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Honour our Māori language champions

<p><span lang&equals;"EN-US" >&Amacr; te 14 o Mahuru ka t&umacr; t&emacr;tahi hui &amacr;-motu ki te Whare P&amacr;remata e whakanui ana i te huringa o te 50 tau mai i te whakatakotoranga o te petihana reo M&amacr;ori&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span lang&equals;"EN-US" >Hei t&amacr; te Minita Whanaketanga M&amacr;ori&comma; hei t&amacr; Willie Jackson&comma; kei te whakanui t&emacr;nei huihuinga i ng&amacr; toa o te reo M&amacr;ori i whakatakoto i Te Petihana i te tau 1972&period; N&amacr; t&omacr; r&amacr;tou m&amacr;ia ka whakak&amacr;purahia te ahi o te reo M&amacr;ori ki te motu wh&amacr;nui&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ka t&umacr; ake ng&amacr; taiohi mai i Ng&amacr; Tamatoa&comma; mai i Te R&omacr;p&umacr; Reo M&amacr;ori me Te Huinga Rangatahi&comma; i runga an&omacr; i te tautoko o &omacr; r&amacr;tou kaum&amacr;tua&comma; ki te whakatakoto i ng&amacr; ingoa o te hunga&comma; e 30&comma;000 te nui&comma; e tono ana kia whakaakongia te reo M&amacr;ori i roto i ng&amacr; kura katoa&period; He kaupapa nui whakaharahara t&emacr;nei i te h&imacr;tori o t&emacr;nei motu&comma; me whakanui&comma;” te k&imacr; a Willie Jackson&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ka kore pea &emacr;tahi e whakapono i t&emacr;nei r&amacr;&comma; heoi&comma; i t&emacr;r&amacr; 50 tau kei te pari o te rua te reo M&amacr;ori e t&umacr; ana&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;K&amacr;ore he k&omacr;hanga reo&comma; k&amacr;ore he kura kaupapa M&amacr;ori&comma; k&amacr;ore he w&amacr;nanga&comma; he whare p&amacr;p&amacr;ho M&amacr;ori r&amacr;nei&period; K&amacr;ore i tino rangona te reo M&amacr;ori ki waho atu i ng&amacr; hapori iti&period; Ehara hoki te reo M&amacr;ori i te reo whai mana i raro i te ture&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Kua piki ake te nui o ng&amacr; kaupapa e whakarauora ana&comma; e whaka&umacr; ana i te reo M&amacr;ori ki roto i &amacr; t&amacr;tou mahi o ia r&amacr;&period; Kei te whakaakongia te reo M&amacr;ori i roto i &omacr; t&amacr;tou kura&comma; kua huri te R&amacr; Reo M&amacr;ori ki te wiki reo M&amacr;ori k&emacr;&comma; &amacr;&comma; neke atu i te kotahi miriona te nui o ng&amacr; t&amacr;ngata o Aotearoa e whakanui ana i taua kaupapa i ia tau&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span lang&equals;"EN-US" >&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ko te t&umacr;manako&comma; ka whakaeke mai ng&amacr; t&amacr;ngata o Aotearoa ki te whakah&omacr;nore i &omacr; t&amacr;tou toa o te reo M&amacr;ori o mua&comma; o n&amacr;ianei an&omacr;” te k&imacr; a Willie Jackson&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ka t&umacr; te hui &amacr;-motu ki te Whare P&amacr;remata i te 14 o Mahuru mai i te 11&colon;30am ki te 1&colon;00pm&period; Ko ng&amacr; mahi o te r&amacr; ko ng&amacr; k&omacr;rero &omacr;kawa&comma; ko te mahi puoro&comma; ko te kai utukore&comma; otir&amacr;&comma; ka t&umacr; tahi te huihuinga katoa i te t&umacr;hoetanga o te r&amacr; ki te whakanui i te reo M&amacr;ori&period; Ka taea e te hunga e noho ana ki w&amacr;hi k&emacr; ki te m&amacr;takitaki i te hui m&amacr; t&emacr;tahi p&amacr;hotanga mataora ki Whakaata M&amacr;ori&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span lang&equals;"EN-US" >A national commemorative event to mark the 50<sup>th<&sol;sup> anniversary of the M&amacr;ori language petition &lpar;Te Petihana&rpar; being presented will be held at Parliament on 14 September&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span lang&equals;"EN-US" >M&amacr;ori Development Minister Willie Jackson says the public event recognises the te reo M&amacr;ori champions behind Te Petihana in 1972 and how their bravery and work ignited the M&amacr;ori language movement&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Rangatahi from Ng&amacr; Tamatoa&comma; Te Reo M&amacr;ori Society and Te Huinga Rangatahi&comma; supported by kaum&amacr;tua&comma; presented over 30&comma;000 signatures calling for te reo M&amacr;ori to be taught in all schools&period; This was a pivotal moment in our country’s history and deserves recognition&comma;” Willie Jackson said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It may be hard for some people to believe but 50 years ago te reo M&amacr;ori was in grave danger of dying out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There were no k&omacr;hanga reo&comma; kura kaupapa&comma; w&amacr;nanga&comma; M&amacr;ori media or much M&amacr;ori used anywhere outside of rural M&amacr;ori communities&period; Te Reo M&amacr;ori wasn’t even an official language&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We have made great progress to revitalise and embed te reo M&amacr;ori into our daily lives&period; We have M&amacr;ori in our schools&comma; and M&amacr;ori Language Day became M&amacr;ori language week that over a million New Zealanders celebrate each year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I hope New Zealanders will join me in honouring our M&amacr;ori language champions&comma; past and present<span lang&equals;"EN-US" >” Willie Jackson said&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span lang&equals;"EN-US" >The national commemoration event will be held at Parliament on 14 September from 11&colon;30am to 1&colon;00pm and include formal speeches&comma; live music&comma; free kai and a shared M&amacr;ori language moment at midday&period; Those who can’t attend can watch the commemoration event via <&sol;span>Whakaata M&amacr;ori livestream&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A<em> Māori Language Petition 50<sup>th<&sol;sup> Anniversary Exhibition <&sol;em>at Te Puna Foundation Gallery&comma; National Library will open on Wednesday 14 September until 3 December 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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