Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 5, 2017 17:18:00 GMT 12
WAIROA LEADS MOVE TO BILINGUAL TOWN
WAIROA District Council is on course to become the first council in New Zealand to implement a te reo Maori policy. The policy is a stepping stone towards becoming the country’s first bilingual town, after the launch of Te Wairoa Reorua 2040 in December, 2012.
Te Wairoa Reorua 2040 is the vision of four organisations, Te Kura Motuhake o Te Ataarangi, Nga Kohanga Reo o te rohe o Te Wairoa, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngati Kahungunu o Te Wairoa and Te Taiwhenua o Te Wairoa.
They have come together with the Human Rights Commission to work on a strategy to set Wairoa on the path to becoming fully bilingual by 2040.....
gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2779968-135/wairoa-leads-move-to-bilingual-town
WAIROA District Council is on course to become the first council in New Zealand to implement a te reo Maori policy. The policy is a stepping stone towards becoming the country’s first bilingual town, after the launch of Te Wairoa Reorua 2040 in December, 2012.
Te Wairoa Reorua 2040 is the vision of four organisations, Te Kura Motuhake o Te Ataarangi, Nga Kohanga Reo o te rohe o Te Wairoa, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngati Kahungunu o Te Wairoa and Te Taiwhenua o Te Wairoa.
They have come together with the Human Rights Commission to work on a strategy to set Wairoa on the path to becoming fully bilingual by 2040.....
gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2779968-135/wairoa-leads-move-to-bilingual-town
