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Te reo Māori in the pockets of New Zealanders every day
Google is one of the most influential technology companies in the world, known for its search engine, digital products and innovations in AI, cloud computing, and more. As part of their innovative work, Google has moved towards increased support for indigenous languages, inclu...
February 2025
Hawaiki Tipuna, Hawaiki Mokopuna, Kia ūkaipō anō te reo!
Kuini Moehau Reedy (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Mate), Kahurangi Rangimarie Naida Glavish DNZM. JP (Ngāti Whātua) and Tini Molyneux (Ngāi Tūhoe) each received a Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating their significant contributions to te reo Māori spanning over four decades.
January 2025
‘Decisions made with no logic’ Māori Language Commissioner responds to decisions not to restore Māori place names
“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 Taunaha o Aotearoa (New Zealand Geographic Board).
December 2024
Māori Language Commissioner Concerned Over Funding Cuts to Te Ahu o Te Reo Programme
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 supporting the revitalisation and teaching of the Māori language.
September 2024
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori Celebrates Board Chair’s Win at the 2024 Women in Governance Awards
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 governance category.
September 2024
Te 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 tari. Our deepest condolences go to the whānau of Tā Patu Hohepa (Ngāpuhi, ...
September 2023
Koha for Kōhanga as whānau invited to share their reo stories
The Māori Language Commission has marked the kōhanga reo movement’s 40th birthday by sending koha and toolkete to language nests across the country and inviting former and present staff, children and whānau to collect stories for the Aotearoatanga: Stories of te Reo Māori camp...
May 2022
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