New book sheds new light on Māori contribution
A new book by Victoria University of Wellington senior lecturer Dr Maria Bargh offers insights into a highly secretive world while also challenging perceptions about the economic contribution of Māori.
2015 News
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National award highlights importance of te reo revitalisation
A collaborative book edited by two Victoria academics has won the Te Reo Māori category of the 2015 Ngā Kupu Ora Aotearoa Māori Book Awards.
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Q and A with Distinguished Alumni Winner Tamati Kruger
Tamati Kruger, who graduated with a BA in Māori Studies in 1978, was instrumental in securing the largest Treaty of Waitangi settlement to date for the Central North Island Iwi Collective and was chief negotiator of the Tūhoe-Te Urewera Treaty of Waitangi Settlement.
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Summer Trimester Māori Language Courses for Beginners
Keen to start learning te reo Māori? Te Kawa a Māui is offering Māori language courses for beginners this coming summer trimester.
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Ngāi Tauira debate returns for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2015
Watch staff and students debate against each other in te Reo Māori and English on Te Karere.
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori ki Wikitōria events
2015 marks the 40th anniversary of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
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Importance of te reo revitalisation highlighted
'Only one in five Māori can speak te reo' are the kind of statistics that highlight the danger of the language being lost, says Victoria University of Wellington's Professor Rawinia Higgins.
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Rawinia Higgins appointed to Māori Language Commission
Professor Rawinia Higgins from Te Kawa a Māui has been appointed to the Māori Language Commission.
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Influential korero club makes comeback
Te Reo Māori has been given a boost with the revival of an influential language society based at the Victoria University of Wellington.