Story: Te reo Māori – the Māori language
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From page 1 - The Māori language
From page 2 - Pākehā engagement with te reo, 1769 to 1840s
From page 3 - The spread of English, 1840s to 1900
From page 4 - Language decline, 1900 to 1970s
From page 5 - Revitalising te reo, 1970s and 1980s
From page 6 - Ongoing work, 1980s to 2000s
How to cite this page
Rawinia Higgins rāua ko Basil Keane, Te reo Māori – the Māori language, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/223530/media (accessed 4 June 2026).
Story by Rawinia Higgins rāua ko Basil Keane, published 5 September 2013, updated 1 September 2015.