Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 13, 2016 16:09:44 GMT 12
MAORI LANGUAGE REVITALISATION 'NO LONGER A DREAM'
MÄori Language Commission Chair Wayne Ngata says Air New Zealand’s sustained efforts to increase their use of te reo impressed the judges: "Hearing ‘Kia ora’ and ‘Nau mai, haere mai ki Aotearoa’ on board and staff wearing the ‘waha tohu’ showing they can speak MÄori are just two of the many ways Air New Zealand is taking te reo to new heights. Air New Zealand’s use of language planning to achieve results is an exemplar for other organisations".
Dr Ngata says an expression of the partnership is the new MÄori Language Act 2016, shepherded through Parliament by Hon Te Ururoa Flavell. "The new law for the first time recognises the complementary roles of the Crown and MÄori in revitalisation," he says.
"2016 will be seen as a pivotal year in which revitalisation stopped being a dream, and became a plan."....
www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/268094
MÄori Language Commission Chair Wayne Ngata says Air New Zealand’s sustained efforts to increase their use of te reo impressed the judges: "Hearing ‘Kia ora’ and ‘Nau mai, haere mai ki Aotearoa’ on board and staff wearing the ‘waha tohu’ showing they can speak MÄori are just two of the many ways Air New Zealand is taking te reo to new heights. Air New Zealand’s use of language planning to achieve results is an exemplar for other organisations".
Dr Ngata says an expression of the partnership is the new MÄori Language Act 2016, shepherded through Parliament by Hon Te Ururoa Flavell. "The new law for the first time recognises the complementary roles of the Crown and MÄori in revitalisation," he says.
"2016 will be seen as a pivotal year in which revitalisation stopped being a dream, and became a plan."....
www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/268094