October 03, 2016
Minister of Maori Development Te Ururoa Flavell on Te Wahanga Parakuihi with Dale Husband
Minister of Maori Development Te Ururoa Flavell on Te Wahanga Parakuihi with Dale Husband
Māori Development Minister Te Ururoa Flavell said today’s first meeting of Te Mātāwai signals the dawn of a new era for te reo Māori – New Zealand’s indigenous language.
Te Mātāwai, the new organisation established by Te Ture mō te Reo Māori 2016 to lead Māori language revitalisation on behalf of iwi and Māori, is meeting for the first time at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki.
“This is a significant milestone in the journey of Māori language revitalisation,” said Minister Flavell.
“Te Ture mō Te Reo Māori has gone through its legislative process. It is now time for Te Mātāwai to unfold, stretch and grow.”
Te Mātāwai has 13 members – seven selected by iwi, four selected by Māori language stakeholder organisations and two appointed by the Māori Development Minister.
Today the Minister will join members of Te Mātāwai, their whānau, hapū and iwi, and other leaders with an interest in te reo Māori at the pōwhiri.
The Minister said Te Mātāwai members would need to utilise their collective skills, experience and passion to help te reo Māori to flourish.
“I am committed to working on behalf of the Crown for the good of te reo Māori. I know that if we work well together, te reo Māori will be the winner.”
The first Rūnanga Reo – the regular joint meeting with Te Mātāwai members and Crown Ministers – will be held later this month.
Hei tā te Minita Whanaketanga Māori, hei tā Te Ururoa Flavell, ko te hui tuatahi a Te Mātāwai i te rangi nei e tohu ana i pūaotanga o te rā hou mō te reo Māori – mō te reo taketake o Niu Tireni.
Hei tēnei rā tū ai ki Te Wānanga o Raukawa i Ōtaki, te hui tuatahi a Te Mātāwai, a te whakahaere hou, i whakatūria ai e Te Ture mō te Reo Māori 2016 hei arataki i te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori mā ngā iwi me ngāi Māori.
“He tohu nui whakaharahara tēnei rā i te huarahi o te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori.
“Kua puta te ihu o te Ture mō Te Reo Māori i ngā tukanga ā-ture, ā, kua eke ki te wā e wana mai ai, e rea mai ai, e tipu mai ai hoki a Te Mātāwai.”
Hei tēnei rā, i te pōwhiri, ka noho tahi te Minita rātou ko ngā mema o Te Mātāwai me ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hapū, ō rātou iwi anō hoki, me ētahi atu rangatira e whai pānga ana ki te reo Māori.
13 ngā mema o Te Mātāwai – e whitu nā ngā iwi i whiriwhiri; e whā nā ngā whakahaere e whai pānga ana ki te reo Māori; e rua nā te Minita Whanaketanga Māori i kopou.
I kī te Minita, hei āwhina kia matomato ai te tipu o te reo, me whakaemi e ngā mema o Te Mātāwai ō rātou pūkenga, ō rātou wheako me tō rātou waweruka.
“E ū ana au ki te tū hei kaimahi mā te Karauna hei painga mō te reo Māori. Kei te mōhio au ki te pai tā tātou mahi tahi, ko te reo Māori ka whakaihuwaka."
Ko te Rūnanga Reo tuatahi – ko te hui he rite tonu te tū, e noho tahi ai ngā mema o Te Mātāwai me ngā Minita o te Karauna – ka tū ā tērā marama.
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