Te Ahu O Te Reo Overview Report
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Te Ahu o te Reo Te reo Māori in homes and communities Overview Report He Tirohanga Whānui Te Ahu o te Reo Te reo Māori in homes and communities Overview Report He Tirohanga Whānui Jessica Hutchings, Rawinia Higgins, Nicola Bright, Basil Keane, Vini Olsen-Reeder, Maraea Hunia, with Jenny Lee-Morgan and Eruera Morgan, Jen Martin and Stephanie Fong, Waitiahoaho Emery, Titoki Black, Hinerangi Edwards and Kiwa Hammond, Lynne Harata Te Aika, and with Cathy Wylie, Rachel Felgate, and Rachael Kearns. A report prepared for Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research working in partnership with Victoria University of Wellington. New Zealand Council for Educational Research PO Box 3237 Wellington New Zealand www.nzcer.org.nz ISBN 978-0-947509-81-1 © Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori 2017 Ngā kōrero o roto Table of contents He mihi vii Acknowledgements He kupu whakataki viii Foreword He tuku whakaaro x Preface He rārangi kupu xi Glossary He whakarāpopototanga xv Executive summary Ngā kitenga matua | Key findings xvi Ngā taunakitanga | Recommendations xx PART 1 1 1. He kupu arataki 2 Introduction Te Ahu o te Reo: Te reo Māori in homes and communities 2 The health of te reo Māori 3 Methodology 4 Data collection 9 2. Te whakamahi i te reo Māori 11 Use of te reo Māori Key findings 11 Commentary 26 3. Ngā mea tautoko me ngā mea aukati i te reo Māori 28 Enablers and barriers in choosing te reo Māori Key findings 28 Language choice at home 29 Language choice with friends and acquaintances 30 Language choice at work, in study, and in voluntary work 31 Language choice at kura and school 31 Using te reo Māori with new people 32 Using te reo Māori in everyday life 32 Why people liked using te reo Māori 33 Things that would help people to use te reo Māori more 34 Commentary 35 4. He pēhea te rahi o te reo Māori e kōrerotia ana 36 How much te reo Māori is being used? Key findings 36 Why adults learnt te reo Māori 37 Ways adults and tamariki learnt te reo Māori 38 Proficiency 40 First-language learners 45 Participation in Kōhanga Reo and Kura Kaupapa Māori 47 Commentary 50 iii Te Ahu o te Reo Te reo Māori in homes and communities 5 . He wero mō te whakarauora reo me ngā urupare ā-hapori 51 Language revitalisation challenges and community responses Key findings 51 Language revitalisation challenges 52 Communities’ responses to challenges 53 The role of kaumātua and rangatahi 55 The impact of English 58 Mita and te reo ā-iwi 58 Te reo ōpaki | Informal use of te reo Māori 60 Ways te reo Māori is being strengthened 61 Commentary 63 6. He kupu whakatepe 65 Conclusion PART 2 67 Community report extracts 7. Introduction to community report extracts 68 8. He pūrongo poto mō Kaitaia 69 Extract from the Kaitaia community report He kupu arataki | Setting the scene 70 He tino kōrero | Highlights 71 Shifts in te reo Māori in Kaitaia 73 He kaupapa kōrero | Background 74 He kōrero nō Kaitaia | A view from Kaitaia 76 9. He pūrongo poto mō Matawaia 79 Extract from the Matawaia community report He kupu arataki | Setting the scene 80 He tino kōrero | Highlights 81 Shifts in te reo Māori in Matawaia 84 He kaupapa kōrero | Background 85 He kōrero nō Matawaia | A view from Matawaia 86 10. He pūrongo poto mō Te Uru o Tāmaki 90 Extract from the West Auckland Community Report He kupu arataki | Setting the scene 91 He tino kōrero | Highlights 92 Shifts in te reo Māori in West Auckland 95 He kaupapa kōrero | Background 96 He kōrero nō Te Uru o Tāmaki | A view from West Auckland 99 11. He pūrongo poto mō Tāmaki Makaurau ki te Tonga 102 Extract from the South Auckland Community Report He kupu arataki | Setting the scene 103 He tino kōrero | Highlights 104 Shifts in te reo Māori in South Auckland 107 He kaupapa kōrero | Background 108 He kōrero nō Tāmaki Makaurau ki te Tonga | A view from South Auckland 111 12. He pūrongo poto mō Tauranga Moana 116 Extract from the Tauranga Moana Community Report He kupu arataki | Setting the scene 117 He tino kōrero | Highlights 118 Shifts in te reo Māori in Tauranga Moana 121 He kaupapa kōrero | Background 122 He kōrero nō Tauranga Moana | A view from Tauranga Moana 124 iv Ngā kōrero o roto | Table of contents 13. He pūrongo poto mō Rūātoki 127 Extract from the