New Zealand: Maori language move 'cultural Scrabble'

[Francis Hult]

stuff.co.nz



Maori language move 'cultural Scrabble'



Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples has unveiled major proposed changes to the Maori Language Strategy in a bid to address its declining use.



''Language belongs to hapu and iwi and they've got to take ownership of it,'' he said.



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 to do so.



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http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/9547581/Maori-language-move-cultural-Scrabble
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