Preserving Te Reo Māori

1. Preserving Te Reo Māori A National Taonga

2. Māori Language Guaranteed Protection Māori is the ancestral language of the Māori people of New Zealand and one of the taonga guaranteed protection under article two of the Treaty of Waitangi. Treaty signing at Waitangi 6 February 1840 The Treaty of Waitangi document has been damaged but the words are still relevant today

3. Māori official language In 1987 the Māori Language Act was passed in Parliament and Māorideclared to be an official language of New Zealand. Concern that the Māori language was in serious decline lead to: 1972 - 30,000 people signed a petition to support the teaching of the Māori language and culture in schools. Petition presented to parliament on the 14th September 1972 – now known as Māori Language day. 1975 - Māori language week established Photo from film footage of the presentation of the petition to Parliament on 14 September, 1972. Photo credit: Potaka Maipi from Marae, TV One 1987 – Māori Language Act passed, Māori Language Commission established

4. Goals of Māori Language Week Encourage non-Māori speaking New Zealanders to use te reo Māori. Encourage speakers of Māori to support others who are just starting out. Encourage community, business, government and media organisations to participate. Create a positive environment for the use of Māori language. Promote resources to make Māori language more accessible. Promote Māori language initiatives and events. Contribute to the wider national Māori language strategy. Te reo and waiatawananga at Whakapara marae

5. Wananga What You Can Do ?? Start with one word like hello - Kia ora KōreroMāoriiarā, iarā Use it everyday Learn one more word each week and use it often Kaikaranga Cultural arts -legends Waiata