A basic first step toward that deserved level of mana is using the language correctly. That's why, from today, we are introducing macrons (tohutō) for Māori words on Stuff and in our newspapers. We're ...

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori, or Maori Language Week, is an opportunity to encourage everyday use of te reo. There is a growing trend of new innovations coming through, in technology, fashion, design and ...

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 ...

In an industry-leading move to bring te reo Māori into the realm of architecture and design, New Zealand company Peddlethorp launches ‘Room to Rūma’. Room to Rūma is a word library that can be added ...

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 ...

It's a big ka pai from the Māori Language Commission as we wrap up Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori. It says New Zealanders from all cultures have embraced the initiative, and it's been astonishing. The ...

Since the start of this year, all New Zealand schools have been required to use structured literacy to teach reading and writing – including the country’s 310 primary and intermediate Māori-medium ...

The government is removing a requirement for schools to give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi that included "taking all ...

The Waitangi Tribunal released its Taku Kura Reo, Taku Reo Kahurangi report on Crown policies concerning the use of te reo Māori in the public service in October.