Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 26, 2019 17:23:59 GMT 12
MĀORI BOOK SALES IN TE WIKI O TE REO MĀORI SUGGEST KIWIS INCREASINGLY EAGER TO LEARN TE REO
Books on and about te reo and te ao Māori are flying off the shelves during te wiki o te reo Māori, with a 615 per cent jump in titles sold during that week over the last five years.
In 2014, Māori books represented 3.2 per cent of all New Zealand published print book sales during te wiki o te reo Māori - or Māori Language Week - with 467 titles sold, according to Nielsen BookScan.
In 2019, it represented 20.8 per cent of sales, with 3343 titles sold.....
www.stuff.co.nz/business/116078092/mori-book-sales-in-te-wiki-o-te-reo-mori-suggest-kiwis-increasingly-eager-to-learn-te-reo
MĀORI LANGUAGE WEEK ORGANISERS CAN'T MEET DEMAND FOR TE REO MERCHANDISE
Māori Language Week organisers have conceded they "stuffed up" after demand for merchandise exceeded supply.
The Māori Language Commission was forced to apologise after hoodies, t-shirts and jute bags proved too popular with the public.
The merchandise, which featured a gold heitiki, was available on the Māori Language Week website but supplied through a third-party clothing and branding company......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/116045645/mori-language-week-organisers-cant-meet-demand-for-te-reo-merchandise
Books on and about te reo and te ao Māori are flying off the shelves during te wiki o te reo Māori, with a 615 per cent jump in titles sold during that week over the last five years.
In 2014, Māori books represented 3.2 per cent of all New Zealand published print book sales during te wiki o te reo Māori - or Māori Language Week - with 467 titles sold, according to Nielsen BookScan.
In 2019, it represented 20.8 per cent of sales, with 3343 titles sold.....
www.stuff.co.nz/business/116078092/mori-book-sales-in-te-wiki-o-te-reo-mori-suggest-kiwis-increasingly-eager-to-learn-te-reo
MĀORI LANGUAGE WEEK ORGANISERS CAN'T MEET DEMAND FOR TE REO MERCHANDISE
Māori Language Week organisers have conceded they "stuffed up" after demand for merchandise exceeded supply.
The Māori Language Commission was forced to apologise after hoodies, t-shirts and jute bags proved too popular with the public.
The merchandise, which featured a gold heitiki, was available on the Māori Language Week website but supplied through a third-party clothing and branding company......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/116045645/mori-language-week-organisers-cant-meet-demand-for-te-reo-merchandise