{"id":6181,"date":"2015-07-01T21:42:11","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T08:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/?p=6181"},"modified":"2015-07-03T08:16:03","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T19:16:03","slug":"the-new-maori-language-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/?p=6181","title":{"rendered":"The New M\u0101ori Language Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hilda_Avatar2\"<\/a>\u00a0Hilda\u00a0Halkyard- Harawira<\/p>\n

\"EP-1980-2470-20a\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Te Pire Reo M\u0101ori to M\u0101ori Language Advisory Group<\/p>\n

For 110 years in the history of Aotearoa, Te Reo M\u0101ori was systematically banished from the school curriculum and devalued by the wider community, the institutions of Aotearoa and parliament.<\/p>\n

In 1972, Ng\u0101 Tamatoa called for Te Reo M\u0101ori to be taught in schools. Te Reo M\u0101ori Society and Te Whakapumau i Te Reo lodged a successful Wai 11 claim with the Waitangi Tribunal , but The NZ M\u0101ori Council had to take Te Reo M\u0101ori claim to The Privy Council in England before Te Reo M\u0101ori was recognised as a Tiriti right. Consequently Te Reo M\u0101ori become an official language in 1987.<\/p>\n

Kohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa, kura a Iwi, Wharekura , W\u0101nanga, Ataarangi, Puna Reo, Iwi Radio, Aotearoa TV and later M\u0101ori Television are the fruition of the dreams of ordinary M\u0101ori to retain and revitalise Te Reo M\u0101ori, the mother tongue of Aotearoa .<\/p>\n

These are important accomplishments in a backdrop of 5 and a half generations where society swallowed the mantra of English language is best. The result of Te reo M\u0101ori being absent for 110 years is the fear adapted by many M\u0101ori that Te Reo M\u0101ori will not advance your education or job prospects.\u00a0 Te Reo M\u0101ori is an industry of great potential. Te Reo M\u0101ori is an important factor in the wellness of our society.<\/p>\n

I congratulate the M\u0101ori Language Advisory Panel for visiting us in the North and these are some of the concerns raised with them regarding Te Matawai.<\/p>\n

The Waitangi Tribunal \u2013should give clearance for this bill to proceed to ensure :
\na. matters of Wai 11 and Wai 262 are not compromised;
\nb. the roles of Te Taura Whiri and Te M\u0101ngai P\u0101ho are strengthened and not compromised.
\n2) NZ M\u0101ori Council should be given the courtesy to be consulted on this bill as they took the case to the Privy Council.
\n3) It is unclear what is the role of Te Puni Kokiri in this new structure.
\n4) The political motivation to hand over the responsibility of Te Reo to Iwi \u2013 Iwi R\u016bnanga is laudable but a narrow view. In the past 30 years only a few Iwi have made a commitment for the retention of Te Reo and usually via other institutions. Ng\u0101ti Raukawa led the drive to increase their numbers of fluent speakers over a 25 year period until 2000 and beyond; Kai Tahu instigated 1000 kaika- 1000 M\u0101ori speaking homes. Ng\u0101ti Awa developed Reo programmes via Awanui\u0101rangi. Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa based in Waikato had a global view to teach Reo M\u0101ori and in some instances Reo M\u0101ori has been taught via mainstream tertiary organisations. There are new wh\u0101nau reo groupings that exist beyond Iwi territories who have driven the revival of Te Reo and who should be recognised as key stakeholders in the future of Te Reo M\u0101ori.
\n5) There are organisations who have had a long standing relationship with revitalisation of Te Reo. Reo funding should target the primary organisations that keep Te Reo alive: Kohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa, W\u0101nanga, Irirangi M\u0101ori, M\u0101ori TV Ataarangi etc. Allocating 3 seats to the Reo Tukutuku limits.
\n6) The Bill does not tie responsibilities to Ministry of Education and all other state entities to implement Te Reo and Tiriti practices. The commitment of funding to train Te Reo M\u0101ori teachers from Kohanga Reo to W\u0101nanga must be a state responsibility and not an Iwi burden.
\n7) There is no m\u0101ngai for Ng\u0101puhi let alone Muriwhenua on Te Matawai.
\n8) Nobody in Tai Tokerau funds properly regional Manu K\u014drero, regional and national schools, kapa haka , secondary kura reo\u2013 which are key annual focal points for the rangatahi in Northland.<\/p>\n

I pay special tribute to the late Erima Henare for his support of young minds learning Te Reo M\u0101ori and Tikanga M\u0101ori. I wish to pay respects to all our kaum\u0101tua and kuia who continued to speak Te Reo in diversity; to the non- speaker learners of Te Reo like Hana Te Hemara, Titewhai Harawira, Syd Jackson m\u0101 who pushed for Te Reo in kura and the early pioneers of Te Reo M\u0101ori programmes.<\/p>\n

Tai Tokerau have some notable reo M\u0101ori exponents in our midst like: P\u0101 Tate, Dr Patu Hohepa , Haami Piripi, Shane Jones, Taipari Munro, Naida Glavish, Sonny Tau, Hone Sadler, Pierre Lyndon, Ng\u0101wai Herewini, Hirini Henare, Kingi Taurua, Julian Wilcox ,Joe Everitt, Keita Kapa, \u00a0Anaru Rieper, N\u0101u Epiha, Rahera Shortland, Evelyn Tobin \u00a0and Anaru Martin to name a few . There is also a new frontier of Reo M\u0101ori advocates who hail from Kohanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa and Ataarangi who are now broadening the teaching spectrum of Te Reo M\u0101ori.<\/p>\n

In Europe it is normal for a child to learn 4 languages. On an Emirates plane, English is the 8th language. John Campbell consistently said \u201cKia ora\u201d on his night shows. Indian and Chinese shopkeepers willingly greet their customers with \u201ckia ora\u201d. In hui M\u0101ori if one person does not speak M\u0101ori the whole hui will convert to English, therefore diminishing the occasions where we can stay in Te Reo. M\u0101ori broadcasting and M\u0101ori agencies have a role to play in uplifting Te Reo.<\/p>\n

Our kaum\u0101tua and kuia are correct, the will for Te Reo M\u0101ori resides with M\u0101ori willingness to learn and continue to speak in all situations. Te Reo M\u0101ori should not be confined to ceremonial occasions and its survival requires constant use and sharing. In Aotearoa , it should be normal for a child to be bi-lingual.<\/p>\n

The role of the amended M\u0101ori Language Bill should be to :
\n1 .Protect Te Reo M\u0101ori as a national taonga.
\n2 Establish clear direction and strategies for Te Reo M\u0101ori.
\n3. Create opportunities for M\u0101ori to determine and drive outcomes for Te Reo.
\n4. Clarify the roles and functions of both M\u0101ori and Crown in respect to Te Reo M\u0101ori .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Hilda\u00a0Halkyard- Harawira Te Pire Reo M\u0101ori to M\u0101ori Language Advisory Group For 110 years in the history of Aotearoa, Te Reo M\u0101ori was systematically banished from the school curriculum and devalued by the wider community, the institutions of Aotearoa and parliament. In 1972, Ng\u0101 Tamatoa called for Te Reo M\u0101ori to be taught in schools. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":6183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6181"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6181\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6252,"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6181\/revisions\/6252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mananews.co.nz\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}