September 18, 2019
More action needed to reach million reo speaker target
The Maori Party says the Government's goal of one million Kiwis having basic conversations in te reo by 2040 is unrealistic if more is not done to increase reo acquisition.
President Che Wilson says Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori showed the language gaining more popularity, and it’s time to move the dial.
The Māori Party wants to see te reo Māori normalised for four weeks a year, one week each season.
That's a step to bigger kaupapa like the month long Mahuru Māori which advocated by te reo Māori expert Paraone Gloyne..
Mr Wilson says parliament's use of simultaneous translations show how easily it can work in practice.
The Māori Party also supports former Labour cabinet minister Dover Samuels' call for a crown apology to the generation beaten for using te reo Māori at school.
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