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  Māori language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Māori or Te Reo Māori, commonly shortened to Te Reo (literally the language) is an official language of New Zealand.
An Eastern Polynesian language, it is closely related to Tahitian and Cook Islands Maori; slightly less closely to Hawaiian and Marquesan; and more distantly to the languages of Western Polynesia, including Samoan, Niuean and Tongan.
Maori Dialectology and the Settlement of New Zealand.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maori_language   (2463 words)

  
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Maori elders at that gathering were also concerned that, based on Benton's study, (1978), the Maori language was rapidly becoming extinct.
The very philosophy of Kohanga Reo, which was established by Maori for Maori under a Maori form of decision making, was nutured and protected by the then Department of Maori Affairs led by a Maori and overseen by a Maori Minister of Parliament.
This relationship is seen by the Kohanga ÿÿÿReo as being reciprocal wherein the family should embrace the Kohanga Reo and its ÿÿÿpurpose for revitalizing the language.
www.aare.edu.au /92pap/royap92247.txt   (9135 words)

  
 New Zealand Maori Culture : Maori Culture in New Zealand
Maori's are the natives of NZ arriving from Hawaiki.
Maori consists of five vowel sounds: a e i o u (‘a’ as in ‘car’, ‘e’ as in ‘egg’, ‘i’ like the ‘ee’ in ‘tee’, ‘u’ like an ‘o’ in ‘to’).
Maori believe the far north to be the tail of the fish and Wellington Harbour the mouth.
www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/about-new-zealand/maori-culture.html   (1173 words)

  
 Te Reo Maori Claim
Church authorities often recorded their proceedings in Maori although many of the clergy were pakeha, and when a Westminster-style government was established after 1852 its proceedings were recorded both in Maori and in English.
It seemed that the Maori was dying out and that in the course of the twentieth century the Maori people of New Zealand would follow the path taken by their Hawaiian cousins.
The move to monolingualism in education was compounded by the movement of the majority of Maori people from their rural bases to urban areas, and reinforced by an official policy of "pepper-potting" homes throughout the suburbs so that Maori families were scattered.
www.knowledge-basket.co.nz /oldwaitangi/text/wai011/doc007.html   (1507 words)

  
 Lingua Franca - 01/05/2004: Te Reo Maori ...
More significant for Maori viewers has been the provision of a Maori language news service, covering the events of the day, such as this recent hikoi, or protest march, against government legislation on ownership of the foreshore and sea bed.
A free-to-air television service is a major landmark in the process dubbed the Maori cultural renaissance, generally deemed to have begun about 30 years ago when the culture and language were in critical condition.
However, one of the beauties of the Kohanga Reo, kindergarten, if you like, movement — pre-school movement — has said we now have children from 10, 15 years ago, who are now young adults and who are reasonably proficient in the language, so fortunately we’ve managed to breach that gap a wee bit.
www.abc.net.au /rn/arts/ling/stories/s1096774.htm   (1790 words)

  
 Korero Maori
Kua tuwhera a Korero Maori hei taonga tautoko i te hunga e hiahia ana ki te korero Maori, ki te whakanui ranei i to ratou mohio ki te reo Maori.
E taea e koe te reo Maori te tautoko ki roto i to pakihi- tikina mai etahi tohutohu hei whakanui i te reo Maori i roto i to ropu.
Te hono atu ki etahi hoa korero Maori, ma te whakamahi i te reo, ma te whakaputa i o mohio, i o whakaaro ranei, ka tautokona ai te reo.
www.korero.maori.nz /home.html   (235 words)

  
 TeachNZ : Teacher education: Te reo Maori   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
As many Maori children attend mainstream early childhood education services, ensuring these services are responsive to the needs of children and their whanau is also a priority.
It is now established for school-age Maori children in kura kaupapa Maori (Maori language immersion) schools and in bilingual units and classes.
For Maori school leavers interested in teaching in early childhood, primary or secondary education, there are many teacher education options available throughout the country to suit individual lifestyles and committments.
www.teachnz.govt.nz /training/tereo_maori.html   (676 words)

  
 Maori News Online and Maori Portal - Te Karere Ipurangi
Maori Development Ministry staff have been told by their minister to stop writing reports and instead go out and work in their communities.
Maori may be on their way to creating a new seat for the next two elections.
A Maori trust is threatening to take the UK Government to the International Court of Justice to get Maori the same rights as British citizens under the Treaty of Waitangi.
maorinews.com /karere   (1606 words)

  
 Maori - Learning Te Reo Maori - what it means to Andrea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
However, being a teenage girl who was born in South Africa is of Indian heritage and is of a European lifestyle, new languages and cultures were clear to be an adventure waiting for me to take.
Learning Te Reo Maori is important to me because now that I'm living in New Zealand, just knowing some of the language will give me the cutting edge for job interviews and career opportunities.
Te Reo Maori is part of New Zealand and therefore should be part of me.
www.northcote.school.nz /dept_info/maori/maoriviews.htm   (277 words)

