pn941.Iwi pledges to use only te reo Māori to communicate with Goverment

A south Taranaki iwi will use only te reo Māori when corresponding or speaking with central government officials from now on and hopes other iwi and kaupapa Māori organisations will follow suit.

In a media release, Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust said its board and employees would all seek to use te reo when engaging with the Government. “If all our speakers across the motu utilised te reo Māori in their engagement with government, this will demonstrate demand for te reo Māori services in real terms and cause resourcing pressure on the overall government policy agenda,” chair Emma Gardiner said.

Speaking to Newsroom, the trust’s chief executive Te Aorangi Dillon said what started as a response to the Government’s policies on te ao Māori, including te reo, had prompted the iwi to reflect on the value of the campaign for language revitalisation. Read more ... https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/05/17/iwi-pledges-to-use-only-te-reo-maori-to-communicate-with-govt/