Shasha Patel, Jitu Patel and Makesh Chhika have been learning basic Maori words and greetings for the past five years to use in their store. Photo / George Novak They already speak three Indian ...

Shasha Patel, Jitu Patel and Makesh Chhika have been learning basic Maori words and greetings for the past five years. Photo / George Novak The story of Brookfield Four Square owners Shasha Patel ...

A “Maori renaissance” blossomed in the 1970s as language activists championed their cause and Maori fought for greater political representation, denied since New Zealand was colonized by the ...

The removal of basic Maori phrases — kia ora, meaning “hello” and Aotearoa, the Maori name for New Zealand — from a lunar new year invitation to an Australian official was not a snub of the indigenous ...

WELLINGTON: The removal of basic Maori phrases meaning "hello” and "New Zealand” from a Maori lunar new year invitation to an Australian official was not a snub of the Indigenous language by ...

Now New Zealand’s government, which says it wants more than 20 per cent of the country’s population to speak basic Maori by 2040, has pledged to provide Maori lessons in all New Zealand ...