Upsurge of interest in Maori tongue
PA Wellington The Minister of Maori Affairs (Mr Maclntyre) has criticised the critics who assert that nothing is done to preserve the Maori language. Opening the seventh secondary* schools Polynesian festival at Porirua on Saturday, the Minister said he was encouraged to notice the upsurge of interest in Maori. In secondary schools, the language had expanded to jsuch an extent that 146 New Zealand schools were now providing tuition for 12,000 pupils. Last year, 1600 candidates sat School Certificate in Maori and in that time a further 44 Maori-language teachers were engaged. "This must all go to knock the criticis who try to say that nothing is being done to preserve the Maori tongue,” Mr Mclntyre said.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19770919.2.16
Bibliographic details
Press, 19 September 1977, Page 2
Word Count
123Upsurge of interest in Maori tongue Press, 19 September 1977, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in