Kokiri 20 - Te Puni Kokiri

KAUPAPA MÄTUAAttitudes TowardsMäori LanguageSummary ReportThere have been significant gainsin positive attitudes towards theMäori language over the lastdecade, according to the latestreport released by Te PuniKökiri. Hon Dr Pita Sharpleshas attributed this success tosupport by Mäori and non-Mäori alike.positive reinforcementand something we haveall played a part in,” says DrSharples. “This survey is conducted every threeyears, and measures progress towards the government’sgoal to increase the status of Mäori language bydeveloping positive attitudes towards it among speakersand non-speakers,” he said.“Non-Mäori acceptance and support for Mäori peoplespeaking Mäori in public places has almost doubled since2000, from 40% to 77%. Mäori support for the Mäorilanguage has remained consistently high over the decade.“We celebrate the progress we have made so far andthe positive platform that it provides us for the currentreview of the Maori language strategy and sector. As thelate Sir James Henare said, we have done too much, notto do more, we have come too far, not to go further”.The 2009 Mäori Language Attitudes summary reportis available at www.tpk.govt.nz, with the full reportavailable shortly.Attitudes towardsMäori languageSURVEY