[lg policy] Fwd: [Edling] New Zealand: Maori language move 'cultural Scrabble'

[Harold Schiffman]

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 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.



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

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