Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Mâori - the Mâori Language Commission - is spearheading a campaign to elevate Matariki, or Aotearoa Pacific New Year, into an iconic national event. The commission in ...
The Maori language is in "worrying decline" among New Zealand's indigenous people and could die out without urgent government action to save it, a report has warned. The Waitangi Tribunal found the ...
A teenage thrash metal band screams out Maori lyrics in its latest videos. A popular radio host is learning New Zealand’s indigenous language and sharing new vocabulary with his audience. And ...
Maori language promotion must be a joint effort between Treaty partners – and the public institutions responsible must be accountable to both Maori and the Crown, says the Maori Party. Te Reo issues ...
The Nepia family from left, Tamahau, 13,Te Ao Marama 4, Kiley, Donna Johnstone, Mareikura, 7 months, and Kiri Pounamu, 9, speak te reo at home SCOTT HAMMOND Maori culture can often be "globally hot, ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Christmas Day, veteran New Zealand journalist Oriini Kaipara made history. She is her country’s first news anchor to host a national primetime broadcast sporting ...
Ngapuhi Maori elder Kingi Taurua sports traditional facial tattoos, known as moko, at a marae in Whangarei Credit: Photo: AFP Justice Joe Williams, chairing an inquiry by the Waitangi Tribunal – the ...
The New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde has dropped a surprise EP of five tracks from her Solar Power album, re-recorded in the indigenous Māori language. The EP is called "Te Ao Mārama," meaning ...
“Waiata/Anthems,” Lorde’s “Te Ao Marama” EP and a host of other projects are aimed at revitalizing the Indigenous language of New Zealand via music. By Brian Ng In August, Lorde released her third ...