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Plans underway for first ever Māori language parade
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 10:56 am | Maori Language Commission
New Zealand’s first ever parade to celebrate the Māori language will get underway in Wellington on July 4. The Māori Language Commission is currently mobilising hundreds of groups and thousands of people, to take part in the event which will kick off ... More >>
Commission welcomes acknowledgement over te reo Māori
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 3:10 pm | Maori Language Commission
The chief executive of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, Ngahiwi Apanui, welcomed the acknowledgement from the Crown today that its actions played a key role in the decline of the Māori language. “While the Minister has acknowledged the role the ... More >>
Te Reo Māori Revitalisation Scholarships Open
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 9:16 am | Maori Language Commission
Te Reo Māori Revitalisation Scholarships Open Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga are calling for applications to their ‘Kia Ita’ Scholarships which opens today. Five scholarships worth $10,000 each are available to post graduate ... More >>
Dr Walker’s gift of the Māori language to the nation
Tuesday, 1 March 2016, 11:48 am | Maori Language Commission
“Te reo Māori is heard and seen in public because of the tireless work of people like Dr Ranginui Walker.” More >>
Māori Language Commission supports Miss New Zealand
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 10:49 am | Maori Language Commission
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is supporting Miss New Zealand Deborah Lambie after the recent Miss World Pageant. "Deborah’s haka may not be typical of those we see but the good intent and the way she prepared with haka exponent Kereama Te ... More >>
Commission welcomes Māori language plan for Auckland
Friday, 27 November 2015, 9:57 am | Maori Language Commission
The Māori Language Commission has welcomed plans to get everyone in Auckland speaking the Māori language. “This is music to our ears because it is our vision to hear and see this country’s indigenous language resonate across Aotearoa. And what better ... More >>
MESSAGE FOR PM: NZ Supports te reo Māori – you should too
Monday, 3 August 2015, 1:56 pm | Maori Language Commission
As Māori Language Week celebrations and commemoration of 40 years draws to an end, the Māori Language Commission, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, is once again hugely encouraged by the widespread support for Māori language from throughout the country ... More >>
Maori Language Week 2015 Set To Launch
Friday, 17 July 2015, 11:12 am | Maori Language Commission
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, Māori Language Commission is anticipating another successful Māori Language Week with the Commission’s online order form, receiving nearly 1,000 applications from throughout the country within 24 hours of its release ... More >>
Māori-French Cultural Exchange to Celebrate Te Reo Māori
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 10:24 am | Maori Language Commission
Te Whakawhiti Tikanga ā-Iwi a te Māori me te Wīwī ki te Whakanui i Te Reo Māori More >>
New theme for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Monday, 16 September 2013, 11:07 am | Maori Language Commission
To mark Māori Language Day 2013, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori announces the theme for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2014: ‘Te Kupu o te Wiki’, which translates as The Word of the Week.” More >>
Funding boost great news for te reo Māori
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 5:18 pm | Maori Language Commission
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (TTWh) has welcomed the increased investment in Māori Language revitilisation announced today by Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples. More >>
Funding Boost Great News For Te Reo Māori
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 5:16 pm | Maori Language Commission
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (TTWh) has welcomed the increased investment in Māori Language revitilisation announced today by Māori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples. More >>
MTR Grants Announced 2012
Wednesday, 14 November 2012, 11:35 am | Maori Language Commission
Neke atu i te kotahi miriona tāra te katoa o ngā Pūtea Reo Māori Āwhina Hapori kua whakapuakina More >>
Finalists for Māori Language Awards Announced
Monday, 24 September 2012, 3:10 pm | Maori Language Commission
Ka pānuitia e Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori ngā whiriwhiri whakamutunga mō ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2012 i runga o Marae Investigates ā te Rātapu nei. E 30 tēnei hunga, i ngā kōwae 15. More >>
E Hika Vodafone!
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 12:20 pm | Maori Language Commission
Vodafone in partnership with Hika Group Limited are supporting Māori Language Week. Together they have launched a Māori language Smartphone application. The application offers the translation of more than 600 words and thousands of phrases at the touch ... More >>
Mā Te Reo 2012 Funding Round opens
Monday, 23 July 2012, 12:48 pm | Maori Language Commission
For more than 10 years Mā te Reo has supported community projects to further increase Māori language use, proficiency and strengthen the ability of communities’ to lead their own Māori language regeneration. During that time Mā te Reo has funded ... More >>
Māori Language Week Launch with original Minister and Chair
Monday, 23 July 2012, 12:46 pm | Maori Language Commission
Hon Koro Wetere, the former Minister of Māori Affairs, and Professor Tīmoti Kāretu, the first Commissioner are participating in this year’s launch of Māori Language Week at Te Awa, The Base, Hamilton at 8.30am, Monday, 23 July. More >>
Huirangi Waikerepuru Top of Māori Language Awards 2011
Monday, 21 November 2011, 10:18 am | Maori Language Commission
A veteran language advocate – Huirangi Waikerepuru; a small, low decile school in Gisborne – Kaiti School; a long standing national total immersion language course – Kura Reo; and an iwi, Te Reo o Taranaki, all took out the top awards at the Māori ... More >>
“Manaakitanga” theme for Māori Language Week 2011
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 11:22 am | Maori Language Commission
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (The Māori Language Commission) have chosen “Manaakitanga” as the theme for Māori Language Week 2011. ““Manaakitanga” is a very important tenet of Māori custom and identity, that has, I believe, positively influenced notions ... More >>
2010 Māori Language Awards Finalists
Thursday, 16 September 2010, 1:26 pm | Maori Language Commission
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (The Māori Language Commission) announces finalists for the 2010 Māori Language Awards today. 26 finalists across 13 categories have been identified. More >>
