March 17, 2023
Green MP endorses whanau reo plans
Green MP Teanau Tuiono has endorsed the approach taken by Te Matawai to Maori language regeneration.
Co-chair Bernie O’Donnell this week brief the Maori Affairs Select Committee on progress made by Te Matawai, which is responsible for the Maori and iwi counterpoint to the crown’s Maori language strategy.
It included an explanation of its push for whanau reo plans.
“I’m a kura kaupapa parent – my kids are at kura kaupapa, so we’ve got a kura plan but having one for the whanau and one for the community is something else so I can really see the value Te Matawai is brining to the revitalisation of te reo,” he says.
Teanau Tuiono says he’s concerned at the number of applications Te Matawai must turn down because of lack of putea.