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New Zealand could officially become Aotearoa, Wellington could be Wellington and Christchurch could be Christchurch, if the Maori Party takes power in the 2020 elections.
The party, which is campaigning to return to Parliament after being ousted in 2017, announced a Maori language policy that would rewrite place names on New Zealand maps, audit the public service on its cultural competence, and require broadcasters to state have you basic Maori reo. fluency.
Maori Party candidate Rawiri Waititi said changing New Zealand’s name and place names would be a bold move that “elevates you reo Māori to his rightful place.”
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Maori party candidate for Waiariki, Rawiri Waititi.
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“It is unacceptable that only 20% of our population can speak their own language and that only 3% of the country can speak their official language. We need to be doing more at a systemic level to protect and promote the Aotearoa inmate, ”he said in a statement.
Political parties have used te wiki o te reo Māori (Maori language week) as an opportunity to detail their te reo Maori policies. The Green Party wants you inmate Māori to be part of the country’s core curriculum for students until year 10 by 2030.
The Maori Party also wants the language, as well as Maori history, to be part of the core curriculum, and promises to require that 25% of primary schools teach the subjects by 2026 and 50% by 2030.
“Our people, our country, is still feeling the impacts of our language being eliminated from our educational system and it was a success … Our educational system must learn to respect and accept Te Reo Māori as the indigenous language of this country. It all starts there. ”
The party also wants to spend $ 50 million to create a Māori Standards Authority, which would audit public sector agencies on their ability to engage in Maori tikanga, or culture and customs, and language plans.
“The Māori Standards Authority will ensure … that these public departments are held accountable and engaged in Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga in a meaningful way that is enduring rather than the symbolic approach that we see too often,” Waititi said.
Announcers would be required to have basic fluency in Maori te reo: “Wakatanay (for Whakatāne) and Wongarey (for Whangārei) are no longer acceptable on medium airwaves. We hope for better. “
The party also wants to double funding for Te Mātāwai, an organization dedicated to the revitalization of the Māori te reo, at a cost of $ 28 million.
$ 40 million would be spent on kaiako (teachers) in early childhood and secondary education to help them better learn Maori tea. Another $ 20 million would go towards developing better Maori tea resources.
