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  • Te reo Māori (Māori language)

    Found in History, culture and heritage / Māori language, culture and heritage / Te reo Māori (Māori language)

    Māori became 1 of New Zealand’s 3 official languages in 1987. It’s a taonga (treasure) that our government works to protect.

  • Māori history

    Found in History, culture and heritage / NZ’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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • Māori language, culture and heritage

    Found in History, culture and heritage / Māori language, culture and heritage

  • 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.

  • The Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti

    Found in Government A-Z / The Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti

    Te Arawhiti is dedicated to fostering strong, ongoing and effective relationships with Māori across Government. They negotiate the settlement of historical Treaty of Waitangi claims. See: Treaty settlements

  • 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.

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