  
 Collaboration launches Microsoft Office and Windows in Reo Maori
Reo Maori Language Interface Packs for Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office applications were launched in a ceremony at the 2005 World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WiPCE) conference being held on campus from 28 November to 1 December.
Chief Executive of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori, Haami Piripi, says the project is a powerful example of the results that can be achieved through the combination of public, private and tertiary sector efforts to revitalise an ancient taonga like our indigenous language.
Access to Maori language versions of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows will create an opportunity for Maori language users to work totally in a reo Maori environment at the cutting edge of global technology.
www.waikato.ac.nz /news/index.shtml?article=497   (724 words)

  
 Promotion of Te Reo Maori Through Broadcasting | Māori Television: A Summary of Views | Māori Broadcasting
This question was posed primarily to confirm that any Maori broadcasting initiative supported by Government should have as its main focus, the promotion of te reo Maori.
Most submitters recognised the potential for television to play a vital role in elevating the status of te reo Maori in wider society, to complement efforts in other sectors such as education, and to achieve and maintain high levels of fluency among Maori children and adults.
A significant majority of submitters considered that it is the Government's role to assist with the promotion and protection of te reo Maori through both television and radio broadcasting.
www.med.govt.nz /templates/MultipageDocumentPage____9839.aspx   (670 words)

  
 "the People's Paths!" NAIIP News Path! - Report Welcomed On Te Reo Maori   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The report concludes that te reo Maori is in a stable state for now, but further action is required to restore it to its proper place in the life of the people.
"It is also clear that attitudes towards te reo Maori are generally positive, with two thirds of speakers not being satisfied with their level of competence, and nearly three thousand adults in the region taking classes of some kind.
It says the education system alone will not revitalise te reo Maori - it is up to our whanau and hapu communities to start using te reo at home and in our community business.
www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net /News2002/0212/NZMA021205ReportWelcomed.htm   (309 words)

  
 2006 Catalogue of Papers: Te Reo Maori/Maori Language
Te Reo Maori may be taken as a major towards the BA and BMPD degrees, or as a major within the conjoint degree BA/LLB.
Te Reo Maori may also be taken as a supporting subject within any of the other qualifications offered by the University, subject to the approval of the Dean of the Faculty or School of Studies in which the student is enrolled.
Students for the MMPD in Te Reo Maori are normally required to take a 60 point dissertation and 60 points from taught Level 5 papers, approved by the Department.
papers.waikato.ac.nz /subjects/MAOR   (868 words)

  
 maori language
The culture maori, maori art etc. maori language, a maori dictionary and maori haka deculture maori is maori art or maori language of a maori dictionary to maori haka design maori etc. mMāori language discs available.Maori Language.
Currently the culture is Maori language - a glossary of useful words from the language of the Maori New Zealandculture maori is maori art or maori language of a maori dictionary to maori haka design maori etc. mmaori tattoo.
UsMā Te Reo is a Government funded programme established in 2001 to support projects, programmes and Studies classes would then each cover a specific issue of this broad topic: the integration of Maor official acceptance of Maori experiences, as well as the development of their own ideas and academireo: Maori language.
www.teambuilding-companies.co.uk   (4645 words)

  
 Te Wiki o te Reo Maori - 22-29 July   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Maori Language Week is an annual event where individual New Zealanders and organisations can measure their commitment to Maori language.
The MAori Language Commission has a free quarterly newsletter, He Muka written entirely in Maori which keeps subscribers informed about what the Commission is up to, as well as acting as a vehicle by which our new words are disseminated.
Arrange for Maori signage in your office, arrange for a Maori speaking receptionist to be available to Maori speaking clients.
www.cityofdunedin.com /city?page=feat_maori_language   (1040 words)

  
 Services - Te Reo Maori (Maori language) - www.govt.nz
Te Tāūnga Tohu i te Matatau ki te Reo Māori is the official Māori Interpreters and Translators Licence.
If you are interested in Māori education, you can find out how the needs of Māori children and young people are met as they move through the education system.
Maori education research reports and strategies are available online, including 'Kaiwhakaatu...
www.govt.nz /services?treeid=449   (426 words)

  
 Introduction to te Reo Maori   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Certificate in Te Ara Reo Mäori, for beginners of te reo Mäori, is offered at no cost to the student.
The programme is resource-centred and focuses on self-directed learning, using a range of materials supplied by the kaiako (tutor).
Ko te tikanga me möhio koe ki te whakahua i te reo, otirä ka äkonga ngä kaupapa o te tau tuatahi ki roto i ngä reo e rua, kia tae ki te tau tuarua kua äkona katoatia ngä mahi ki roto i te reo.
www.wananga.ac.nz /2004_Prog/1_contents/19MataurangaM.html   (396 words)

