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Sunday 12 May
10.00–11.30am
​(including waiata by He Waka Kōtuia)

Otago Boys' High School Auditorium
Free

The Te Reo Boom






Supported by
NZ National Commission for UNESCO
and
Otago Polytechnic
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In 2018 Stuff reported on te reo Māori courses “selling out as fast as tickets for Ed Sheeran or Adele”. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently pledged to ensure that a million New Zealanders can kōrero with confidence in te reo Māori by 2040. We gather four energetic te reo advocates to take the pulse of one of New Zealand’s official languages: Scotty and Stacey Morrison (authors of Māori Made Easy and Māori at Home), and local te reo champions Paulette Tamati-Elliffe and Komene Cassidy. Chaired by the man who got Don Brash all flustered for “spouting on” in te reo Māori on RNZ: Guyon Espiner.
Please note that space is limited so admission cannot be guaranteed.
Major funders:
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Gold sponsors:
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Silver sponsors:
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Bronze sponsors:
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