a deal with the Maori Language Commission to develop a tool which will translate posts into te reo Maori.

A musician who now leads the Maori Language Commission wants to make Maori language compulsory in primary schools.

Rawiri Paratene reckons he could be the most well-travelled New Zealander in the world - and even if he's not, his travels have still made history.

COMMENT: There I was, dry-mouthed, hands trembling, clutching my cue cards in sweaty hands. It was my final assessment for the Maori language course.

COMMENT: Te Ururoa Flavell explains the bill on encouraging a wider use of Maori language, which has it's final reading today.

"I just burst into tears when I saw in the mirror that I had no teeth."

Maori youth are not speaking in Te Reo Maori because it lacks the "cool" factor and expressions for social media, a Massey University study has found.

Two Maori Television receptionists will have to prove they are fluent in Te Reo Maori to keep their jobs.

To peek into a classroom in certain parts of Auckland is to understand what our country's ethnic make-up will be in a quarter of a century's time.

The All Blacks will travel to the Rugby World Cup with a fresh understanding of the haka and what it means to be a New Zealander following a special visit to a Ngati Toa marae last night.

St Peter's College are making it "cool" to korero with boys learning some of today's most common teenage expressions in Te reo Maori.

St Peter’s College are making it “cool” to korero with boys learning some of today’s most common teenage expressions in Te reo Maori.

Women outnumber men in every Māori tribe and the imbalance is growing, new research shows.

Playing for New Zealand by the time she's 17 is the goal ... and Tiana's well on the way.

The New Zealand Herald, with Māori Television, is marking New Zealand's 40th Māori Language Week with Māori words and phrases for a different theme each day.

Forty years ago, in April 1975, a high profile protest march from the Far North to Wellington was being planned to co-ordinate with September 14, 1975.

Everyday use of Maori language in Aotearoa is accepted in many areas of society but we still have a way to go before its usage is normalised, writes Paora Maxwell.

The NZ Herald, with Māori Television, is marking New Zealand's 40th Māori Language Week with Māori words and phrases for a different theme each day.

Rnui kaumtua Hori (George) Winikerei Taua never thought he would see the day when Maori and English words took equal places in his local supermarket.

Children from a Māori immersion class in Pukekohe are the stars of a new digital book released by Auckland Transport for Māori Language Week.

The NZ Herald is marking New Zealand's 40th Maori Language Week with Māori words and phrases for a different theme each day.

Lou Tyson, a presenter on TV2’s live studio show 2Kaha, introduces travel-related words and phrases in te reo Maori before jetting off to Bali for a week’s holiday with partner Stan Walker.

Lou Tyson, a presenter on TV2’s live studio show 2Kaha, introduces travel-related words and phrases in te reo Maori before jetting off to Bali for a week’s holiday with partner Stan Walker.

It is Maori language week, but Maori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell wants a greater focus on the language all year round. Mr Flavell, who is a co-leader of the Maori Party, says even though there have been huge gains, it will be "back to the normal habits"once Maori language week is over. Credit: NZN Video

Māori Language Week kicks off today with heartening findings about the state of te reo among young New Zealanders.

Te reo Maori it is primarily an oral language and has survived long enough now to suggest it will not be lost. But imagine how much better it would be if it was celebrated.

At first sight it would be hard to see much in common between the Lovell and Jacob families - but they share a passion to learn the Maori language.

One of our foremost Māori language experts says te reo is in a fight for survival.

We are marking New Zealand's 40th Māori Language Week with Māori words and phrases for a different theme each day.