Only 4 per cent of non-Maori secondary school students are learning te reo Maori, the latest figures show.

A new bill that will change how te reo Maori is safeguarded will have its first reading in Parliament today.

Today, Pita Sharples will carry out the first reading of the new Maori Language Bill 2014 in Parliament.

Ten years ago, Pita Sharples - now Minister of Maori Affairs - said he wanted to see an end to mangled te reo words used in Parliament and in mainstream media broadcasts.

The curriculum in New Zealand schools is "compulsory" and nobody minds - until it is suggested that all New Zealand children should be given a grounding in te reo Maori.

As the election date nears, politicians are working harder than ever to demonstrate to us why they don't deserve our respect, writes Paul Little.

All New Zealand schoolchildren would learn Maori under Labour's long-term plan for te reo, but it appears the party is loath to give the policy a high profile.

Tracing my whakapapa or family tree is something I'm looking forward to and there are some awesome people who are going to help me do it.

The New Zealand Maori Council is seeking an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing to stop a proposed legislation.

Kohanga reo teacher Ann Makea is adding a new service to her preschool offering - financial literacy for the children's parents.

The founder of the kohanga reo movement, Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, has spoken of a "sense of shame" over allegations of misspending of public money.

The future of Maori broadcasting has become caught up in pre-election coalition politicking.

When a worthy public project is not having its desired result, the first instinct of bureaucrats is to rearrange its deck chairs.

Labour leader David Cunliffe yesterday welcomed a move by the Kohanga Reo National Trust to revamp its governance structure as a step towards regaining public confidence.

Te Reo Maori is among the top 20 of English's most borrowed-from languages in between Russian and Hindi, a book reveals.

The internet and mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets could be the difference for the survival of Te Reo Maori, says a senior Maori academic.

Maori language stalwart Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi has been named as one of three finalists for the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year awards.

An urgent audit has been ordered by the government into the spending of state money intended to help Kiwi kids learn te reo Maori.

The Kohanga Reo National Trust has been summoned to the Beehive tonight to discuss allegations of the misuse of funding.

Prime Minister John Key has warned that any state-funded organisation found to be misspending taxpayer money will have "the book thrown at them.''

There are allegations of financial mismanagement at the top of a Government-funded organisation whose objective is to help children learn Te Reo.

An author of a popular Maori children's book series cannot enter a national library award because she is Pakeha.