A study on the motivations of non-Māori to learn te reo Māori suggests Pākehā identity is increasingly tied to acquiring a deeper knowledge of, and ability to speak, the indigenous language. Their ...

OPINION: When I signed up for an online te reo Māori course, I was not expecting an overnight marae visit to be included. How would that work in an online course? Noho marae, or overnight marae stay, ...

Dr. Te Huia, with Māori language researchers Dr. Mauren Muller and Tai Ahu, conducted interviews with 57 Māori language speakers and learners across 12 regions nationally, as well as conducting an ...

“The phrase, not the word, is the unit of Maori speech which must be emphasised in learning.” Thus Bruce Biggs begins the first chapter of Let’s Learn Maori. In this opening paragraph he then explains ...

Morrison says she “had an ugly, awkward, embarrassing public learning journey that I am grateful for.” For broadcaster, author and te reo translator Stacey Morrison, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is not ...

As we approach another Waitangi Day, we should be thinking again about what Te Tiriti o Waitangi means. As the late Moana Jackson commented, the meaning of Te Tiriti will be talked about in each ...

Open Polytechnic/Te Pūkenga is now accepting enrolments into its new online Te Pōkaitahi Reo (Reo Rua) (Te Kaupae 1) - New Zealand Certificate in Te Reo (Bilingual) (Level 1). This programme has been ...

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week, is an annual celebration of Māori language where New Zealanders come together to embrace te reo Māori, its rich traditions, and the broader goals of ...

Ngahi Bidois learnt not only te reo Maori but how to be Maori. "You want to do what?" The Palmerston North Access programme co-ordinator named Rau Flavell was interviewing me and Carolyn to see ...

Two new Kura Kaupapa Mâori are to be established in Northland, Associate Education Minister Parekura Horomia announced today. They are Te Kura Kaupapa Mâori o Te Tonga o Hokianga (Whirinaki, South ...