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ANDREW LITTLE WANTS COMPULSORY TE REO IN SCHOOLS
Labour leader Andrew Little want te reo Māori to be compulsory in New Zealand schools.
"I think it should be compulsory in primary school and certainly the first couple of years of secondary school," he says.
The Labour leader says te reo Māori was woven into the fabric of his community in Taranaki during his childhood, and now believes the country is ready to incorporate the language even further.
"I am a strong believer in new generations, Pākehā, Māori, whatever, learning te reo as a way of understanding Māori culture in New Zealand," he says.
"The one thing that distinguishes New Zealand around the world is our Māoritanga and I think those of us living here need to understand it."
The question around te reo Māori being made compulsory in New Zealand has created much debate in the past.
Mr Little says there are no qualms about English being compulsory in schools so the same rule should apply for Māori….
www.newshub.co.nz/politics/andrew-little-wants-compulsory-te-reo-in-schools-2016070814
DHB RELEASES REGIONAL HEALTH PROFILES IN TE REO MĀORI FOR THE FIRST TIME
Lead researcher Bridget Robson says that it’s important to have this information in te reo Māori.
“The people and communities most affected must have the statistics in their own language. We hope they will assist reo speakers to engage with Māori health data and advocate for the issues affecting their communities,” says Ms Robson…..
www.maoritelevision.com/news/national/dhb-releases-regional-health-profiles-te-reo-maori-first-time
LEARN TE REO AND HELP SAVE AOTEAROA $500M A YEAR
Te reo Maori could save the economy almost $500 million a year, according to researcher Hinemoa Elder.
Studies have shown that bilingualism can delay the onset of dementia by four years, drastically reducing the rates of Alzheimer's and other conditions that affect the brain…..
www.stuff.co.nz/national/81811524/learn-te-reo-and-help-save-aotearoa-500m-a-year
HALF OF NZ SCHOOLS DO NOT OFFER TE REO
More than half of New Zealand schools do not offer any te reo Maori language education according to the Maori Language Commission.
Figures showed 1185 schools did have some level of te reo Maori language education while 1353 schools did not…..
www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11670943
Labour leader Andrew Little want te reo Māori to be compulsory in New Zealand schools.
"I think it should be compulsory in primary school and certainly the first couple of years of secondary school," he says.
The Labour leader says te reo Māori was woven into the fabric of his community in Taranaki during his childhood, and now believes the country is ready to incorporate the language even further.
"I am a strong believer in new generations, Pākehā, Māori, whatever, learning te reo as a way of understanding Māori culture in New Zealand," he says.
"The one thing that distinguishes New Zealand around the world is our Māoritanga and I think those of us living here need to understand it."
The question around te reo Māori being made compulsory in New Zealand has created much debate in the past.
Mr Little says there are no qualms about English being compulsory in schools so the same rule should apply for Māori….
www.newshub.co.nz/politics/andrew-little-wants-compulsory-te-reo-in-schools-2016070814
DHB RELEASES REGIONAL HEALTH PROFILES IN TE REO MĀORI FOR THE FIRST TIME
Lead researcher Bridget Robson says that it’s important to have this information in te reo Māori.
“The people and communities most affected must have the statistics in their own language. We hope they will assist reo speakers to engage with Māori health data and advocate for the issues affecting their communities,” says Ms Robson…..
www.maoritelevision.com/news/national/dhb-releases-regional-health-profiles-te-reo-maori-first-time
LEARN TE REO AND HELP SAVE AOTEAROA $500M A YEAR
Te reo Maori could save the economy almost $500 million a year, according to researcher Hinemoa Elder.
Studies have shown that bilingualism can delay the onset of dementia by four years, drastically reducing the rates of Alzheimer's and other conditions that affect the brain…..
www.stuff.co.nz/national/81811524/learn-te-reo-and-help-save-aotearoa-500m-a-year
HALF OF NZ SCHOOLS DO NOT OFFER TE REO
More than half of New Zealand schools do not offer any te reo Maori language education according to the Maori Language Commission.
Figures showed 1185 schools did have some level of te reo Maori language education while 1353 schools did not…..
www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11670943