Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 6, 2016 17:20:02 GMT 12
Te reo Maori protection 'needed more than ever'
"Honouring the Treaty of Waitangi includes doing more to get te reo Maori out of the danger zone," says Maori Language Commission chief executive Ngahiwi Apanui.
"Te reo Maori is in a perilous state and more must be done to ensure it has a future."
"Our country’s founding document was written in both Maori and English - the language had a place at the table of power in 1840 and it must be given similar consideration to support current efforts to revive te reo Maori."
"As the country celebrates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, I sincerely hope that we all reflect on the importance of te reo Maori to this nation, its place in our schools, on our sports fields, in broadcasting, in Parliament, in business and in all aspects of our lives.
One in five Maori people (or 21% of 598,605) speak the language…..
www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/242982
"Honouring the Treaty of Waitangi includes doing more to get te reo Maori out of the danger zone," says Maori Language Commission chief executive Ngahiwi Apanui.
"Te reo Maori is in a perilous state and more must be done to ensure it has a future."
"Our country’s founding document was written in both Maori and English - the language had a place at the table of power in 1840 and it must be given similar consideration to support current efforts to revive te reo Maori."
"As the country celebrates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, I sincerely hope that we all reflect on the importance of te reo Maori to this nation, its place in our schools, on our sports fields, in broadcasting, in Parliament, in business and in all aspects of our lives.
One in five Maori people (or 21% of 598,605) speak the language…..
www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/242982