Raglan songbird Anna Coddington "regretfully" says she's not a fluent speaker of te reo but has high hopes her baby boy, Arlo, will benefit from moves to make teaching Maori language compulsory. The ...

There's belief not enough children are learning Te Reo to become a bilingual nation. New data shows more than 28,000 students were taught the curriculum through Māori more than half the time last year ...

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 ...

Microsoft Corp. is excited to announce the inclusion of te reo Māori in its Microsoft Translator application, which will enable instant translations of text from more than 60 languages into te reo ...

Morrison says she “had an ugly, awkward, embarrassing public learning journey that I am grateful for.” For broadcaster, author and te reo translator Stacey Morrison, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori is not ...

The more content in te reo that is shared on social media, the more people have access to it and the more it is heard, says ...

A march along the Wellington Waterfront to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Maori Language Week in September. - COURTESY OF MAORI LANGUAGE COMMISSION WELLINGTON: When 34-year-old Tze Wee enrolled in ...

Responding to the growing demand from Māori and New Zealanders living overseas, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has launched a new international online reo Māori course, iReo, in 2026. The international rollout ...

Since the start of this year, all New Zealand schools have been required to use structured literacy to teach reading and writing – including the country’s 310 primary and intermediate Māori-medium ...