Search results for Māori
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Māori history
Found in History, culture and heritage / New Zealand's history / Māori history
Māori are tangata whenua — people of the land. They came to Aotearoa from Polynesia in the 13th century and created a new language and culture.
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Māori culture and heritage
Found in History, culture and heritage / Māori language, culture and heritage / Māori culture and heritage
Māori culture is a big part of NZ’s identity, so respecting, preserving and promoting it is vital.
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Learn te reo Māori
Found in History, culture and heritage / Māori language, culture and heritage / Learn te reo Māori
Find resources and courses for learning te reo Māori at any level. Learn how to get translations and how to become a translator.
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Revitalising te reo Māori
Found in History, culture and heritage / Māori language, culture and heritage / Revitalising te reo Māori
Māori became an official language of New Zealand in 1987. It’s a taonga (treasure) that our government works to protect. Learn about the history of te reo Māori and the plan for revitalising the language.
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Register for the Māori electoral roll
Found in Engaging with government / Enrol and vote in an election / Register for the Māori electoral roll
If you’re of Māori descent, you can choose to be on the Māori electoral roll or the general electoral roll when you vote in general elections.
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Māori Land Court
Found in Government A-Z / Māori Land Court
At their offices you can: make an application to the Court eg to transfer your share or interest in Māori land to another person lodge enquiries eg to find out whether you have any entitlement to interests in Māori land talk to their staff about Māori Land Court processes look at current Māori Land title…
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Māori Television Service
Found in Government A-Z / Māori Television Service
Their aim is to: promote te reo Māori, and be an independent Māori television service that is watched and enjoyed by all New Zealanders.
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Māori language, culture and heritage
Found in History, culture and heritage / Māori language, culture and heritage
Learn about the history of te reo Māori and Māori customs, culture and heritage — and how these are part of the identity of Aotearoa.
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Whāngai
Found in Family and whānau / Adoption and fostering / Whāngai
Whāngai is the Māori tradition of children being raised by someone other than their birth parents — usually a relative.
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Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
Found in Government A-Z / Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
They: promote the use of Māori as a living language promote standards of writing and spoken Māori administer exams for people wanting formal certification as translators and interpreters expand the Māori language.