New Zealand reckons with its own divisive culture war
New Zealand is deeply divided over the Treaty Principles Bill, which seeks to reinterpret the de facto constitution. Now the ...
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Language is a ‘central element in being Maori’ – using structured literacy to teach te reo misses the point
However, unlike English, te reo Maori is a transparent language – the written form is completely phonetic with a 100% ...
New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Maori name in Parliament
The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the ...
‘Hardest Geezer’ from Sussex is back on the road as he embarks on run across New Zealand
Russ Cook is taking on his first major expedition since Africa, running the 3,000km Te Araroa, a mountainous trail which ...
Ukrainian Soldiers Perform Haka Over Coffin of New Zealand Volunteer in Emotional Video
Ukrainian soldiers performed a haka to honor a fallen New Zealand volunteer, as shown in a moving video captured on March 11.Dominic Abelen was killed in August 2022 while fighting in the east of ...
New Zealand Central Bank Governor Orr Quits With Reputation as a Maverick
(Reuters) - Adrian Orr, who unexpectedly resigned as New Zealand's central bank governor on Wednesday, had a reputation as a ...
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Why New Zealand should keep the Maori language te reo alive
New Zealand’s government plans to have 1 million Kiwis speaking basic te reo – the language of New Zealand’s indigenous Maori population – by 2040. There are also calls to make the ...
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New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country’s Māori name in Parliament
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The speaker of New Zealand ’s Parliament told lawmakers he would not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori name, Aotearoa ...