"I’d like to think that our generation, those of us of the te reo Māori Society… will be remembered as those who tried to do something about the state of the language to put in place programmes which have been helpful.”

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In 1982, the first Kohanga Reo (te reo Māori early childhood centre) was established in Wainuiomata.

Later in 1984, Ngā Kaiwhakapūmau i te Reo (the Wellington Māori Language Board) pushed for te reo to become an official language of New Zealand.

The Māori Language Act of 1987 led to the creation of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission.

Work done within society played an important role in Māori language revitalisation at that time, Dr Nicholson says.

“I’d like to think that our generation, those of us of the te reo Māori Society… will be remembered as those who tried to do something about the state of the language to put in place programmes which have been helpful.”

Dr Nicholson was born in Levin with links to Ngāti Toa Rangatira, and Ngāti Raukawa ki te au o te Tonga and Ngai Tahu.

 

Source: RNZ

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington | Wellington City | 1980-89 | Story is by tangata whenua

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