Te Reo Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. Since 1987, it has been one of New Zealand's official languages. It is closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian. According to a 2001 survey on the health of the Māori language, the number of very fluent adult speakers was about 9% of the Māori population, or 30,000 adults.
Statistics are shown for this demographic
Māori electorate
Response rates from 411 349 voters.
50% Yes |
50% No |
41% Yes |
38% No |
7% Yes, but only in primary school |
12% No, it should be optional in every school but not compulsory |
3% Yes, but only if it is taught by language specialists |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 411 349 voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 411 349 voters.
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Unique answers from 349 voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8H5S4FN4yrs4Y
it should be a compulsory subject until year 10
@8HZY7DT4yrs4Y
It is a dying language and should just be let go
@9WG2SG71mo1MO
no i think learning chinese is more important because of the fact that theres more chinese people here than there are maori so i dont see the point in leraning maori at all
@9RWHKMK4mos4MO
No, recent efforts by the (Labour) government have been undemocratic and ruinous to the education sector. Until the government learns to do this competently it should not be mandatory.
@9N38QXN6mos6MO
100% as a New Zealand European we have by far lost our countries roots. Much like other countries the Maori heritage is majorly suppressed.
@9KL2Z839mos9MO
get rid of it completely and only if you want to do it you should and if you don't you don't need to and I think at school it wastes time and recourses which could be used for.
@9KH9MXY9mos9MO
yes, but only in primary school and in high school it should be offered be every school, taught by a language specialist, but not compulsory.
@9J2QT9411mos11MO
It should not, schools should have the final say if Te Reo should be compulsory. This should not and is not in the Government's bests interests affecting the New Zealand people.
