Maihi Karauna: Refresh Underway
The Crown is refreshing the Maihi Karauna, its strategy for Māori language revitalisation in Aotearoa.
Te reo Māori is an official, living language that carries stories, identities, histories and futures of Aotearoa New Zealand. For te reo Māori to thrive, it must be spoken, heard and valued in homes, schools, workplaces, communities, public services and online.
Work is underway to ensure the refreshed Maihi Karauna builds on the gains and addresses the challenges since the original strategy was launched in 2019. It will also be grounded in the latest evidence of what makes the biggest difference to language revitalisation. The refreshed Maihi Karauna will be completed in 2026.
Partnership remains at the heart of this kaupapa. Te Ture mō Te Reo Māori 2016 (the Māori Language Act 2016) confirmed a shared approach to revitalising te reo Māori between the Crown, iwi and Māori. This is expressed through Te Whare o Te Reo Mauri Ora (the house of the living language).
One side of the whare is the Maihi Karauna, led by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori and Te Puni Kōkiri. It sets the ‘big picture’ direction, shaping the place of te reo Māori across wider Aotearoa New Zealand society, and within government systems that support the language to flourish. The other side is the Maihi Māori, led by Te Mātāwai, which focuses on whānau Māori, communities and intergenerational transmission of the language.
Together, the Crown and Māori are working in partnership to ensure te reo Māori is lived, spoken and celebrated by everyone, everywhere long into the future. Kia māhorahora te reo.