It's been 30 years since New Zealand had its last Te Reo Maori hit with Poi E in 1984 but rising star Stan Walker is hoping his catchy new single will change that.

All New Zealand schoolchildren would learn Maori under Labour's long-term plan for te reo, but it appears the party is loath to give the policy a high profile.

Tracing my whakapapa or family tree is something I'm looking forward to and there are some awesome people who are going to help me do it.

The New Zealand Maori Council is seeking an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing to stop a proposed legislation.

Kohanga reo teacher Ann Makea is adding a new service to her preschool offering - financial literacy for the children's parents.

The founder of the kohanga reo movement, Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi, has spoken of a "sense of shame" over allegations of misspending of public money.

The future of Maori broadcasting has become caught up in pre-election coalition politicking.

Labour leader David Cunliffe yesterday welcomed a move by the Kohanga Reo National Trust to revamp its governance structure as a step towards regaining public confidence.

Te Reo Maori is among the top 20 of English's most borrowed-from languages in between Russian and Hindi, a book reveals.

The internet and mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets could be the difference for the survival of Te Reo Maori, says a senior Maori academic.

Maori language stalwart Dame Iritana Tawhiwhirangi has been named as one of three finalists for the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year awards.

An urgent audit has been ordered by the government into the spending of state money intended to help Kiwi kids learn te reo Maori.

The Kohanga Reo National Trust has been summoned to the Beehive tonight to discuss allegations of the misuse of funding.

An author of a popular Maori children's book series cannot enter a national library award because she is Pakeha.

An iwi leader who made headlines for her cheery greeting of "kia ora" on the job is stunned there are still some people in New Zealand annoyed about its use.

A publisher was "gobsmacked" to receive a complaint about using a Maori greeting in an email to a prospective client.

Look up "policeman" in an online Maori dictionary and you used to find a suggestion that police carrying warrants should be "kicked in the backside" and thrown out.

With Maori Language week in full swing, tech giant Google is calling for Te Reo enthusiasts to check out the service's language translation tool.

Kahurangi Maxwell carries a dictionary wherever she goes - the result of having a curious toddler and a decision to speak only te reo to her daughter.

The Minister of Maori Affairs, Dr Pita Sharples, is calling for more iwi investment in te reo revitalisation and a wider acceptance from Maori that the language still stands in a precarious position.

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The kids in Room 19 at Takapuna Normal Intermediate School seem riveted to their chairs as the woman at the front of the class belts out a song that makes the steel rafters ring.