According to a 2001 survey on the health of the Māori language, the number of very fluent adult speakers was about 9% of the Māori population, or 30,000 adults. A national census undertaken in 2006 says that about 4% of the New Zealand population, or 23.7% of the Maori population could hold a conversation in Maori about everyday things.
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The English word comes from the Maori language, where it is spelled "Māori". In New Zealand the Maori language is commonly referred to as Te Reo[tɛ ˈɾɛ.ɔ] "the language", short for te reo Māori.
The spelling "Maori" (without macron) is standard in English outside New Zealand in both general and linguistic usage. The Maori-language spelling "Māori" (with macron) has become common in New Zealand English in recent years, particularly in Maori-specific cultural contexts, although the traditional English spelling is still prevalent in general media and government use.
we met in a bar nothing special so far until the moment they suggested a drive to the coast minutes later we hit the road the guy who was driving was fat and dressed in black and all of a sudden he blew his top when I told him he was driving too fast I kept quiet for a while then I said I know of a dive further west let's go and I pay my round but no answer was to be heard and then they stopped the car got me out without a word got me to undress laid me down on the sand and pissed all over my body insulting me the hardest way I seemed to be attracting them the very same way blood attracts sharks and pitbull terriers boys you've been after me yes you've been tracing me and now you've captured me what a pleasure it must be but before you stab your prey before I pass away be sure that I lived for this and this is my gift we're gonna make you eat your balls we're gonna get rid of you so shove your bloody dignity aside and prepare yourself for dying like a dog one barked so I had a thought for my family remember my first lover understood I'd never see the sun setting on this Roman beach and felt the cold blade of a flick-knife penetrating me boys you've been after me yes you've been tracing me and now you've captured me what a pleasure it must be but before you stab your prey before I pass away be sure that I lived for this
As a younger man, he believed he needed permission from elders and fluency in te reo Māori, and his tuakana to go first, before he could 'qualify' for a mataora ... a proud, gay Māori man embracing his whakapapa and identity with pride.
The word puzzles were te reo Māori and the general gist of the paper was 'if you want to learn about Māoritanga, then read Te Iwi ... And of course, concern for mana Māori" ... Is it Māori, or Ma ori ori?.
For example, I have heard that the blacked-out lips in some regions mean the wearer can speak te reo Māori, but in others, it means they're a competent kaikaranga, or sometimes it represents something else again entirely.".
All dates are subject to change. Flow (9 January) ...Alien Weaponry ... This year's Waitangi Day special local release is about one of Aotearoa's most remarkable cultural success stories - the teenage thrash metal band taking te reo Māori to the world ... ....
... of Te Pāti Māori enters its second day ... "Having the Māori Queen here, having Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi - the matriarch of the Kohanga Reo - and many others all come, has been a very special moment.".
Māori wards ...Fears of anti-Māori rhetoric ... Being yelled at for using te reo Māori and having someone call "heil Hitler" at her - these are just some of Toni Boynton's experiences as a councillor.
A pioneer of contemporary Māori art, a film producer and a writer of speculative fiction are among the recipients of New Year Honours from the world of arts ... He also produced The DeadLands, the first action film entirely spoken in te reo Māori.
... (the MāoriHealthAuthority), the re-introduction of referenda on Māori wards, removing references to Tiriti o Waitangi in legislation, and policies related to the use and funding of te reo Māori.
This article was one of HeraldTravel’s top stories of 2024 ... One Brit living in Auckland wrote ... Photo / NZME ... “There is a strong Māori and Pasifika influence and kids are learning to speak te reo Māori and do kapa haka etc (I think this is amazing).” ... .
Kaupapa Driven Rhymes Uplifted by Dam Native. This record is one of our best hip-hop releases, fusing te reo and a te ao Māori perspective with rap techniques, but has been out of print for many years ...GhanaSpecial 2 ... Burger in German means 'citizen'.
She remembers challenging Peters over a comment he made about Māori in the media; "You're going to have to apologise to your listeners, Moana... All albums adequately named one-to-six in te reo Māori, one can only punt on the next album name.
The crowd sways like starlings in murmuration as we wait for the show to start ...Ouch ... Alien Weaponry infuses its music with Te Reo Māori, the Indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand, and explores Māori culture, history, and socio-political themes ... .
