Cook Islands Community Turns To Full Immersion Education To Save Māori Language

The Cook Islands community celebrated the launch of the first full immersion Te Reo Māori Kuki Airani primary school in Rarotonga. Te Papa Apii Rutaki (new name of the school) is now teaching entirely ...

New edition of Cook Islands Māori Bible set for launch in Auckland

The journey toward this new edition began in 2017 when the Bible Society announced that the existing hard copy Cook Islands ...
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Cook Islands language to be showcased and celebrated

Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, Hekia Parata says next week’s Cook Islands Language Week is a great way to help ensure the Cook Islands language lives and grows. “After the success of last year’s ...
The New Zealand Herald

Cook Islands Māori in decline as English language dominates in NZ

Thousands of Cook Islanders across Aotearoa New Zealand are celebrating their language this week but, for the majority, their knowledge of Cook Islands Māori is declining. Te reo Māori Kūki’ Āirani, ...
The New Zealand Herald

Cook Islands Language Week celebrated in Far North

Members of Te Hiku Avaiki Nui making ei katu at Kaitāia town square on Wednesday, included Vaniva Lewis, Tevanie Akapi, Maria-Jay Te Kotahi, 14, Lola-Rose Te Kotahi, 6, and Brianna Lewis. New Zealand ...