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It's Māori Language Week! This year's theme is 'Ake ake ake - A Forever Language.'![]()
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Every year since 1975 New Zealand has marked Māori Language Week as a time for all New Zealanders to celebrate te reo Māori – the Māori language – and to use more Māori phrases in everyday life. In 2024, Māori Language Week runs from 14–21 September.![]()
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“The New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Conference wants the liturgy of the universal Church to be inculturated in this land and to reflect the distinctiveness of New Zealand, and therefore have encouraged the use of some te reo Māori for all congregations.”![]()
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Kia kaha te reo Māori!Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week begins tomorrow Saturday 14 September and runs until next Saturday 21 September. The NZ Catholic Bishops Conference Te Huinga o ngā Pīhopa Katorika o Aotearoa would like to support and celebrate this taonga.![]()
The theme for Te Wiki 2024 is ‘Ake ake ake – A Forever Language’. It represents the resilience, adaptability and endurance of te Reo Māori. It also reflects the commitment New Zealanders have to embracing and learning te reo Māori long into the future.
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