Cook Islands Community Turns To Full Immersion Education To Save Māori Language

The Cook Islands community celebrated the launch of the first full immersion Te Reo Māori Kuki Airani primary school in Rarotonga. Te Papa Apii Rutaki (new name of the school) is now teaching entirely ...
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Cook Islands language in the spotlight

Te akakite nei te Minita o te tangata Pacifica, a Alfred Ngaro, ka akatuera ia nei te epetoma o te reo Maori Kuki Airani a teia Sapati e tu mai nei e na te reira e turama i te Kuki Airani e ngai ...
The New Zealand Herald

Cook Islands Language Week celebrated in Far North

Members of Te Hiku Avaiki Nui making ei katu at Kaitāia town square on Wednesday, included Vaniva Lewis, Tevanie Akapi, Maria-Jay Te Kotahi, 14, Lola-Rose Te Kotahi, 6, and Brianna Lewis. New Zealand ...
The New Zealand Herald

Cook Islands Māori in decline as English language dominates in NZ

Thousands of Cook Islanders across Aotearoa New Zealand are celebrating their language this week but, for the majority, their knowledge of Cook Islands Māori is declining. Te reo Māori Kūki’ Āirani, ...