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<p><a href="http://stuff.co.nz" target="_blank">stuff.co.nz</a></p>
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<p>Maori language move 'cultural Scrabble'</p>
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<p>Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has unveiled major proposed changes to the Maori Language Strategy in a bid to address its declining use.
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<p>''Language belongs to hapu and iwi and they've got to take ownership of it,'' he said.
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<p>Currently too much direction was given by the government and Sharples said he hoped empowering iwi through the creation of a new board which would drive the strategy would force them to focus on growing the language and to invest more of their own money
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9547581/Maori-language-move-cultural-Scrabble" target="_blank">http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9547581/Maori-language-move-cultural-Scrabble</a></p>
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