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RESULTS FOR MÄORI 16 The following section presents findings for Mäori respondents of the 2009 attitudes survey. It reports on: • General results for Mäori; • Mäori segmentation by values about the language; and • Differences between proficient speakers and non-proficient speakers of the Mäori language. General Results for Mäori Participants are grouped into the Mäori population if they identify ‘Mäori’ as one of the ethnic groups they belong to (survey participants could belong to more than one). Attitudes and Values Survey results for the Mäori population show that Mäori place a high level of importance upon the Mäori language. Most respondents (68%) signalled that there was ‘not enough’ Mäori being spoken. Those who said Mäori is not spoken enough were asked ‘What makes you say that…’ Common responses were: • ‘it’s not being spoken enough/should be compulsory in schools/don’t generally hear it’ (28%); • ‘it’s valuable/don’t want it to be lost/be forgotten’ (13%); • ‘our identity/culture’ (11%); and • ‘it is an official language of New Zealand/a part of New Zealand’ (10%). Mäori respondents were asked to respond to a series of statements designed to gauge the value they place on the Mäori language. Mäori respondents expressed an interest in supporting learning and sharing between different cultures, and agreed that the Mäori culture is a part of all New Zealanders heritage. Key value statement responses from Mäori who agreed or strongly agreed were: • 90% replied that they can ‘learn a lot from all races in New Zealand’; • 81% replied that ‘the more New Zealanders that understand Mäori culture the less racial tension we would have’; • 70% replied that ‘no matter if you are Mäori or Päkehä, Mäori culture is a part of everyone’s heritage’; and • 19% replied that ‘New Zealand would be a better place if there weren’t so many races of people’. Results from Mäori respondents about attitudes towards the Mäori language stressed the importance of language use in a variety of domains. In particular, there was overwhelming support for the use of Mäori in home and other community settings, with: • 98% indicating that ‘it is a good thing that Mäori speak Mäori on the marae’; • 95% indicating that ‘it is a good thing that Mäori people speak Mäori at home’; and • 89% indicating that ‘it is a good thing that Mäori people speak Mäori in public places, such as in the street or supermarket’. T E P U N I K Ö K I R I M Ä O R I L A N G U A G E S U R V E Y 2 0 0 9
Not only was there support for the use of the Mäori language in certain domains but respondents also indicated that they thoroughly appreciated listening to the language (96%). Moreover, Mäori respondents were likely to respect fluent speakers of the Mäori language (94%). 17 Role of Mäori and non-Mäori in Language Revitalisation Mäori respondents were interested in progressing language revitalisation as a collective. Respondents were asked what Mäori – as an ethnic group – should do to support the Mäori language. Common answers were: • Learn Mäori at pre-school, school or tertiary level (30%); • Speak Mäori in general more often (21%); • Teach the children/next generation/encourage others (14%); and • Be proactive – lobby Government for more funding/use of language in schools/more trained teachers/get involved (13%). The above findings were supported further by the comparative individual role questions, as shown in Table 3. Respondents were asked what they personally should do to support the Mäori language. The most obvious difference between the two sets of data was that, as individuals, 0 percent indicated they would support Mäori language revitalisation by ‘be(ing) proactive - lobby Government for more funding/make Mäori language compulsory in schools’. This suggests that individuals are not willing to be ‘proactive’ – they are not willing to lobby Government for support in different language related areas where they feel there might be an issue(s). They are, however, as stated previously, more receptive to the idea of the Mäori ethnic group being more ‘proactive’. Table 3: Responses to the question ‘what do you believe you personally should do to support the Mäori language’ – Mäori % in following answer clusters: Mäori 1031 % Learn Mäori 40 Speak Mäori more often (generally) 23 Support and encourage kids and others to learn and speak Mäori 26 Be proactive – lobby Government for more funding/make Mäori language compulsory in schools 0 Total may exceed 100% because of multiple responses r e s u l t s f o r m ä o r i
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Page 6 and 7: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 In 1998, Govern
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Page 10 and 11: INTRODUCTION 8 This report summaris
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Q26 Can you tell me how often or ra
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Q36 If 1, 2, or 3 in Q35, ask, else
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Appendix 2: Segmentation value key
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72 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What
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Q40. Gender Total 1531 % Mäori 103
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Q35. At present are you… Total 15
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Appendix 5: Attitudes toward Govern
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Bibliography Grin, F., & Vaillancou
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