Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
(Redirected from Māori Language Commission)
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori for 'Māori language commission') is an autonomous Crown entity in New Zealand set up under the Māori Language Act 1987 with the following functions:
- To initiate, develop, co-ordinate, review, advise upon, and assist in the implementation of policies, procedures, measures, and practices designed to give effect to the declaration in section 3 of this Act of the Māori language as an official language of New Zealand
- Generally to promote the Māori language, and, in particular, its use as a living language and as an ordinary means of communication
- The functions conferred on the Commission by sections 15 to 20 of this Act in relation to certificates of competency in the Māori language
- To consider and report to the Minister upon any matter relating to the Māori language that the Minister may from time to time refer to the Commission for its advice
- Such other functions as may be conferred upon the Commission by any other enactment
History
[edit]In early October 2025, Minister of Māori Development Tama Potaka appointed Mahanga Pihama to the Language Commission's board for a three-year term. He also appointed Jeremy Tātere MacLeod as the Commission's deputy chair.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "New leaders announced for Māori entities". RNZ. Te Manu Korihi. 1 October 2025. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
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