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Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas National MP Stuart Smith made a statement yesterday saying New Zealanders should get the chance to vote on the idea, and this morning he took it a step further, saying the name Aotearoa should be banned from all official documents. "I can't understand why the government can't have the confidence in their own position to actually go to the public, unlike John Key," he said, referencing the ill-fated referendum held on changing New Zealand's flag. Smith said the idea of a referendum was very popular "judging by my inbox" after he penned an opinion article on

'It's disappointing': Weather forecaster opens up on vile abuse from people triggered by his use of 'Aotearoa' Newshub 3 hrs ago Lana Andelane © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Images / Supplied Related video: Learning te reo Māori is about embracing tikanga and 'giving it a go', say language advocates. A leading weather analyst has faced fierce criticism online for introducing his forecasts in te reo Māori, with the brief greeting "Kia ora, Aotearoa" (Hello, New Zealand") attracting a spate of abusive comments - backlash he argues is completely warranted.  Speaking to ...

TVNZ/Scottie Productions Sir Tīmoti Kāretu (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu), who named Te Kaiaotanga o Te Reo, is one of several key speakers at the top of the South's first ever Māori language symposium. Revitalising te reo Māori will require hunger, commitment and demand time, but it’s not impossible. That’s one of many wise words spoken by Sir Tīmoti Kāretu at a Māori language symposium held in Te Tauihu-o-te-waka-a-Māui (the top of the south) on Wednesday and Thursday. The symposium was opened by Kiley Nēpia, pouahurea (cultural advisor) of Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, to an a...

New Zealand: Advertisement pulled due to incorrect pronunciation of Māori place name Kathleen Henning of AJ Park looks at the ASA’s recent Rangiora decision and its impact on the revitalisation of the Māori language in New Zealand Sponsored by May 18 2021 In April 2021, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) of New Zealand upheld a complaint against a radio advertisement that mispronounced the Māori place name, Rangiora. The complaint was upheld on the basis that the mispronunciation was disrespectful, caused harm to te reo M...

Date Time Norway is strengthening position of minority languages Many European minority languages are being elevated within legislation and research. Linguistic Minorities in Europe aims to make the research available. There are up to 100 minority languages in Europe. Norway have six, including Kven and Sami. Photo: UiO. Speaking more than one language is far more common than speaking just one.. But although many people learn foreign languages to traverse the world and get to know other people, most of the languages we speak are small. “It is a myth that Norwegian is a smal...