Wyn Drabble is a teacher of English, writer, public speaker and musician. He is based in Hawke's Bay. The Oxford English Dictionary has been trawling the world for words to add to its wordy, worldly ...

Vanessa Tupou: I hardly use it, just the basics. Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Nga Uri a Maui celebrated Matariki with a night market on Wednesday this week. As part of Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori we went down ...

As one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most experienced teachers of te reo Māori, Associate Professor Hone Waengarangi Morris has drawn on decades of insight to publish a new book with Massey University ...

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) is just around the corner! This year, Aotearoa will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Te Wiki – one of the nation’s most celebrated public events. Born of ...

Ahead of its broadcast on RNZ Concert, director Kawiti Waetford talks about Toiere, a show mixing opera with Te Reo Māori.

Education Minister Erica Stanford has imposed a near total ban on Māori in new additions to a series of books used to teach five-year-olds to read. An Education Ministry report shows Stanford decided ...

Te Petihana Reo Māori was delivered to Parliament on 14 September 1972. Credit – Stuff Ltd. Sir James Henare’s words, “Kua tawhiti kē to haerenga mai, kia kore e haere tonu. He nui rawa o mahi, kia ...

The Māori Queen's continuous support for te reo Māori revitalisation "not only demonstrates her commitment, it inspires us all to keep the kaupapa alive".

Rachael Ka'ai-Mahuta works for Te Ipukarea Research Institute at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). She receives funding from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. Auckland University of Technology ...

From taking Māori words out of children's books and government agency names to switching the order of languages on passports, te ao Māori's place in NZ - and the country's cultural identity - are ...