Attitudes towards the Maori language varied considerably. Many people were very interested in Maoritanga and Maori language and were keen to either learn Maori themselves or have their children learn. One woman said she wanted to learn because she felt very whakama when elders spoke to her in Māori and she could not reply. One kuia told us she couldn't speak English before she went to school and got many hidings from this. However, she vowed and declared she wasn't going to lose her Maori language.
Waikato | Waikato | 1970-75 | 5% of Māori children can speak te reo. (1970-75) | Story is by tangata whenua
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