Māori Language a Winner

1 November 2013

Māori Language a Winner

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori has congratulated Te Matatini organisers over the decision to include te reo Māori as an aggregate item at the 2015 nationals.

“With this decision, Te Matatini is uplifting the status of te reo Māori within the competition,” says the CE of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.

“We believe that teams will respond positively. If the decision leads to a renewed focus on te reo within performance, the decision has been worthwhile.”

Te reo Māori now sits as an equal alongside the other six disciplines of Te Matatini.

“We look forward to seeing the benefits for te reo on the stage when we attend the festival in March 2015.”

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Kua toa te Reo

Kei te whakamihia a Te Matatini e Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori mō te whakaurutanga o te reo Māori hei wāhanga tūturu ki ngā whakataetae ā-motu ka tū hei te 2015.

“Kei te hikitia ake e Te Matatini te wāhi ki te reo i tēnei whakataetae,” te kī a Te Tumuaki o Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, a Glenis Philip-Barbara.

“Kāore e kore ka rata ngā kapa ki te whakataunga. Ki te huri rawa mai ngā kapa ki te wāhi ki te reo i ā rātou haka, waiata, kua tutuki te kaupapa.”

Ināianei, kua noho taurite te reo Māori ki ērā atu o ngā wāhanga e ono o Te Matatini.

“Kia tae tātou ki te taiopenga ā te Poutūterangi ā te 2015, kātahi anō tātou ka kite i te pūāwaitanga a te whakataunga nei.”

ENDS

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