maori language

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori - Māori Language Week

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  Every year since 1975 New Zealand has marked Māori Language Week - Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. This is a time to celebrate te reo Māori (the Māori language) and to use more Māori phrases in everyday life. In 2018 Māori Language Week runs from 10-16 September.

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• Page 2 – History of the Māori language

  The story of the decline and revival of the Māori language is one of the major issues in modern New Zealand history.

• Page 3 – 100 Māori words every New Zealander should know

  100 Māori words for everyday usage. We have included individual sound files of spoken versions of all these words – just click on the word and it will be spoken!

• Page 4 – A Māori word a day

  365 words and phrases in te reo Māori

• Page 6 – Waitangi Tribunal claim

  The Waitangi Tribunal claim for te reo Māori

• Page 7 – Further information

  Find out more about Māori Language Week

US Forces in New Zealand

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  The first American soldiers landed on New Zealand soil in June 1942, beginning an 'invasion' which would have a profound impact on both visitors and hosts over the next 18 months.

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• Page 9 - Americans and MāoriAfter considerable tension between some Americans and Māori, strenuous efforts were made to build inter-racial bridges.

Parliament's culture and traditions

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  Explore Parliament's rich history and its colourful culture and traditions.

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• Page 6 - Parliament in te reoTe reo (the Māori language) came into Parliament with the first Māori MPs, elected in

Missionaries

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  The Christian missionaries of the pre-1840s have been described as the 'agents of virtue in a world of vice', although they were not immune to moral blemish themselves.

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• Page 6 - Printing the word of GodFrom the mid-1830s the printed word became a new weapon in the campaign to bring Christianity to