Whanganui letters: Too much Māori language on television? 16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read My history tells me that in certain circumstances te reo Māori would have been the first language here in Aotearoa. Photo / file My history tells me that in certain circumstances te reo Māori would have been the first language here in Aotearoa. Photo / file Whanganui Chronicle Is there too much Māori language being broadcast on TVNZ? I don't think so. My history tells me that in certain circumstances te reo Māori would have been the first language here in Aotearoa. In 1847 a Royal Charter was received by Governor Grey. The New Zealand Government Act would have given the tangata whenua full citizenship and voting rights.