More than Ministry Encouragement
Needed for Te Reo
New Zealand First says Education
Minister Hekia Parata needs to do more to ensure te reo
Māori is supported throughout Secondary education so the
language is not lost to all New Zealanders.
“Official
information released to New Zealand First shows that the
number of learners participating in Māori language courses
drops from 26 per cent of primary students to only 7.5 per
cent for students within Secondary education,” says New
Zealand First Spokesperson for Māori Affairs Pita
Paraone.
“These figures show that students are not
connecting with New Zealand’s official language and this
is due to the Ministry refusing to resource the teaching of
te reo Māori appropriately from new entrant to Year
13.
“If Minister Parata continues to ignore the need for
greater support for te reo Māori within the education
system, she will have directly played a part in the death of
the Māori language,” says Mr
Paraone.
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