Tag: Te Reo
Keeping the flow – the use of te reo Māori at...
By Johnny Blades, RNZ The House journalist
An increased appetite to learn te reo Māori among members and staff from different parts of the Parliamentary...
Martyn Bradbury’s 17 editorial ‘no go’ zones for the NZ media
COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury
Last month The Daily Blog offered its New Year infamous news media gongs -- and blasts -- for 2022. In this...
Pacific radio stations unite to boost use of Indigenous languages
RNZ Pacific
Two radio stations linked to the French Pacific's decolonisation movements want to co-operate to lift the use of indigenous languages.
The heads of Radio...
Celebrating 35 years of te reo Māori as an official language,...
By Ashleigh McCaull, RNZ News Te Ao Māori reporter
On the 35th anniversary of te reo Māori becoming an official language, the Māori Language Commission...
Making te reo Māori cool: Language revival lessons from the Korean...
By Rachael Ka'ai-Mahuta, of Auckland University of Technology
Earlier this year, I met an Aucklander whose teenage passion for K-pop sparked an interest in the...
One million New Zealanders celebrate te reo Māori at the same...
RNZ's Meriana Johnsen speaks to Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori chair Rawinia Higgins as part of the Māori Language Moment.
By Meriana Johnsen,...
Carmen Parahi: The Fourth Estate needs to be aware of how...
COMMENTARY: By Carmen Parahi
Since 2001, I’ve worked in both mainstream news and Māori media. I love journalism but it’s a hard slog being a...
Fears the future of Te Karere Māori news is on the...
By Leigh-Marama McLachlan, RNZ Māori News Correspondent
The future of the flagship Māori news show Te Karere is on the line as the New...
Facebook group set up for learning Māori during NZ’s lockdown
By RNZ News
If you're stuck at home during New Zealand's lockdown with time on your hands why not learn a new skill or a...
Student winner tells of ‘tui nesting’ leadership in race speech award
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
A New Plymouth Boys’ High School student has won a national race relations competition with a speech citing examples of past...
Compulsory Te Reo Māori debate fails to address key problems, say...
Māori language week was celebrated last week and the key issue in the media was a debate on whether Te Reo Māori should be...
Learning te reo Māori a pathway to Aotearoa’s culture and history
Eden created an online series for Te Karere voicing the political views of youth. Video: AUT
By Michael Neilson, Māori affairs reporter of the New...
Kupu: New app translates objects into te reo Māori
Te Rina Kowhai reports for Te Karere. Video: TVNZ
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
A new app developed by Spark and Google in conjunction with the Research...
Moana Te Reo film world premiere tonight in Māori language week
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
In celebration of New Zealand's Māori Language Week, the Māori reversioning of the blockbuster Disney movie Moana will premiere tonight in...
Te Reo Māori should be compulsory in NZ primary schools, says...
A new online survey by Te Ipukarea, the National Māori Language Institute at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), confirms that attitudes towards Te Reo...
Michael Neilson: Time for Pakeha to take politics out of te...
OPINION: By Michael Neilson of The Gisborne Herald
"Why would you want to learn it if you are not even Māori?” “You know it’s a...
Willie Jackson: What to do about Radio New Zealand?
OPINION: By Willie Jackson
Last year Radio New Zealand cut its last Māori dedicated news in prime time, Manu Korihi, from its airwaves and not...