History of Te Reo Maori in the Courts of NZ:
07 July 2016 - By James Greenland - NZ Law Society Every year since 1975 New Zealand has marked Māori Language Week. Māori Language Week 2016 runs from 4-10 July, under the theme: "ākina te reo – behind you all the way", which the Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori/the Māori Language Commission says is about using te reo Māori to support people, to inspire and to cheer on. The Ministry of Justice has recently made efforts to encourage the daily use of te reo in High Court proceedings, publishing translations of Māori court announcements (ngā pānui i te reo Māori) and training District Court officers and staff with flip-cards to better pronounce and understand Māori phrases . For example: "Silence, all stand for His/Her Honour the Queen's Judge" in te reo Māori is: " Kia rite mō te Kaiwhakawā o te Kuini, e tū koa ". The new te reo announcements, introduced with the support of Chief Judge Jan-Marie Doogue and the guidance of Jud...