Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 28, 2023 5:18:50 GMT 12
SOUTH TARANAKI COUNCIL TAKES ON LOCAL TE REO STYLES
A Taranaki council is revamping its te reo Māori policy to embrace variations of the language from across the district.
South Taranaki District Council will favour Taranaki mita, or dialect, and also use different writing styles favoured by each of the district’s four iwi.
Taranaki reo includes words that differ from standard Māori, such as pāhake or tauheke instead of kaumātua.
Different iwi also favour various writing standards, such as Ngaa Rauru using double vowels rather than macrons and Ngāti Ruanui using an apostrophe to represent the region’s “dropped h”.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/south-taranaki-council-takes-on-local-te-reo-styles/UBQN2DCRYBGTDKUSJYZHW5MH74/
DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS MĀORI STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
Enabling Ōtepoti whānau to thrive and incorporating a Māori world view into Dunedin City Council operations are key concepts in an agreed strategic base.
The council yesterday adopted Te Taki Haruru, a Māori strategic framework.
It "intentionally supports the enabling conditions for Māori intergenerational cultural, social, economic and environmental wellbeing", a council report said.
The document itself described a partnership between the council and mana whenua that would benefit the wellbeing of the whole community.
It provided a structure for mana whenua, Māori and the council to work cohesively to support the vision of "a thriving home, a thriving village" for the next generation.....
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/council-adopts-m%C4%81ori-strategic-framework
A Taranaki council is revamping its te reo Māori policy to embrace variations of the language from across the district.
South Taranaki District Council will favour Taranaki mita, or dialect, and also use different writing styles favoured by each of the district’s four iwi.
Taranaki reo includes words that differ from standard Māori, such as pāhake or tauheke instead of kaumātua.
Different iwi also favour various writing standards, such as Ngaa Rauru using double vowels rather than macrons and Ngāti Ruanui using an apostrophe to represent the region’s “dropped h”.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/south-taranaki-council-takes-on-local-te-reo-styles/UBQN2DCRYBGTDKUSJYZHW5MH74/
DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS MĀORI STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK
Enabling Ōtepoti whānau to thrive and incorporating a Māori world view into Dunedin City Council operations are key concepts in an agreed strategic base.
The council yesterday adopted Te Taki Haruru, a Māori strategic framework.
It "intentionally supports the enabling conditions for Māori intergenerational cultural, social, economic and environmental wellbeing", a council report said.
The document itself described a partnership between the council and mana whenua that would benefit the wellbeing of the whole community.
It provided a structure for mana whenua, Māori and the council to work cohesively to support the vision of "a thriving home, a thriving village" for the next generation.....
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/dcc/council-adopts-m%C4%81ori-strategic-framework