Language Leadership Award 

Uplifting te reo Māori    

This award recognises kaupapa in the private sector that encourage people to support and value te reo Māori and see it as a key part of our national identity.

Hei Tauira:

Nominees may be businesses who have built te reo Māori into their mahi and interactions with New Zealanders, creating bilingual product lines, moving to prominent bilingual signage, integrating te reo into a large public events, increasing te reo Māori content or commentary on international profile games, correcting long-held mispronunciation or spelling in a business name or product, introducing te reo Maori as part of their service offerings or how they do business everyday i.e. bilingual banking apps.