June 20, 2013
Te Reo ō Taranaki take education praise
Te Reo ō Taranaki has been named tangata whenua provider of the year in the Adult and Community Education Aotearoa annual awards.
ACE Aotearoa says the award acknowledged the organisation’s commitment to transforming communities and whanau.
Puna Wano-Bryant, Te Reo ō Taranaki’s chairwoman, says courses are held where people are, including marae, schools, museums, libraries and health centres.
She says Taranaki communities have survived confiscation and its aftermath, so strengthening the reo is a deliberate strategy to lift their capacity.
Kua whakanuia Te Reo ō Taranaki
Kua riro i te hōtaka Te Reo ō Taranaki te tohu ratonga tangata whenua ō te tau i te Pō Whakawhiwhi Tohu ā te rangapu Adult and Community Education Aotearoa.
Hei tā te rangapū nei, kei te whakanui i te tohu nei i te kaha ō te hōtaka.
Te Reo ō Taranaki ki te whakapakari ake i ngā hāpori mē ngā whānau.
Hei tā Puna Wano-Bryant, te upoko ō Te Reo ō Taranaki, kei te whakahaere hōtaka ako i te reo Māori rātou i ngā marae, ngā kura, ngā whare pupuri tāonga, ngā whare pukapuka mē ngā rātonga hauora.
Hei tāna, kua tino pahuatia te rohe ō Taranaki i roto i ngā tau, nō reira, ko te whakaora anō i te reo te huarahi e whāia ana hei whakaora anō i te iwi.
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