The self-taught Maketū chefs who won MasterChef New Zealand in 2014 are working on their third cookbook and it will be written in te reo Māori. Photo / Ilk Photography"We've always felt like we were missing te reo Māori in our lives," says Kasey, whose mum Atarangi Te Awa, is not only a former teacher of te reo Māori but a fantastic cook. "There's obviously not many cookbooks out that are in te reo Māori," Kasey says. In 2019, the Government launched the Māori language strategy Maihi Karauna, which included the goal that by 2040, one million New Zealanders would be able to speak basic te reo Māori. Last year it was reported the number of teenagers studying te reo Māori at secondary school had passed 30,000 for the first time.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 02, 2021 21:56 UTC