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Time for bilingual Māori to join the multilingual world
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 3:18 pm | Will Flavell
I love learning languages. I am a speaker of English, Japanese and te reo Māori. I have also had the opportunity to learn some Chinese Mandarin, Spanish and Samoan over the past decade. I couldn’t think of anything more satisfying than being able ... More >>
Linking Business to Education
Monday, 24 September 2012, 11:39 am | Will Flavell
Tuhia ki te rangi, tuhia ki te whenua, tuhia ki te ngākau o ngā mea katoa. Tihei wā Mauriora. Tuatahi, me mihi ki te atua, ko ia te tīmatanga me te whakamutunga o ngā mea katoa. Tuarua, me mihi ki te Kingi a Tuheitia, me tōna whānau me te ... More >>
Education Must Be the Main Priority for Māori
Saturday, 7 July 2012, 5:12 pm | Will Flavell
I decided to become a secondary school teacher because I was distressed about the continual failure of the New Zealand education system to cater for the specific needs of Māori students, particularly Māori boys. I remember a newspaper headline in ... More >>