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Removing te reo Māori from children's books 'damaging step backwards' - academic

A leading Māori studies academic says Education Minister Erica Stanford's decision to remove te reo Māori from new early-reading books is "a dangerous move" that breaches both Te Tiriti o Waitangi and ...
CNN

Lost in translation: How New Zealand’s plan for bilingual road signs took an unexpected turn

It was meant to be an inclusive gesture to New Zealand’s indigenous Maori community. But plans to introduce bilingual road signs featuring both the English and te reo Maori languages have sparked a ...
Waatea News

Scotty Morrison Honoured With Screen Personality Award for His Contribution to Reo Māori Broadcasting

Veteran broadcaster, author, and reo Māori advocate Scotty Morrison has been celebrated with the Screen Personality Award, ...
The Conversation

Language is a ‘central element in being Māori’ – using structured literacy to teach te reo misses the point

Brian Tweed worked for the Ministry of Education as a contractor in 2024 working on the Pāngarau (mathematics) curriculum. Pania Te Maro was contracted by the Ministry of Education as a lead writer ...