Gentle, respectful, humble: how non-Māori can help revitalise te reo
Māori say European New Zealanders should come ‘from a place of respect’ towards a language their ancestors suppressed
Rosie Remmerswaal is used to people asking why she decided to learn the Māori language.
“Sometimes I say, ‘Kāore ōku toto Māori, engari ko Aotearoa te whenua i whakatipu mai i a au. I don’t have any Māori blood, but Aotearoa is the land that raised me.’”
Te reo Māori – the Māori language – is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s three official languages, along with English and New Zealand sign language. However, it is estimated that only about 4% of the population can hold a conversation in it.
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