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Strategy refresh sets stronger course for te reo Māori

The Government is confirming its clear and ambitious course for the future of te reo Māori with the refresh of the Maihi Karauna strategy, Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka says. “Te reo Māori is a taonga and a defining part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s identity. This refreshed strategy is about ensuring the language is visible, valued and voiced.” The Maihi Karauna is the Crown’s strategy for Māori language revitalisation across government and wider society, working alongside the Maihi Māori to support whānau and communities. The refreshed strategy builds on the progress made since 2019 and reflects the latest evidence about what works to grow a living, thriving language. “While it’s clear that public support for te reo is growing, many people are not actively learning or using the language themselves. Bridging this gap is the next step in revitalisation,” Mr Potaka says. The refreshed Maihi Karauna retains its long-term goals to 2040, including growing the number of speakers and increasing the value placed on te reo Māori as part of New Zealand’s national identity. The strategy sharpens the Crown’s role and clarifies expectations across the public sector. It remains grounded in partnership between the Crown, Iwi and Māori, under Te Ture mō te Reo Māori 2016 and Te Whare o te Reo Mauriora. “Revitalising te reo Māori is a shared responsibility. Government has a leadership role, but lasting change comes from whānau, communities and everyday New Zealanders using the language.” The next phase of work will focus on delivering a coordinated action plan across government agencies to drive collective impact. “We are focused on results, more people speaking te reo Māori, more often, in more places. “Kia māhorahora te reo, let the language flow freely” Mr Potaka says. Mā te whakahoutanga o te rautaki ka tau he ara pakari ake mō te reo Māori E whakaū ana te Kāwanatanga i tōna ara mārama, manawanui hoki mō te āpōpō o reo Māori i te whakahoutanga o te rautaki Maihi Karauna, te kī a Te Minita Whanaketanga Māori Tama Potaka. “He taonga te reo Māori, he wāhi nui hoki tōna o te tuakiri o Aotearoa. Ko te tikanga o te rautaki kua whakahoutia ake nei ko te mātua whakarite e kitea ana, e kaingākautia ana, e kōrerotia ana hoki te reo Māori.” Ko te Maihi Karauna koia te rautaki a te Karauna mō te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori puta noa i te kāwanatanga, otirā, i te iwi whānui tonu, e haere kōtui ana ki te taha o te Maihi Māori ki te tautoko i ngā whānau me ngā hapori anō hoki. E whai ake ana te rautaki kua whakahoutia ake nei i ngā mahi mai i te tau 2019, e whakaata ana i ngā taunakitanga hou e pā ana ki ngā mahi e tika ana ki te whakatipu i te reo kia ora rawa ake ai. “Ahakoa mārama te kitea e piki haere ana te tautoko a te iwi whānui mō te reo Māori, he nui tonu ngā tāngata kāore e āta ako ana, e kaha kōrero ana hoki i te reo Māori. Ko te whakatikatika i tēnei raru koia te mahi i tua atu mō te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori” te kōrero a Minita Potaka. Kei te pupuri tonu te rautaki i ōna whāinga roa ki te tau 2040, tae atu ki te whakatipu ake i te nui o ngā tāngata kōrero i te reo Māori me te whakapiki i te uara o te reo Māori hei wāhi nui o te tuakiri ā-motu o Aotearoa. Ko tā te rautaki hei whakakoi ake i te tūranga o te Karauna me te āta whakamārama i ngā manakohanga puta noa i te rāngai tūmatanui. E tū tonu ana i runga i te hononga i waenga i te Karauna me te Iwi Māori, i raro i Te Ture mō te Reo Māori 2016 me Te Whare o te Reo Mauriora. “He haepapa ngātahi te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori. He tūranga ārahi tō te Kāwanatanga, engari kia tino ū ai me ahu mai ngā huringa i ngā whānau, i ngā hapori me te iwi whānui o Aotearoa e kōrero ana i te reo Māori.” Ko te wāhanga e whai ake nei o te mahi ko te āta aro ki te whakatutukinga o tētahi mahere mahi ruruku huri noa i ngā tari kāwanatanga mō te whakakotahitanga o te kōkiri whakamua. “E āta aro ana mātou ki ngā hua, kia nui ake ngā tāngata e kōrero Māori ana, i te nuinga ake o ngā wā, i te nuinga ake anō o ngā wāhi. “Kia māhorahora te reo Māori” te kī a Minita Potaka.

