Jaiyushka PratapTena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. I believe people descending from Maori heritage should be encouraged to embrace it, and it should be compulsory to learn te reo until secondary school. If we are legally known as a bilingual settlement, then why suppress the importance of knowing te reo? There is no doubt that children will gain pride from valuing the remarkable cultural te reo Maori identity. I feel strongly obliged to learn te reo, as it is what's marketed globally as New Zealand's indigenous language.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 09, 2019 16:30 UTC