Kia kaha te reo Māori!
2025 marks 50 years of celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori in Aotearoa!
In 1972 a small group of language champions presented a petition to parliament from 30,000 New Zealanders asking the government to teach Māori language in schools. Ten years later Māori language champions marched to parliament again, calling for te reo to be made an official language in its own land. Born of activism, Te Wiki began as a single Māori Language Day in 1972. The idea of expanding to a full week was seeded in 1974, and by 1975, Te Wiki had found its footing. You can head to www.reomaori.co.nz to learn more about the history and ongoing mahi of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.
To help support our member booksellers on their reo journey, we’ve put together a te reo Māori glossary resource for booksellers to save, download, print out, pin on your noticeboard, hang up in your bookshop, or use however it will suit you best. You can download the glossary here.
