We are not just woke: we are wide awake - Māori Language Commissioner,...
I saw a cartoon this morning that would have you believe speaking more than one language makes you less intelligent.
View ArticleReo Māori Pins released for supporters of te reo
The Māori Language Commission has launched a #reomāori pin for learners and supporters of te reo Māori.
View ArticleNew Zealand’s Battle for te reo: Call for stories
As the nation prepares to mark 50-years since the Māori Language Petition was presented to parliament, New Zealanders are being asked to share their stories that tell of the battle for te reo Māori.
View ArticleRecognising legacy contributions to the revival of te reo Māori
Pioneering te reo Māori movements and milestones were celebrated at this year’s Māori language honours event held last night in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland.
View ArticleA message from King Charles III
On this Waitangi Day, my first as King of New Zealand, I send my warmest greetings to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.
View ArticleOPINION: Language “worrier”’ than a “warrior”.
About 3000 indigenous languages are under threat. Professor Rawinia Higgins, Toihau o Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori wrote an Opinion piece for Sunday magazine on how far we’ve come to protect te reo...
View ArticleTe Wiki o te Reo Māori dates confirmed for 2023.
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is happy to announce that the dates for Māori Language Week 2023 have been confirmed.
View Article36 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.
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