Source: New Zealand Government
The Government is confirming its clear and ambitious course for the future of te reo Māori with the refresh of the Maihi Karauna strategy, Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka says.
“Te reo Māori is a taonga and a defining part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s identity. This refreshed strategy is about ensuring the language is visible, valued and voiced.”
The Maihi Karauna is the Crown’s strategy for Māori language revitalisation across government and wider society, working alongside the Maihi Māori to support whānau and communities.
The refreshed strategy builds on the progress made since 2019 and reflects the latest evidence about what works to grow a living, thriving language.
“While it’s clear that public support for te reo is growing, many people are not actively learning or using the language themselves. Bridging this gap is the next step in revitalisation,” Mr Potaka says.
The refreshed Maihi Karauna retains its long-term goals to 2040, including growing the number of speakers and increasing the value placed on te reo Māori as part of New Zealand’s national identity.
The strategy sharpens the Crown’s role and clarifies expectations across the public sector. It remains grounded in partnership between the Crown, Iwi and Māori, under Te Ture mō te Reo Māori 2016 and Te Whare o te Reo Mauriora.
“Revitalising te reo Māori is a shared responsibility. Government has a leadership role, but lasting change comes from whānau, communities and everyday New Zealanders using the language.”
The next phase of work will focus on delivering a coordinated action plan across government agencies to drive collective impact.
“We are focused on results, more people speaking te reo Māori, more often, in more places.
“Kia māhorahora te reo, let the language flow freely” Mr Potaka says.
Mā te whakahoutanga o te rautaki ka tau he ara pakari ake mō te reo Māori
E whakaū ana te Kāwanatanga i tōna ara mārama, manawanui hoki mō te āpōpō o reo Māori i te whakahoutanga o te rautaki Maihi Karauna, te kī a Te Minita Whanaketanga Māori Tama Potaka.
“He taonga te reo Māori, he wāhi nui hoki tōna o te tuakiri o Aotearoa. Ko te tikanga o te rautaki kua whakahoutia ake nei ko te mātua whakarite e kitea ana, e kaingākautia ana, e kōrerotia ana hoki te reo Māori.”
Ko te Maihi Karauna koia te rautaki a te Karauna mō te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori puta noa i te kāwanatanga, otirā, i te iwi whānui tonu, e haere kōtui ana ki te taha o te Maihi Māori ki te tautoko i ngā whānau me ngā hapori anō hoki.
E whai ake ana te rautaki kua whakahoutia ake nei i ngā mahi mai i te tau 2019, e whakaata ana i ngā taunakitanga hou e pā ana ki ngā mahi e tika ana ki te whakatipu i te reo kia ora rawa ake ai.
“Ahakoa mārama te kitea e piki haere ana te tautoko a te iwi whānui mō te reo Māori, he nui tonu ngā tāngata kāore e āta ako ana, e kaha kōrero ana hoki i te reo Māori. Ko te whakatikatika i tēnei raru koia te mahi i tua atu mō te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori” te kōrero a Minita Potaka.
Kei te pupuri tonu te rautaki i ōna whāinga roa ki te tau 2040, tae atu ki te whakatipu ake i te nui o ngā tāngata kōrero i te reo Māori me te whakapiki i te uara o te reo Māori hei wāhi nui o te tuakiri ā-motu o Aotearoa.
Ko tā te rautaki hei whakakoi ake i te tūranga o te Karauna me te āta whakamārama i ngā manakohanga puta noa i te rāngai tūmatanui. E tū tonu ana i runga i te hononga i waenga i te Karauna me te Iwi Māori, i raro i Te Ture mō te Reo Māori 2016 me Te Whare o te Reo Mauriora.
“He haepapa ngātahi te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori. He tūranga ārahi tō te Kāwanatanga, engari kia tino ū ai me ahu mai ngā huringa i ngā whānau, i ngā hapori me te iwi whānui o Aotearoa e kōrero ana i te reo Māori.”
Ko te wāhanga e whai ake nei o te mahi ko te āta aro ki te whakatutukinga o tētahi mahere mahi ruruku huri noa i ngā tari kāwanatanga mō te whakakotahitanga o te kōkiri whakamua.
“E āta aro ana mātou ki ngā hua, kia nui ake ngā tāngata e kōrero Māori ana, i te nuinga ake o ngā wā, i te nuinga ake anō o ngā wāhi.
“Kia māhorahora te reo Māori” te kī a Minita Potaka.
Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/09/14/strategy-refresh-sets-stronger-course-for-te-reo-maori/