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Māori Windows

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Māori Windows

It is possible to use Office 2003 and Windows XP operating systems in Māori. Microsoft developed these in partnership with the Māori Language Commission (Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori) and language experts from Waikato University.

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Basil Keane, Mātauranga hangarau – information technology – Māori language on the internet, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22230/maori-windows (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 3 March 2010.