Waikato reporter accepts Māori language challengeEmelyn McHardy/Stuff Reporter Katrina Tanirau teaches reporter Cambridge Edition a simple mihi for Te Wiki o te reo Maori (Maori Language Week). Te reo Māori is one of New Zealand's two official languages, the other being sign, but not many Kiwis know how to speak Maori. To kick start Te Wiki o te reo Māori (Māori Language Week) I employed a fellow reporter to teach me how to introduce myself in our indigenous tongue. It was chosen by the Māori Language Commission to celebrate New Zealand's indigenous greeting. Māori Language Week was established in 1975 and encourages New Zealanders to use more Māori phrases in everyday life.

Source: Stuff September 10, 2017 22:41 UTC