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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% ...
Maori educators concerned by proposal to reinvest funding
Maori educators are deeply concerned by a government proposal to reinvest funding for resource teachers into other - as yet unknown - frontline support. The Ministry of Education has asked all schools ...
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 told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country ...
Womad visitors invited to try hand at ancient Maori martial art
Visitors to the Womad international arts festival in New Plymouth this weekend are being offered the opportunity to try their hand at the ancient Maori martial art of mau rakau. Taranaki Whanganui ...
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A Maori cancer expert group is accusing the Government of intentional, institutionalised racism
It's lowering free bowel screening eligibility to 58, using funds set aside by the last Government for targeting Maori and Pasifika - who die disproportionately from the disease. This Government ...