E mihi ana Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori i te whāinga hou i Tauranga ki te whakatairanga i te reo Māori.

E ai ki Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, he ‘whakaaro rangatira’ tēnei, waihoki ko te painga atu mēnā ka kawea ake e ētahi atu hapori.

Hei tā Pita Paraone, te Tumuaki Takawaenga, “E tautoko ana te whāinga hou nei i te Rautaki Reo Māori a te Minita, a Tākuta Pita Sharples. E whakamana ana tana Rautaki i te pānui reo rua, i te whakamahi i te reo i te ao hangarau, i te riro hoki mā te iwi e ārahi āna kaupapa reo.”

Mā te whāinga nei e tupu ake ai he kaiārahi mō te reo Māori. Ko tā ngā iwi he ārahi, ko tā Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori he tautoko i ngā wāhi ka taea.”

Kua roa te Tari e whakamāori pānui ana mā te ao pakihi; te hanga kupu hou; kua tohaina hoki ētahi rauemi reo Māori ki ngā hapori.

Ka hui atu Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori ki ētahi o Tauranga te Reo.

Hei tā Pita Paraone, “Ko tā mātou he kohikohi ake i ngā rauemi hei tautoko i te iwi nei me tā rātou whāinga.”

Mā Tauranga Moana e para te huarahi, taihoa e kawea ake ai te whakaaro e te Aotearoa whānui.”

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori says that the campaign is a ‘whakaaro rangatira’ that it would like to see emulated in other communities.

Acting CE Pita Paraone says “the campaign supports the proposed Māori Language Strategy of the Government that mandates bilingual signage, more use of te reo in the IT sector, and for iwi to lead their own language initiatives.”

“This campaign will provide leadership for the wider use of te reo Māori. The role of TTWh is to support iwi where we can.”

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori has experience translating bilingual signs for businesses; developing terms for new technology; and have distributed te reo Māori resources to many communities.

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori will arrange to meet members of Tauranga te Reo.

“In the meantime, we will provide resources to support the kaupapa,” says Mr Paraone.

“With Tauranga Moana leading the way, we can see a time where this type of initiative is shared by the rest of Aotearoa.”