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Laying down the te reo Māori challenge to corporates

ANALYSIS: Extinction of the Māori language still possible if corporate Aotearoa doesn’t play its part.

NBR senior journalist Will Mace speaks with Nicholas Pointon.

Will Mace Mon, 17 Apr 2023

‘Maranga mai!’

This was one of the first new phrases Shoeshine learned at the beginning of his te reo Māori introductory course last month.

It means wake up!, get up! or even rise up! and can be literal enough to shout at your kids/significant other in the morning, or figurative enough that it

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Will Mace Mon, 17 Apr 2023
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