Te Mātāwai - Pānui Pāpāho

I whakapuakina e te Poari o Te Mātāwai i te rangi nei, ko Te Atarangi Whiu, nō Ngāpuhi, nō Ngāti Ranginui, nō Ngāti Maniapoto hoki, hei Tumu Whakarae tuatahi māna, kua kopoua nei hei whakatū i te whare o Te Mātāwai, hei ārahi hoki i āna mahi whakahaere.

Kua pakari te tū a Te Atarangi i roto i ngā kaupapa Māori me tana ū ki te reo Māori.

“Kei runga i a Te Atarangi ngā manako ā muri ake nei mō te reo Māori i takea mai i ana mātua mai rā anō, ka tāpaea ki ngā wheako o te hīkoi i ngā pā tūwatawata o te kāwanatanga, me te tautoko a te Poari katoa o Te Mātāwai kotahi atu nei ki te rauoratanga o te reo Māori. E whakapono ana au i takea mai ia ki te hiki ake i tēnei mānuka” hei tā te kaihautū o Te Mātāwai, hei tā Waihoroi Shortland.

He hinonga ā-ture motuhake hōu a Te Mātāwai kua whakamanahia hei ārahi i te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori mā ngā iwi me ngāi Māori. Ka mahi tahi hoki a Te Mātāwai me te karauna, ki te tautoko i te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori.

Atu i te 1 o Hōngongoi, i te tau 2017, ka riro mā Te Mātāwai te tahua pūtea, neke atu i te $9 miriona tāra i te tau te rahi, mō ngā kaupapa reo i ngā hapori e whakahaere, tae atu ki te pūtea rangahau, $1 miriona tāra nei te rahi.

Ka tīmata a Te Atarangi Whiu hei Tumu Whakarae, atu i te 1 o Poutū-te-rangi, i te tau 2017.

Te Mātāwai - Media Release

Today the Board of Te Mātāwai announced Te Atarangi Whiu (no Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Maniapoto) as its inaugural Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Officer appointed to establish and lead Te Mātāwai.

Te Atarangi comes with a strong background in kaupapa Māori initiatives and commitment to te reo Māori.

“Te Atarangi brings hope for the future of te reo Māori, built on a legacy instilled by her parents, the experience of walking the hallways of government and the backing of the whole Board of Te Mātāwai dedicated to revitalising the Māori language. I believe she was born for this challenge” says Waihoroi Shortland, Chair of Te Mātāwai.

Te Mātāwai is a new independent statutory entity charged with leading the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori on behalf of Iwi and Māori. Te Mātāwai will also work alongside the crown to support te reo Māori revitalisation.

From 1 July 2017 Te Mātāwai takes responsibility for community language programme funding of over $9 million per annum as well as $1 million in research funding.

Ms Whiu takes up the Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Officer role from 1 March 2017.

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