Rotorua District Council director of Maori issues, Mauriora Kingi (left) with Rotorua District Library staff Robyn Skipwith, Manda Waiariki, Lois Haddon, Amanda Hemara and mayor Steve Chadwick.

More National Party MPs and ministers say they have taken taxpayer-funded te reo Māori lessons, after Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s admission on Monday. Luxon this month criticised public ...

Maori, or “te reo Maori” as it is widely rendered in New Zealand, is one of the country’s three official languages — along with English and New Zealand Sign Language — but it is thought only about 125 ...

Rachael Ka'ai-Mahuta works for Te Ipukarea Research Institute at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). She receives funding from Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. Auckland University of Technology ...

The newly-elected government has planned to make changes that will see the official use of te reo Māori extinguished. National Maori Action Day demonstrators protest in Auckland in December after the ...

Michael Miller is a PhD scholar funded by Te Pūnaha Matatini – New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence for complex systems. Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a ...

Who is entitled to sing in a language that is not their own? That was the question from some fans after New Zealand pop artist Lorde released a mini-album of five of her songs translated in te reo ...

A brand-new Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial is being introduced to young programmers worldwide, with a special te reo Māori translation for Kiwi kids. Voyage Aquatic was released for the 2018 Hour of ...