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December 17, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr | A year showcasing the power of Reo
2025 Wrap-Up from Chief Executive of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori. The year 2025 has been one of […]
April 22, 2026
October 2, 2025 | News
Potaka announces new appointments to strengthen Māori development and te reo Māori
Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka announces seven new appointments to key Māori entities, aimed at boosting te reo Māori, governance, and economic development.
September 15, 2025 | News
Call for Kindness in Reo Māori Learning this Wiki o te reo Māori
Te Taura Whiri Chief Executive Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr urges fluent speakers to support te reo Māori learners with kindness, not correction, and highlights the long-term benefits of kura kaupapa Māori.
September 25, 2024 | News
PKW 25.09: Leadership award for Rawinia Higgins
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori chair Rawinia Higgins has been awarded the Women in Governance Award 2024 in the Māori governance category.
September 18, 2024 | News
Extra run of Kia Kaha hoodies on the way
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori chief executive Ngahiwi Apanui-Barr says the agency is working with the Warehouse to get another run of Kia Kaha te Reo Māori clothing in the red sheds before Christmas.
September 12, 2024 | News
Red sheds market Māori merch
Māori merch goes on sale at the Warehouse on Saturday at the start of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori- and the Māori Language Commission says the deal to sell its Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori apparel at the red sheds is about the kaupapa, not the cash.
August 21, 2024 | News
Pirate hoodies out for language week
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is asking whānau to dob in anyone illegally using the commission's distinct tiki logo for personal profit in the period around Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
July 15, 2024 | News
Pūtea pressure on Te Taura Whiri
The Māori Language Commission Te Taura Whiri is fighting to protect its reserves from a raid to fund the Government's tax cuts.
July 9, 2024 | News
Te reo glossary ready for Olympic broadcasters
The Māori culture lead for the NZ Olympic Committee says a new language reo Māori resource will help bring the 2024 Paris Olympics into a Māori world, and te reo Māori to the world.
April 29, 2024 | News
Kuia crucial for reo Māori vision
Te Taurā Whiri i te Reo Māori chief executive Ngahiwi Apanui says this year's Ngā Tohu Reo Māori awards emphasised the importance of wāhine in language revitalisation.
- Radio Waatea is Auckland's only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa.
