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Language is a ‘central element in being Maori’ – using structured literacy to teach te reo misses the point
However, unlike English, te reo Maori is a transparent language – the written form is completely phonetic with a 100% ...
New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...
New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country’s Māori name in Parliament
The speaker of New Zealand’s Parliament has told lawmakers that he will not consider further complaints about the use of the ...
New Zealand’s foreign minister berates Mexico-born MP for use of nation’s Maori name
Winston Peters, who is Maori, objected to Ricardo Menendez March calling New Zealand by its Maori name, ‘Aotearoa’, in ...