Language week criticism
PA Auckland The Race Relations Conciliator, Mr Hiwi Tauroa, is opposed to Maori Language Week.
(“It’s not enough,” he said yesterday. Maori Language Week, which began on Sunday, should really be Maori Language Year, he said. People should start to use Maori greeting words and not be scared of the language, Mr Tauroa said. Dr Peter Sharpies, the director of cultural affairs for the Department of Maori Affairs, said it was time Maori people established long-term programmes to preserve the language “rather than making a splash.” Dr Sharpies, who is also chairman of the John Waititi Marae at Henderson, in West Auckland, said the marae would not run special programmes for Maori language week. Maori language is taught there regularly on two nights a week. The marae has a kohanga reo (maori pre-school), and also runs special programmes throughout the year for high school students.
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