Maori for Beginners, 1972

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"In 1972 if you wanted to learn the language you couldn't reach for an app or go online - you went out and you bought some vinyl."

 

This third recording comes from a 1972 series called Māori for Beginners, which was commissioned by the NZ Broadcasting Corporation, which became RNZ.

 

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Māori for Beginners featured well-known te reo speakers and teachers Tamati and Tilly Reedy and kaumatua Matiu Te Hau, and opens with 'The Alphabet Song'.

 

Listen: RNZ

 

Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland | Auckland | 1970-79 | Story is by tangata whenua

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