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KERIKERI TO BECOME FAR NORTH’S FIRST OFFICIAL BILINGUAL TOWN
Kerikeri already makes good use of its Māori heritage and now the Bay of Islands centre will become the first bilingual town in the Far North after an agreement between the Far North District Council and hapū.
The council and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia on behalf of the hapū signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at last Thursday’s full council meeting.
A working group will be established to develop more spaces, places and opportunities in Kerikeri where te reo Māori is seen, heard and celebrated alongside the English language…..
www.teaomaori.news/kerikeri-become-far-norths-first-official-bilingual-town
TANGAROA COLLEGE
We seek a HOL of Te Reo Māori for a permanent, full-time position to start at the beginning of term 3. The successful applicant will possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and teach the indigenous language of Aotearoa - Te Reo Maori to Junior and Senior NCEA Levels 1-3. The successful applicant will contribute to curriculum development and innovation within the Te Reo Maori learning area and school-wide initiatives.
As a school, we are encouraged to seek an innovative leader that values Tikanga and has sound knowledge of the changes of NCEA with the significance of Mātauranga Māori....
gazette.education.govt.nz/vacancies/1HAaKP-hol-te-reo-maori/
TWO ROADS GIVEN MĀORI NAMES
The council is working with mana whenua representatives to create a list of pre-approved names in te reo.
When a new road needs to be named, the approved name is put forward as one of the three options for the council to consider.
In a statement this week, Ms Suter said since the policy’s implementation a year ago, nine new roads within the Invercargill boundary had been named.
"Two of which are in te reo.....
www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/two-roads-given-m%C4%81ori-names
Kerikeri already makes good use of its Māori heritage and now the Bay of Islands centre will become the first bilingual town in the Far North after an agreement between the Far North District Council and hapū.
The council and Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rēhia on behalf of the hapū signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at last Thursday’s full council meeting.
A working group will be established to develop more spaces, places and opportunities in Kerikeri where te reo Māori is seen, heard and celebrated alongside the English language…..
www.teaomaori.news/kerikeri-become-far-norths-first-official-bilingual-town
TANGAROA COLLEGE
We seek a HOL of Te Reo Māori for a permanent, full-time position to start at the beginning of term 3. The successful applicant will possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and teach the indigenous language of Aotearoa - Te Reo Maori to Junior and Senior NCEA Levels 1-3. The successful applicant will contribute to curriculum development and innovation within the Te Reo Maori learning area and school-wide initiatives.
As a school, we are encouraged to seek an innovative leader that values Tikanga and has sound knowledge of the changes of NCEA with the significance of Mātauranga Māori....
gazette.education.govt.nz/vacancies/1HAaKP-hol-te-reo-maori/
TWO ROADS GIVEN MĀORI NAMES
The council is working with mana whenua representatives to create a list of pre-approved names in te reo.
When a new road needs to be named, the approved name is put forward as one of the three options for the council to consider.
In a statement this week, Ms Suter said since the policy’s implementation a year ago, nine new roads within the Invercargill boundary had been named.
"Two of which are in te reo.....
www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/two-roads-given-m%C4%81ori-names