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Māori Language Week begins

Morning Report

English - September 10, 2023 18:21 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Communities throughout Aotearoa are preparing to celebrate te reo Māori - to mark Māori Language Week, which begins Monday.
It's now 51-years since te petihana reo Māori - when parliament was petitioned to teach Māori language in schools.
Kia kaha te reo Māori!
Māori Language Commissioner Rawinia Higgins, Ngāi Tūhoe, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.