Kokiri 20 - Te Puni Kokiri

KAUPAPA MÄTUAHone Edwards, Paora Maxwell, Henare Kingi, Sam Jackson, Tamati ReedyJohn BisharaMei Taare, Riripeti ReedyHUI Ä-MOTUAt Hui ä-Motu, the Mäori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples said thereal purpose of a value-for-money review of government expenditureon Mäori language promotion is to ensure the survival of Mäorilanguage.In his speech to a national language conference at the Beehive on1 September 2010, delivered in Mäori, Dr Sharples said the mostsuccessful programmes for revitalising te reo Mäori, such as köhangareo and kura kaupapa Mäori, had come from the people themselves.In kaupapa Mäori education, he said, staff were burdened down withregulatory requirements, there were not enough fluent and trainedstaff, and teacher training programmes saw kaupapa Mäori schoolsas simply translating a mainstream curriculum into English.Dr Sharples said these were the reasons why he initiated a review ofthe whole Mäori language strategy and sector - to ensure that themoney spent on language promotion was getting the best possibleoutcomes for the language.He said he had told the review panel to leave no stone unturnedin their search for the best ways to ensure the survival of Mäorilanguage. And he urged everyone involved in Mäori languagerevitalisation to talk to the review panel on the issues they saw, andthe solutions they proposed.Dr Sharples told the hui the Cabinet supported the review, becauseMinisters are aware of the difficult decisions that must be madewhen kaupapa Mäori are accountable for government funding. Hesaid he looked forward to taking the review report back to Cabinetwith recommendations from Mäori people about how the future ofte reo Mäori can be secured.For Dr Sharples’ full speech notes see link below:www.beehive.govt.nz/release/review+aims+benefit+maori+language