36 years of te reo Māori as an official language
The first thing the inaugural board of the Māori Language Commission did when it met for the first time was to change its name to a Māori one: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.
View ArticleGlobal call to protect indigenous languages by law
To mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, we are releasing the address given by Māori Language Commissioner Professor Rawinia Higgins to the United Nations General Assembly in...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Aotearoa ahead of Māori Language Week 2023
I thought long and hard about how to respond to the cries from some to limit our language. Their cries aren’t new, they’re as old as New Zealand. But how we respond to them has changed.
View ArticleTe Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori mourns former commissioner Tā Patu Hohepa
He maimai aroha ki a Tā Patrick Patu Wahanga Hohepa KNZM (1936 - 2023).We are devastated to hear of the passing of one of the most prominent stalwarts of te reo Māori and a former commissioner of this...
View ArticleNgā Tohu Reo Māori returns
Ngā Tohu Reo Māori | The Māori Language Awards is an annual event that celebrates the achievements of individuals and organisations that have made a notable contribution to the revitalisation and...
View ArticleDates confirmed for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2024
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori will take place from the 14th – 21st of September 2024.
View ArticleNgā Tohu Reo Māori: Lifetime achievement awarded to three prominent wāhine
A health advocate for Māori, a veteran broadcaster, and a Kōhanga Reo champion walked away from Ngā Tohu Reo Māori with the highest honour of the awards night.
View ArticleNew Māori resource for Olympic Games launched: Cheer on our Olympians in te...
Te reo Māori is going all the way to Paris as the first-ever bilingual sporting resource for an Olympic Games is launched today.
View ArticleTe Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Celebrates Board Chair’s Win at the 2024 Women...
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is thrilled to announce that its Board Chair, Professor Rawinia Higgins (Ngāi Tūhoe), has been awarded the prestigious Women in Governance Award 2024 in the Māori...
View ArticleMāori Language Commissioner Concerned Over Funding Cuts to Te Ahu o Te Reo...
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (the Māori Language Commission) is deeply concerned by the recent government announcements regarding cuts to funding for Te Ahu o Te Reo, a programme dedicated to...
View Article‘Decisions made with no logic’ Māori Language Commissioner responds to...
“Frustrated is an understatement – kua eke ki te kakī” is the response of the Māori Language Commissioner to recent decisions rejecting the restoration of some Māori place names proposed by Ngā Pou...
View ArticleHawaiki Tipuna, Hawaiki Mokopuna, Kia ūkaipō anō te reo!
KuiniMoehauReedy (NgātiPorou, Te Aitanga-a-Mate), KahurangiRangimarieNaidaGlavish DNZM. JP (Ngāti Whātua) and Tini Molyneux (Ngāi Tūhoe) each received a Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating their...
View ArticleSecond drop of ‘Kia kaha te Reo Māori’ gear lands for summer 2025
Summer is heating up with the long-awaited second drop of Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori kākahu (clothing) landing at The Warehouse just in time for Waitangi Day.
View ArticleEnsuring te reo Māori is a healthy, vibrant and thriving everyday language
Te Puni Kōkiri istheGovernment’sprincipalpolicyadvisoron Māori wellbeing and development.
View ArticleTe reo Māori in the pockets of New Zealanders every day
Googleis one ofthemostinfluentialtechnologycompaniesintheworld, known for itssearchengine, digitalproducts and innovationsin AI, cloudcomputing, and more. Aspartoftheirinnovativework,...
View ArticleIn our hearts and on our minds
Creative New Zealand is one of the most significant institutions within the Aotearoa arts scene. They encourage, promote and support the arts in Aotearoa for the benefit of all New Zealanders through...
View ArticleUplifting and celebrating te reo Māori for learners across Aotearoa
Centering learners and their whānau, creating great education opportunities, supporting learning that is relevant to the lives of New Zealanders today and into the future. Those are some of the goals...
View ArticleTaking te reo to the stage!
Te Matatini Society Incorporated is the national organisation in Aotearoa New Zealand responsible for fostering, developing and protecting traditional Māori performing arts.
View ArticleWhakaata Māori – making Māori language vibrant and accessible to all
Whakaata Māori is Aotearoa NewZealand’snationalindigenousmediaorganisation, dedicatedtorevitalising and empowering te reo Māori, culture and identitythroughstorytelling. Guidedbythevision, kia...
View ArticleWoolworths New Zealand - supporting rangatahi to succeed
Woolworths is one of the leading retailers in Aotearoa New Zealand, serving more than 3 million customers every week. Woolworths is focused on giving customers the very best in choice, value and...
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