Location:
Wellington
Iwi:
Mātāwaka, Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika, Ngāti Toa Rangatira
Nga Aho practitioner:
Nicky Karu
Te Tauihu Te reo Māori Policy
A te reo Māori City by 2040
The Māori language is the indigenous language of
New Zealand and has inherent mana and is enduring.
It is an official language of New Zealand and is
important to the identity of New Zealand.
As the capital city, Wellington is well placed and a natural home where the status of te reo Māori should be recognised and built into the cultural fabric of the city.
Te Tauihu commits the Council to elevate the status of te reo Māori, it acknowledges the history of our country, the whakapapa of the region and it reinforces the mana of Māori culture within Wellington as the capital city of New Zealand.
The Council has a central role to facilitate this,
through its partnership with mana whenua iwi,
through its own decision making processes and
functions, in how it communicates, through city
signage, facilities and design and through its cultural
investment.
Our vision for Wellington is to be a te reo Māori city by 2040. 2040 is significant as it marks 200 years since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and the first unofficial Wellington Town Committee. It is also the
milestone for Council’s strategy – Wellington Towards 2040: Smart Capital.