Māori Language & Culture

Te Rōpū Tohutohu Motuhake – Te Pūrongo a te Rāngai Reo Māori

  • Published: 18 Hereturikōkā 2025

This report of the Specialist Advisory Group – Māori Language Sector was commissioned by Te Puni Kōkiri and Te Mātāwai. It identifies options to maximise leverage and efficiencies from the Crown’s current investment in the operations of the Māori language entities (Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, Whakaata Māori, and Te Māngai Pāho), with a view to improving te reo Māori revitalisation outcomes.

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Te Ture mō Te Reo Māori 2016 Review

  • Published: 30 Hereturikōkā 2023

A review of the Māori Language Act 2016 was undertaken in close partnership with Te Mātāwai, commensurate with the kaupapa of Te Whare o te Reo Mauri Ora, and with close support from the Māori language entities under Vote Māori Development.

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ICA between New Zealand and Canada

  • Published: 28 Mahuru 2022

In August 2022, Minister for Māori Development Hon Willie Jackson and Canadian Minister of Indigenous Services Hon Patty Hajdu signed an Indigenous Collaboration Arrangement between the governments of Aotearoa-New Zealand and Canada.

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ICA between New Zealand and Australia

  • Published: 27 Huitanguru 2020

Minister for Māori Development and Associate Minister for Trade and Export Growth Hon Nanaia Mahuta and Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP signed a collaboration arrangement to deepen the trans-Tasman working relationship on indigenous issues.

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The Section 8I Report 2019

  • Published: 18 Hakihea 2019

A report on the progress made in the implementation of recommendations made to the Crown by the Waitangi Tribunal

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Maihi Karauna Strategy Summary of Public Consultation

  • Published: 13 Poutūterangi 2019

This report presents the results of the public consultation on the Maihi Karauna that occurred during August and September 2018. Over 2000 responses were received in English and Māori. These responses helped inform the finalisation of the strategy.

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The Crown’s Strategy for Māori Language Revitalisation 2019 - 2023

  • Published: 13 Poutūterangi 2019

This Maihi Karauna strategy sets out a bold vision for te reo Māori in the future, and sets out what actions the government will prioritise over the next five years to move towards this vision. This strategy will complement the Maihi Māori strategy which is being implemented by Te Mātāwai.

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A Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the Maihi Karauna

  • Published: 07 Poutūterangi 2019

This monitoring and evaluation framework was developed with support by Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori. This monitoring component will allow us to track strategy implementation and progress towards achieving the goals, outcomes and priorities of the Maihi Karauna. The evaluation component will focus on if and how the Maihi Karauna is effective in achieving its objectives, and where improvements can be made.

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The Section 8I Report

  • Published: 11 Hakihea 2018

A report on the progress made in the implementation of recommendations made to the Crown by the Waitangi Tribunal.

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Literature Review: Perceptions of the Health of the Māori Language 2015

  • Published: 23 Whiringa ā-rangi 2018

The purpose of this literature review is to provide an in-depth analysis of the health of the Māori language.

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Māori cultural revitalisation in social media

  • Published: 23 Hereturikōkā 2017

Dr Acushla Deanne (Dee) Sciascia is of Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine Rangi, Te Atiawa descent. She was awarded the Fulbright Harkness New Zealand Fellowship where she disseminated her doctoral research findings throughout the USA. More recently, her research has extended into online Indigenous citizenship and the expression and actions of tino rangatiratanga (self-determination) by Indigenous communities through socially mediated spaces.

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Cultural Revitalisation and the making of identity with Aotearoa New Zealand

  • Published: 16 Hereturikōkā 2017

He uri a Donna Matahaere Atariki nō Ngāi Tahu, nō Ngāti Ruanui, nō Ngā Rauru me Te Atiawa, he mātanga ia i te ao o te whakawhanaketanga Māori, ka mutu, e whai pānga ana ia ki ngā tūranga ā-motu, ā-takiwā, ā-rohe anō hoki, ā, ko ētahi o aua tūranga ko te Kaihautū o Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, ko tētahi o te Kaunihera o Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo, ko tētahi Kaikōmihana hoki mō te Gambling Commission.

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Cultural Revitalisation: One Pasifika Perspective

  • Published: 09 Hereturikōkā 2017

He kaituku mātauranga a Anne Moefa'auo, kua neke atu i te 20 tau e whakaako ana i te kaiheke, i te rerenga i ngā ākonga Māori me ērā nō Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa.

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A matter of personal and national identity – a note on revitalising Māori culture

  • Published: 01 Hereturikōkā 2017

Kua 40 tau a Colin James e mahi ana hei kaituhi pūrongo mō ngā take tōrangapū, ā, ko ia te toa o ngā kaituhi auau mō ngā take tōrangapū o te tau 2003. He kaituruki matua ia i te Institute for Governance and Policy Studies i Te Whare Wānanga o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika a Māui, ā, kauhau ai ia mō te taiao ā-rautaki tōrangapū, mō te taiao ā-rautaki kaupapa here, mō te taiao ā-rautaki i te ōhanga ā-tōrangapū ki ngā umanga, ki ngā rōpū ahumahi, ki ngā tari o te kāwanatanga me ētahi atu rōpū.

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Pūmau Tonu te Mauri, Living as Māori, now and in the future

  • Published: 25 Hōngongoi 2017

Ko Tā Mason Durie KNZM FRSNZ FRANZCP (nō Rangitāne, nō Ngāti Kauwhata, nō Ngāti Raukawa) tētahi o ngā tino hinengaro punenga e whakaaro nuitia ana e Aotearoa whānui, ā, he mea tāpae ia ki te karangatanga o te tā i te tau 2010 mō ana mahi mā te hapori tūmatanui me te hauora Māori.

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