  
 Maori Language Commission - To Start - Maori Language Commission   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Maori Language Commission Board acknowledges that it is in the centre of a political, legal and media storm;
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori (Maori Language Commission) - www.
The Maori Language Commission is a New Zealand government commission that has been established to support...
newzealand.fanfictionforums.com /maori-language-commission.html   (287 words)

  
 maori.org.nz Main Maori Site on the Net!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Information and links on Maori culture, history, traditions, iwi, kapa haka, performing arts, carving, tattooing and more.
A fantasy story based on the Maori equivalent to elves, etc.
Maori for the Office / TE Reo Maori Mo Te Tari by The Maori Language Commission
www.maori.org.nz   (690 words)

  
 Wintec: Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Te Reo and Maori Development)
As an alternative to the entry requirements specified in clause 1.1 of the Bachelor of Applied Social Science programme regulations, candidates for the degree with endorsement in Te Reo and Mâori Development may be granted entry if they have gained the Waikato Institute of Technology Certificate in Te Reo Rangatira.
Candidates who have successfully completed the Waikato Institute of Technology Diploma in Te Reo Rangatira may be waived the stage one and stage two requirements for this endorsement stream, and admitted directly into stage three.
Candidates who gain the award of the Diploma in Te Reo Rangatira, and who then re-enrol in the degree programme stream leading to the Te Reo and Mâori Development endorsement, may not receive the award of the Bachelor of Applied Social Science with that endorsement until they have surrendered the diploma.
www.wintec.ac.nz /index.asp?PageID=2145825200   (592 words)

  
 Certificate in Te Reo Maori courses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Build your fluency in te reo and your understanding of Maori protocol and customs through progressive immersion in te reo.
Te reo Maori expresses our country’s distinct and unique cultural identity.
The Certificate in Te Reo Maori is designed to build your fluency in te reo and your understanding of Maori protocol and customs through progressive immersion in te reo.
www.unitec.ac.nz /index.cfm?F3BA2872-DA02-4CA6-90EF-04440067826B   (365 words)

  
 Te reo Maori. Maori language courses
A lot of Maori words are used in New Zealand daily.
The Maori language is very descriptive, one of our favourite Maori words is ''Aotearoa", land of the long white cloud, the name given to New Zealand by the Maori.
Follow Maui on an adventurous romp through modern-day Aotearoa, increasing te reo skill along the way.
www.aotearoa.co.nz /cultureflow/info.htm   (296 words)

  
 Te Whakapiki Pangarau/ Te Reo Maori - Faculty of Education at the University of Auckland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Te Whakapiki Pangarau/ Te Reo Maori - Faculty of Education at the University of Auckland
This is a professional development opportunity for teachers to improve their teacher knowledge, pedagogy and practice of the teaching and learning of Pängarau and to increase their proficiency in Te Reo Mäori.
This programme is fully funded by the Ministry of Education and will cover teacher release for the duration of the course.
www.ace.ac.nz /progs/maori/twp   (181 words)

  
 Creech Te Reo Maori curriculum document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Education Minister Wyatt Creech said today he was delighted to release to schools the final version of the first-ever Mäori language curriculum document, Te Reo Mäori.
"This is a landmark in the process of helping to preserve te reo Mäori as a living language for future generations," said Mr Creech.
These are the recovery of te reo Mäori as a living language, and better achievement and paricipation of students in education by providing a learning environment which is appropriate for their needs," he said.
www.executive.govt.nz /93-96/minister/creech/wcn240496.htm   (402 words)

  
 Te Reo Maori Claim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Nga Kaiwhakapumau I Te Reo (The Maori Language Board of Wellington) wanted us to recommend that Te Reo Maori (The Maori Language) should be recognised as an official language throughout New Zealand, and for all purposes.
Somehow we must chart a course for the Tribunal's canoe between the Scylla that will devour those who cannot look ahead and the Charybdis that will swamp those who will not look at the changes that are bound to come in our society.
It is unique, spoken nowhere else in the world, and is part of a rich heritage and culture that is also unique, There is a great body of Maori history, poetry and song that depends upon the language.
www.knowledge-basket.co.nz /oldwaitangi/text/wai011/doc006.html   (591 words)

  
 Massey University - Postgraduate Diploma in Te Reo Maori (2006) - Introductory information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Postgraduate Diploma in Te Reo Maori (PGDipReoMaori) (2006)
A relevant university degree or adequate training and experience in Maori language or admission with equivalent status.
Students who complete within one year of first enrolling for full-time study or within three years of first enrolling for part-time study may be eligible for Distinction.
study.massey.ac.nz /programme.asp?prog_code=93037   (189 words)

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