New funding for Whangamarino wetland, insect heavyweight

Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has announced two new International Visitor Levy (IVL) investments while in the Waikato, today — funding to protect the Whangamarino wetland, and further work to maximise breeding opportunities for the Māhoenui giant wētā at Otorohanga Kiwi House. “We are serious about protecting and restoring New Zealand’s taonga sites and taonga species now, and for future generations,” Mr Potaka says. “This is why we are committing $2 million over two years to kickstart work on the Whangamarino Action Plan and help restore the habitat as a Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site). “Whangamarino is a under significant pressure due to a history of drainage and frequent flood events. Working with Iwi and stakeholders, the aim is to improve water level management for biodiversity conservation and improved water quality, and to recognising the role of the wetland in natural flood management. “Additionally, we are granting the Māhoenui giant wētā captive breeding work at Otorohanga Kiwi House, which is carried in partnership with Te Whare o Mōkau ki Runga (Ngāti Maniapoto), $75,000 from the IVL. “Wētā are a unique breed of insect only found in New Zealand, and our giant wētā, particularly the Māhoenui variety, hold a very special place in the insect kingdom. “They’re one of the heaviest and toughest insect species in the world, but also one of the most endangered. “Otorohanga Kiwi House has been doing fantastic work to breed giant wētā for release. With this IVL support — and what will hopefully be a successful breeding season — we hope to see more wētā in the wild.” Whangamarino Wetlands Otorohanga Kiwi House captive Māhoenui giant wētā breeding programme Nō te rangi tonu nei ka pānui atu te Minita Whāomoomo a Tama Potaka i ētahi haumitanga hou nō te International Visitor Levy (te IVL) nōna i Waikato — he pūtea tēnei hei whakahaumaru i te kūkūwai o Whangamarino, hei tautoko hoki i te mahi whakawhānui ake i ngā āheitanga whakatupu mō te wētā punga Māhoenui ki te Whare Kiwi o Ōtorohanga. “E aro kau ana mātou ki te whakahaumaru, ki te tāmata hoki i ngā wāhi taonga o Aotearoa me ngā momo taonga hoki, mō tēnei wā, mō ngā reanga o muri hoki,” hei tā Potaka. “Koinā mātou e whakarite nei i te 2 miriona tāra mō ngā tau e rua e tū mai nei, hei tīmata i te mahi whakatinana i te Whangamarino Action Plan, hei āwhina hoki ki te tāmata i te taiao kia noho ai te kūkūwai hei Wetland of International Importance (hei Ramsar Site). “E tāmia kinotia ana a Whangamarino nā runga i te kaha whakaawatia o te kūkūwai i roto i ngā tau, nā te nui hoki o ngā waipuke. Mā te mahi tahi me ngā iwi me ngā kiripānga, ko te whāinga ko te whakapai ake i te whakahaere i te nui o te wai mō te whāomoomo rerenga rauropi te take me te whakapiki i te kounga o te wai, ko te whakamārama atu hoki i tō te kūkūwai wāhanga i te whakahaere ā-taiao i ngā waipuke. “Hei tāpiri, ka utua hoki te mahi whakatupu i ngā wētā punga Māhoenui e noho ana ki te Whare Kiwi o Ōtorohanga, e whakahaere tahitia ana tēnei kaupapa ki te taha o Te Whare o Mōkau ki Runga (Ngāti Maniapoto), ki te 75,000 tāra nō te IVL. “He momo ngāngara motuhake te Wētā e kitea ana ki Aotearoa anake, ka mutu ko te wētā punga, inarā ko te momo Māhoenui, he wāhanga whakahirahira tō tēnei momo ki roto i te mātāmuatanga ngārara. “Ko ngā wētā ētahi o ngā momo ngārara taumaha rawa, pūioio rawa i tēnei ao, engari ko ēnei hoki ētahi o ngā mea whakaraerae rawa. “Inā te pai rawa atu o tā te Whare Kiwi ki Ōtorohanga mahi ki te whakatupu i ngā wētā punga kia rite ai ēnei ngārara mō te ngahere. Mā te tautoko a te IVL — mā te pahawatanga hoki o tētahi wā whakatupu whaihua — ko te manako ia ka nui ake ngā wētā ka kitea rā ki roto i te ngahere.” He kupu mā ngā ētita: Ngā Kūkūwai ki Whangamarino Tā te Whare Kiwi ki Ōtorohanga kaupapa whakatupu i ngā wētā punga Māhoenui E 300 ngā wētā punga Māhoenui i whānau mai ki roto i te whare nei, nā tēnei kaupapa i pēnei ai, ā, he mea whakahaere ngātahi tēnei kaupapa ki te taha o Te Whare o Mōkau ki Runga, nā runga i tēnā, kua kaha kē atu te whakaū i te anamata o tētahi o ngā momo ngāngara whakaraerae rawa atu ki Aotearoa nei.