Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Mâori - the Mâori Language Commission - is spearheading a campaign to elevate Matariki, or Aotearoa Pacific New Year, into an iconic national event. The commission in ...

A march along the Wellington Waterfront to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Maori Language Week in September. - COURTESY OF MAORI LANGUAGE COMMISSION WELLINGTON: When 34-year-old Tze Wee enrolled in ...

Each year, New Zealand honors the language of its indigenous people with Maori Language Week, a seven-day celebration filled with seminars, activities and live performances. As Charlotte Graham ...

Less than 4% of New Zealanders can speak Maori, the indigenous language of the country. There are heaps of places trying to preserve and revive the language, but one source sticks out like a sore ...

GOOD NUMBERS:Makuini Kerehi, who co-ordinates Te Reo programmes, says REAP courses are doing well. THE Maori language is alive and well in Wairarapa, despite twice as many secondary school pupils in ...

Maori Television is breathing life into a threatened language through its indigenous broadcasts. But will naysayers and a tight budget halt the network’s progress? Every morning at Maori Television, a ...

GISBORN, NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand has launched an official campaign to revive the indigenous Maori language. The ambitious project is part of an official strategy that sees the revival of the ...

Bright and cute number matching cards for young people learning the Maori Language. This Te Reo language teaching resource will help kids to understand the basics of counting and numbers in Maori, in ...

The All Blacks may not have brought home the Rugby World Cup but it's likely they heard an improved rendition of the national anthem before their matches. The conclusion follows the success of Maori ...