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The Auckland Languages Strategy Working Group says Pita Sharples' swansong Maori Language (Te Reo Maori) Bill could do more harm than good.
Spokesperson Susan Warren says the Bill doesn’t provide a clear plan of action of how it will advance Te Reo Maori.
She says strengthening the language requires ongoing financial, legislative and constitutional support from Government … which the bill fails to commit to.
Ms Warren says creating a new governance structure, Te Matawai, will siphon already scant funding from the areas of direct action to preserve, maintain, and promote Te Reo Maori, such as school and community initiatives.
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