New Zealand: Change Needed To Avert Crisis For te reo Maori

New Zealand: Change Needed To Avert Crisis For te reo Maori The Waitangi Tribunal has found the use of te reo Maori is in stark decline and recommended overhaul of Maori language sector leadership. The report has prompted debate on how to strengthen the Kohanga Reo movement and make te reo Maori compulsory in schools. The Tribunal stressed that Maori themselves had an important role to play, but placed the blame for decline squarely with government. The Tribunal recommends: Te Taura Whiri...

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