<div dir="ltr"><h2 itemprop="headline">Language policy 'would help Te Reo'</h2>
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<p><strong>A language expert says a national language policy,
reflecting the diversity of Aotearoa, would help the revitalisation of
Te Reo Rangatira.</strong></p>
<div class="" style="width:468px" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"><img itemprop="contentURL" src="http://www.radionz.co.nz/assets/news/8909/eight_col_TE_REO_LOVE_THE_LANGUAGE_FLAG_%28CROP%29.jpg?1372643803" alt="'Love the language' flags are flying in Wellington / Te Whanganui-a-Tara
" height="377" width="468"><p itemprop="caption">The Royal Society has also called for a national language policy for Aotearoa.</p><p class="">Photo: <span itemprop="copyrightHolder">RNZ</span></p></div><p>Statistics
based on the latest Census and subsequent data shows the Asian
population is the fastest growing ethnic group, increasing by almost 50
percent since 2001.</p>
<p>The Royal Society released a paper last year which made the case for a
national language policy, which would take a unified approach to the
way different languages are spoken, used and preserved - reflecting the
cultural diversity of Aotearoa.</p>
<p>Sharon Harvey is the head of the Auckland University of Technology's
School of Language and Culture, and a member of the Royal Society's
Social Sciences and Humanities Advisory Panel.</p>
<p>She said there had been arguments for many years that Te Reo needed
to be in a secure position before looking at learning different
languages.</p>
<p>But Ms Harvey said Aotearoa needed to come to grips with its fast growing diversity.</p>
<p>She believed Te Reo Maori would do much better in a country which
dealt with diversity and bilingualism in a more sophisticated way.</p>
<p>She said the status of Te Reo had suffered because of the emphasis
placed on learning English and did not create a culture which made it
easy to learn another language.</p>
<p>The Royal Society is re-launching the paper in February next year in
order to show politicians how and why a policy would be beneficial for
New Zealand.</p>
<h3>Related</h3>
<ul class=""><li><a href="http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/252168/fast-growth-for-maori-population">Fast growth for Maori population</a></li><li><a href="http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/250851/call-for-standardised-te-reo-in-govt-documents">Call for standardised Te Reo in govt documents</a></li>
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