Living and Learning as Māori: Language Stories from Three Generations by Kimai Tocker

“…Through this method, the article maps in evocative detail the important historical period between the banning of Māori language in schools and the renaissance of Māori language teaching and speaking in schools. …”
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A human-computer dialogue system for Maori language learning by Ng, L.L.

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Learning te Reo Māori via Online Distance Education: A Case Study by Maree Jayne Jeurissen

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L’usage des langues minoritaires dans la production des émissions télévisuelles : une approche comparative des cas breton, irlandais et māori by Ruth Lysaght

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Learning te Reo Māori via Online Distance Education: A Case Study by Maree Jayne Jeurissen

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L’image des langues minoritaires à travers les médias contemporains by Ruth Lysaght

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EntreviSta - Hinuwera Poutu by Marcus Maia, Arianna Berardi-Wiltshire

“…As a fluent speaker, a teacher, a researcher of Te Reo Māori and the youngest member of the New Zealand Māori Language Commission, Hinurewa Poutu is passionate about preserving the indigenous language of New Zealand and believes the future of Te Reo Māori rests with the younger generation. …”
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Language Situation and Language Policy in New Zealand by A R Beckeyeva

“…The author analyzes New Zealand state reforms, aimed at cultivation of the cultural, educational and communicative value of the Maori language and culture. The paper draws attention to the growth of ethnic consciousness of the Maori people, communicative expansion of the Maori language usage in public, political, educational, scientific and cultural spheres of New Zealand.…”
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The predictors of Māori electoral roll choice and knowledge: rangatahi Māori voter enrolment in a representative New Zealand youth survey by Lara M. Greaves, Janine Hayward, Daniel Barnett, Sue Crengle, Terryann C. Clark

“…These results contribute to a body of knowledge valuable for those seeking to increase voter enrolment and enrolment on the Māori roll.Glossary of Māori words: Hapū: kinship group, generally smaller than Iwi; sometimes translated to sub-tribe; hui: meeting; Iwi: broader tribal unit or grouping; nation; kaitiaki: guardian, steward, trustee; kanohi-ki-te-kanohi: face to face/in person; kapa haka: Māori performing arts; traditional performance; Kura Kaupapa Māori: Māori language/Māori medium schools; mana whenua: Māori group(s) who have authority, power, or rights over a certain area of land; marae: meeting house and the area surrounding it; mātauranga Māori: Māori ways of knowing/knowledge; Pākehā: New Zealanders of European descent; rangatahi: youth; rohe: area, region; tangata whenua: Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand; people(s) of the land; te reo Māori: the Māori language; te Tiriti o Waitangi: the Māori language version of the Treaty of Waitangi; tīpuna/tupuna: ancestors; waka ama: canoe sport; wānanga: meetings for discussion, deliberation, forums; whanau: family, extended family, or family-like group; whanaungatanga relationship, kinship, sense of family-like connections between people.…”
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National and cultural specifity of New Zealand English toponyms by A R Beckeyeva

“…The author describes in detail the geographical names of the Maori language which contain a complex of cultural, historical and mythological information about the Maori nation.…”
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Aroha: ‘Loving’ within a statutory and bi-cultural residential environment by Andrew Sutherland

“…‘Aroha’, as the closest Maori language equivalent of the English word ‘love’, is a concept now ingrained in practice ideals for youth residential work in Aotearoa/New Zealand, as part of a wider social services framework. …”
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Empowering an indigenous rural community: Local teachers for local schools by John Delany, Derek Wenmoth

“…This paper explores how the programme was adapted to meet specific local needs relating to Maori language and culture, and describes how particular features of the programme have become a catalyst for the empowerment of individuals, the local community, and beyond. …”
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Cultural Taxation: The Experiences of Māori Teachers in the Waitaha (Canterbury) Province of New Zealand and their Relevance for Similar Australian Research by Toni K. Torepe, Richard F. Manning

“…The primary objective was to gain a deeper understanding of the lived experiences and various challenges confronting this group of experienced Māori language teachers working in English-medium, state-funded schools. …”
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Empowering an indigenous rural community: Local teachers for local schools by John Delany, Derek Wenmoth

“…This paper explores how the programme was adapted to meet specific local needs relating to Maori language and culture, and describes how particular features of the programme have become a catalyst for the empowerment of individuals, the local community, and beyond. …”
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Editorial by Martin Nakata, Katelyn Barney

“…Pre-service teachers in different context are the focus of Torepe and Manning who examine the lived experiences and various challenges confronting this group of experienced Māori language teachers working in English-medium, state-funded schools. …”
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Te Hā o Te Reo by Maria Celina Bortolotto, Arianna Berardi-Wiltshire

“…   Drawn from a talk presented at the 2019 Viva Lingua Viva indigenous languages event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this article presents the findings of a qualitative case study focused on a 10-week Māori language programme, Te Hā o te Reo (“the essence of the language”) offered to staff at a New Zealand university. …”
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Intentional use of te reo Māori in New Zealand newspapers in 2007 by Angela Moewaka Barnes, Belinda Borell, Amanda Gregory, Hector Kaiwai, Tim McCreanor, Raymond Nairn, Jenny Rankine

“…Use of te reo varied widely among newspapers. No regular Māori language promotion items appeared in the sample, and it provides little evidence of support for New Zealand's endangered indigenous official language.…”
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Akaoraora'ia te peu ‘ā to ‘ui tūpuna: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Cook Islands Secondary School Physical Education by Aue Te Ava, Christine Rubie-Davies, Airini, Alan Ovens

“…The cultural values upon which the physical education lessons were based were: tāueue (participation), angaanga kapiti (cooperation), akatano (discipline), angaanga taokotai (community involvement), te reo Maori Kuki Airani (Cook Islands Maori language), and auora (physical and spiritual wellbeing). …”
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Towards a fairer and more ‘tika’ political science and politics: Are political science programs equipping students adequately for Aotearoa realities? by Annie Te One, Maria Bargh

“… Social and political change is occurring in Aotearoa New Zealand and tikanga, mātauranga, te reo Māori (the Māori language) and Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) are increasingly being recognised in diverse political and legal contexts. …”
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Tūrou Hawaiki: Morning karakia and waiata as culturally responsive pedagogy by Erani Motu, Maioha Watson, Matiu Ratima, Te Hurinui Karaka-Clarke, Susannah Ruth Stevens

“…This study is informed by a selective review of literature from three relevant sources: the impact of music therapy practices, culturally responsive pedagogy, and the normalisation of te reo Māori (Māori language) and tikanga Māori (Māori protocols and customs). …”
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