This week is nationally known at Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori. Therefore, here and within the other Uni's (Universities), activities and events are organized to recognize, honor and promote te reo Māori. I was trying to look for the article on the website, so that you could all read it, but I'll just summarize how this came to be.
Nexus, Issue 15, 26 July 2010
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week)
Luke Classen, Ngāti Porou
The renaissance era began in the early 1970s. A national petition in 1972 was created for te reo Māori to be offered as a subject in the New Zealand c
urriculum. Around this time, only 18-20% Māori spoke te reo. It was then seen as an endangered language. In 1978, Rūātoki School became the first bilingual school. In 1981, the first Kōhanga Reo (language nest) was established in Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt, Wellington. In 1985, the first Kura Kaupapa Māori (total immersion primary school) was established to cater to those from the Kōhanga Reo and Wharekura (total immersion secondary school). Te reo Māori is now educated from Kōhanga Reo
through Wānanga (University). In 2004, Māori Television was launched. The renaissance of te reo Māori is a result of the protests and dedications.
In 1972, the Māori Language Petition was s
igned by 30,000 signatures and delivered to Parliament on September 14. In 1975, Māori Language Day became "Māori Language Week." During the Māori Language Week of 1980, protests started to have the Māori language equal as English. 1985, Māori Language Claim (WAI 11) was brought before the Waitangi Tribunal by Huirangi Waikerepuru and Ngā Kaiwhakapūmau I Te Reo Māori Inc. (the W
ellington Māori Language Board). They wanted to the crown to officially recognize te reo Māori and the right to speak te reo Māori in courts. The Crown passed the 1987 Māori Language Act that established the Māori Language Commission to promote and protect te reo Māori.
And that was how Māori is commonly now used everywhere! The demise and the renaissance era of Ka ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi is the same.
Here is what the flyer says:
Te Waiora o Waikato
Waikato University Māori Students Association
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2010
Māori Language Week Events 26-30 July
Rāhina (Monday):
He Wahine, He Waiata
Pro Vice Chancellor Māori Office Waiata Series
WEL Performing Arts Academy
Te Whare Tapere 9:30am-12:30pm
Rātū (Tuesday):
Te Waiora O Waikato Lunch
TWW Free BBQ!
Village Green 12-2pm
Rāapa (Wednesday):
"WSU Kōrero Māori for Kai"
Free BBQ Steak and Eggs!
Waikato Students' Union
Village Green 12-2pm
Te Whitiki o Te Kii
Inter-School Debates, Māori and English
Rūnanga Room A.1.01 6pm
Rāpare (Thursday):
He Kura Kōrero
Guest Speakers: Meto Hopa & Rovina Maniapoto-Anderson
School of Māori and Pacific Development
A.G.30 6-8pm
Pākiki!
Quiz
Momento, Village Green 7:30pm
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