Some people said that they only spoke Maori in Te Atatu to the very elderly people. Their everyday use of English with family, neighbours and workmates often meant that their Maori became rusty. Others spoke Maori only in their country homelands, but had to use English as the everyday language in their new town or city lives.
Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland | Auckland | 1970-79 | 5% of Māori children can speak te reo. (1970-75) | Story is by tangata whenua
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