A ‘forever language’ – te Wiki o te Reo Māori marks 52 years of extraordinary progress

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A ‘forever language’ – te Wiki o te Reo Māori marks 52 years of extraordinary progress

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By Jeanette King
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Māori Language Week is running from 14 to 21 September. University of Canterbury Aotahi School of Māori and Indigenous Studies professor Jeanette King writes about the revitalisation of te reo over the past five decades

Looking back from this vantage point to 1972, it’s clear Aotearoa New Zealand has come a long way Ko tēnei te Wiki o te Reo Māori – it’s Māori L