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“Manaakitanga” theme for Maori language week 2011
You can also read the news article about this year’s theme for te wiki o te reo Maori (Maori language week), ‘manaakitanga’. No doubt, manaakitanga (hospitality) is an important tenet in any nation and...
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Waitangi 2011
Tau ana te wairua o Rongo ki a tātou nei ngā iwi e rua i tēnei te ono o ngā rangi o Pēpuere te Tāmokotanga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mō konei rā, kia haere whakamua ai tātou, kia āta whakaarohia ake te...
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People’s opinions on compulsory te reo Maori
The following links compulsory te reo 1 and compulsory te reo 2 highlights people’s opinion about compulsory te reo Maori in mainstream education. I think one of the biggest issues this kaupapa faces...
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Te reo Maori developments in history – Short Journey
On the 14th of September in 1972, over 30,000 signatures were obtained for the Māori language petition, which was presented on the steps of Parliament by Hana Jackson (Te Hemara) of Ngā Tamatoa and Lee...
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Compulsory Maori language
…And the debate continues. Some insightful discussion about compulsory Maori language in schools. Click here to read posts
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Learning styles and strategies in the Maori language classroom
Helping teachers to understand their students better as a means of achieving successful teaching and learning outcomes is an integral part of teacher education and professional development...
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Complex issues around te reo Maori in secondary education
Some very brief news articles and quotes highlighting important and complex issues about compulsory Maori language in the secondary school system. Focus on building te reo “Language is a continuum, it...
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Principals welcome compulsory te reo
“New Zealand Educational Institute president Ian Leckie said it was good that te reo competency was being recognised as a core part of a teacher’s role. The Government needed to provide more details...
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Māori leaders share their thoughts about the Māori language
Watch some short news video of Māori leaders talking about the Māori language Hone Harawira – Mana Party Leader Tamati Kruger – Tuhoe Leader Glenis Philip-Barbara – CEO Te Taurawhiri i te Reo Maori...
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Wai262 me te reo and should women speak on marae atea?
Marae Investigates discusses the Wai262 and the Maori language and should women speak on the marae aatea? (TVNZ, 2011)
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Some major issues impacting te reo Māori
Some of the following issues have been the subject of extremely long and ongoing debate in terms of te reo Māori, and others not so common or even non-existent in public or open forum discussions. I...
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Developing a New Māori Language Strategy? Tēnei te haere whakamua kāhore rānei?
“In December 2013, the Minister of Māori Affairs, Hon Dr Pita Sharples, released details of a proposed new Māori Language Strategy for consultation with Māori language stakeholders. View the December...
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Heritage Documents DoI 1835 & TToW
In 2015, He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni (the Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand 1835) was registered as a heritage document with UNESCO’s Memory of the...
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