First Māori Language Commissioner impressed by younger generation's reo

Sir Timoti Kāretu, who has seen the ups and downs of te reo Māori, is one of many guests of honour at Toitū te Reo, a two-day ...
Microsoft

Minecraft tutorials now available in Te Reo for ‘Hour of Code’

Microsoft partners with local technology and education groups to translate new ‘Hour of Code’ Minecraft coding tutorials into Māori language for Computer Science Education Week Microsoft’s annual ...
Scoop

Mākete REO - Te Reo Māori Only Market In Lyttelton

In a first for Ōtautahi, Mākete REO, a te reo Māori speaking market is being held in Lyttelton on Sunday March 16. Organised by Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora ki Rāpaki, the Rāpaki branch of the ...
The New Zealand Herald

Te reo Māori at 50: Why language investment matters for NZ’s future - Editorial

Māori Language Week is this week. More than 30,000 people signed a 1972 petition calling for reo recognition. What began as a day of recognition in 1975 became a week. Te reo became an official ...
NPR

What Lorde's Te Reo Maori Songs Mean For The Effort To Revive The Language

Who is entitled to sing in a language that is not their own? That was the question from some fans after New Zealand pop artist Lorde released a mini-album of five of her songs translated in te reo ...
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 ...