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Today on Radio Waatea we mark a pivotal moment in the story of Aotearoa – the formal recognition of te reo Māori as an official language of New Zealand.

The government has introduced a bill to make English an official language, to ridicule from the opposition, and a fierce ...

On their 2023 album Whakarehu, the track Kupe (featuring Melodownz) name-checks legendary Polynesian explorer Kupe and ...

Image: Speaking te reo Māori was once banned in schools. But now, Aotearoa artists like Marlon Williams are reconnecting with the language through music. (SBS News) Marlon Williams is torn between two ...

Māori youth fluent in Te Reo Māori need encouragement and examples of language used in social situations to ensure the language becomes more appealing and widely used, according to Massey University ...

Author Hona Black grew up in a world of reo Māori only – even Pākehā music wasn’t allowed in his home. Photo: Rawhitiroa Photography / Stuff In the war to save te reo, was the first casualty our skill ...

Pop singer Lorde has released an EP in te reo Maori, the Native language in her home country of New Zealand. Maori artists say that this is just... What Lorde's Te Reo Maori Songs Mean For The Effort ...

Who is entitled to sing in a language that is not their own? That was the question from some fans after New Zealand pop artist Lorde released a mini-album of five of her songs translated in te reo ...