Maori language week

2022 - 9 - 11

te wiki o te reo maori 2022

The Journey To Reconnect With Te Reo Māori | Scoop News (Scoop.co.nz)

For Andrew Latta (Te Hika a Pāpāuma, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa), being a tutor at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury enables him to ...

If it ceases to exist, the very essence of what it is to be Māori may pass away. “From my arrival at UC, I have felt a sense of belonging within the walls of Aotahi, the School of Māori and Indigenous Studies,” says Andrew. As well as studying, he is also a tutor for two te reo courses, and runs tutorials for Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori is officially underway (NZCity)

The annual week celebrates the revitalisation of the Maori language, which is now spoken fluently by more than 50-thousand people.

Te reo Māori in space of 'exponential growth' - expert (1 News)

While the language is far from a full revival, te reo Māori teacher Hēmi Kelly says Aotearoa heading in the right direction.

In 2021 the Broadcasting Standards Authority announced that it would not acknowledge complaints about the use of te reo Māori on TV and radio. For non-Māori, there are so many different reasons people express when they come." There's still a long way to go, but things are looking promising, according to one expert.

Toi Ohomai associate dean shares language journey as Māori ... (New Zealand Herald)

Heddell Dell Raerino, aka "Dell" - who is an associate dean at Toi Ohomai - said he is young enough to not remember a different social situation. Raerino ...

"Te reo Māori has its own mana, and doesn't need to have a government stamp to say that it has mana. So, there is mana behind everything that we're doing because it is an official language, that helps." He said te reo Māori previously had a limited relationship to some work, but now was "an essential part of most people's work". He said he had seen "a huge shift" in the attitude towards learning te reo Māori during his lifetime. He said the mana of te reo Māori is "mai rānō", meaning it's always had it. "It helps in our journey ...

Māori Language Week: From te reo forecasts to groceries, here's ... (Newshub)

And companies are jumping on board too with Countdown announcing Kiwis are now able to do their shopping in te reo Māori. In collaboration with the Māori ...

Te wiki o te reo Māori: New Zealanders asked to share past ... (RNZ)

Later this week, there will be a national commemoration to mark the 50th anniversary of the Māori language petition being delivered to Parliament.

Higgins said the campaign was about giving Māori the chance to learn about the experiences of whānau in battling for te reo Māori. This was often enforced through corporal punishment. This te wiki o te reo Māori marks 50 years since the Māori language petition was presented to parliament, calling for its

Learning te reo helps us improve our collective language capabilities (Stuff.co.nz)

Simon Draper is executive director of the Asia New Zealand Foundation Te Whītau Tūhono. OPINION: Ko tēnei Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2022.

At every hui, a lack of Asia-related capabilities and language skills have been referenced as a deficit in New Zealand’s capacity to engage internationally. That bill would have seen the Government create a national languages policy and identify at least 10 priority languages. Kia Kaha te Reo Māori! As it stands, then, a structured way forward remains unclear. The sad fact is, most New Zealanders have managed to get through our lives speaking one language because the dominant cultures internationally have been English-speaking ones. But that was in the past. Perhaps what that leaves us with is a need to champion the use of non-English languages as much as we can, recognising that they’re an asset to New Zealanders who have them (and to the country as a whole) and helping to drive demand among those who don’t. [Asia New Zealand Foundation](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=006730714154542492986:oh6vl0ybuqy&q=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/129299591/mori-have-an-edge-when-engaging-with-asia-and-nz-cant-risk-losing-that&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjx1t76g4T6AhU_1XMBHfjDB8AQFnoECAQQAg&usg=AOvVaw3P2ljrkrcZVWDw8EjNydCH) conducted last year on South Island business links to Asia, a lack of language capability was described by businesses surveyed as one of the biggest challenges they faced in establishing links to Asia. It isn’t even enough now. [business owners](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=006730714154542492986:oh6vl0ybuqy&q=https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/129783064/property-developers-and-business-owners-provide-financial-backing-to-mayoral-contender&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiUydrwg4T6AhWUAqYKHeoECI8QFnoECAIQAg&usg=AOvVaw1tJMNr1xwzEr_7IN8w3hHR), scientists, and people working in the media. [ Māori Language Petition](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=006730714154542492986:oh6vl0ybuqy&q=https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/129797022/cloak-worn-when-mori-language-petition-delivered-to-parliament-50-years-ago-arrives-in-new-plymouth&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwirgeWAg4T6AhVj3HMBHaqHDDEQFnoECAcQAg&usg=AOvVaw279-_C2Wl5pVTvTCgCAN-b), an event often seen as a turning point for the status of te reo Māori, which became an [official language](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=006730714154542492986:oh6vl0ybuqy&q=https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/te-reo-maori/300650365/35-years-ago-te-reo-mori-became-an-official-language-but-experts-say-its-survival-still-isnt-guaranteed&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwirgeWAg4T6AhVj3HMBHaqHDDEQFnoECAgQAg&usg=AOvVaw1jRRm2J_gY0571CxVw9KGC) in 1987, with New Zealand Sign Language added in 2006. More New Zealanders learning te reo is, in my view, a good thing, not only because it protects a taonga and helps us better understand our own country, but also because it improves New Zealand’s collective language capabilities, and therefore, ability to engage out there in the wider world.

Creating In Te Reo Māori "Is Not A Commodity" (The Big Idea)

Those who follow my mahi in music will know I released an album this year, Te Kaahu O Rangi, as part of my reo rangatira project TE KAAHU. I've been so blown ...

But if there is a stage open to me - I’m going to take it and spread the message of mana Māori! Also a cheeky side note - your payment to me as your tutor is literally how I paid for this record! Also it hasn’t escaped me that there is a window of opportunity right now to profit off the revitalisation of te reo Māori in music. I was lucky to grow up with a grandmother, Rangirara, who instilled in me the importance of knowing where I was from. To me, this is the power of music. Because for me, that’s what TE KAAHU has always been about - to heal, restore and empower my people.

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