However, unlike English, te reo Maori is a transparent language – the written form is completely phonetic with a 100% ...

“The heartbeat of Kashiwa,” “Now is the time, this is the moment,” shouted the young players in the Maori language on Sept. 24. For the children who dream of one day playing in the Rugby ...

New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...

They arrived in New Zealand between 1250 and 1300 CE. Language plays a pivotal role in preserving Maori culture. Their traditions and values continue to influence modern New Zealand. While many ...

“Aotearoa”, meaning "land of the long white cloud" in te reo Māori (the Māori language), has become increasingly prominent in New Zealand. The conflict highlights the tensions that have ...

New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...

The conflict over Aotearoa, a word increasingly prominent in New Zealand life, arose last month when one lawmaker objected to ...

and I am very pleased that we have a language which is used in so many countries around the world. But Maori is also an official language in Aotearoa (NZ). Maori people used to be forbidden to use ...

The collaborative single appears on Marlon Williams' Te Whare Tīwekaweka, an album recorded entirely in the indigenous New Zealand Māori language. By Tyler Jenke Two of the most prominent names ...

Using structured literacy to teach te reo Māori is more about an educational ideology than about understanding the essence of ...