Te Wiki o te reo Maori

Te Wiki o te reo Maori 2025 – 50^th Anniversary

14-20^th September 2025

There are many things that define New Zealanders and connect us to our home: and te reo Māori is one of them

Te reo Māori is New Zealand's language. But it still needs New Zealanders to keep it safe.

In 1972 a small group of language champions presented a petition to parliament from 30,000 New Zealanders asking the government to teach Māori language in schools. Ten years later Māori language champions marched to parliament again, calling for te reo to be made an official language in its own land.

Following the Māori Language Treaty of Waitangi claim, te reo was declared an official language of New Zealand. This is how the organisation, the Māori Language Commission, was established. It’s been a long journey but it’s one that hasn’t finished, and they are inviting all New Zealanders to join them. 

Honour the past, celebrate New Zealand’s language and prepare for our future. Together.

Kia kaha te reo Māori!
Kia kaha Aotearoa!

https://www.reomaori.co.nz/