Rūātoki Community Report He kupu arataki | Setting the scene 128 He tino kōrero | Highlights 129 Shifts in te reo Māori in Rūātoki 131 He kaupapa kōrero | Background 133 He kōrero nō Rūātoki | A view from Rūātoki 134 14. He pūrongo poto mō Te Wairoa 139 Extract from the Te Wairoa Community Report He kupu arataki | Setting the scene 140 He tino kōrero | Highlights 141 Shifts in te reo Māori in Wairoa 144 He kaupapa kōrero | Background 145 He kōrero nō Te Wairoa | A view from Wairoa 147 15. He pūrongo poto mō Taranaki 152 Extract from the Taranaki Community Report He kupu arataki | Setting the scene 153 He tino kōrero | Highlights 154 Shifts in te reo Māori in Taranaki 157 He kaupapa kōrero | Background 158 He kōrero nō Taranaki | A view from Taranaki 161 16. He pūrongo poto mō Ōtautahi 164 Extract from the Ōtautahi Community Report He kupu arataki | Setting the scene 165 He tino kōrero | Highlights 166 Shifts in te reo Māori in Christchurch 169 He kaupapa kōrero | Background 170 He kōrero nō Ōtautahi | A view from Christchurch 171 Appendices 175 Appendix 1A: He kōrero whakamārama mā ngā pakeke 176 Appendix 1B: Whārangi whakaae mā ngā pakeke 178 Appendix 1C: Information sheet for adults 179 Appendix 1D: Individual consent form 181 Appendix 2A: Te patapatainga pakeke 182 Appendix 2B: Pātai ā-hapori (pakeke) 199 Appendix 2C: Adult interview schedule 201 Appendix 2D: Adult community questions 216 Appendix 3A: He kōrero whakamārama mā ngā tamariki 218 Appendix 3B: Whārangi whakaae mā ngā tamariki 220 Appendix 3C: Information sheet for tamariki 221 Appendix 3D: Consent form for tamariki 223 Appendix 4A: Te patapatainga tamariki 224 Appendix 4B: Pātai ā-hapori (tamariki) 234 Appendix 4C: Tamariki interview schedule 236 Appendix 4D: Tamariki community questions 247 Appendix 5: Te Ahu o te Reo online survey 248 Ngā ripanga | Tables Table 1 Communities taking part in Te Ahu o te Reo 6 Table 2 Adults and tamariki interviewed in Te Ahu o te Reo 8 Table 3 Number of adults and tamariki interviewed in each community 9 Table 4 Frequency of te reo Māori use by adults and tamariki 20 Table 5 Adults’ use of te reo Māori in the workplace, in study, and in regular voluntary work 21 Table 6 Te reo Māori use in the classroom and playground 22 Table 7 Adults’ observations of the use of te reo Māori in conversation at marae 23 v Te Ahu o te Reo Te reo Māori in homes and communities Table 8 Tamariki observations of the use of te reo Māori in conversation at marae 23 Table 9 Places in the community where adults have heard te reo Māori 24 Table 10 Places in the community where tamariki have heard te reo Māori 25 Table 11 Main reasons why adults like to use te reo Māori 33 Table 12 Main things that would help adults to use te reo Māori more 34 Table 13 Main things that would help tamariki to use te reo Māori 35 Table 14 Main reasons why adults learnt te reo Māori 37 Table 15 Most common ways adults learnt te reo Māori 39 Table 16 Most common ways tamariki learnt te reo Māori 39 Table 17 Adults’ proficiency in te reo Māori 40 Table 18 Tamariki proficiency in te reo Māori 41 Table 19 Adults who used te reo Māori with Māori-speaking friends and acquaintances all of the time 42 Table 20 Adults’ use of te reo Māori in the workplace 43 Table 21 Adults’ use of te reo Māori in study 43 Table 22 Adults’ use of te Māori in voluntary and community work 43 Table 23 Proficiency of adults who learnt te reo Māori as a child 44 Table 24 Proficiency of adults who did not learn te reo Māori as a child 45 Table 25 Adults’ ability to speak, write, understand and read te reo Māori in Kaitaia 72 Table 26 Things that would help adults in Kaitaia to use more te reo Māori 73 Table 27 Adults’ ability to speak, write, understand and read te reo Māori in Matawaia 82 Table 28 Tamariki ability to speak, write, understand and read te reo Māori in Matawaia 82 Table 29 Things that would help adults in Matawaia to use more te reo Māori 83 Table 30 Adults’ ability to speak, write, understand and read te reo Māori in West Auckland 93 Table 31 Tamariki ability to speak, write, understand and read te reo Māori in West Auckland 93 Table 32 Things that would help adults in West Auckland to use more te reo Māori 95 Table 33 Things that would help tamariki in West Auckland to use more te reo Māori 95 Table 34 Adults’ ability to speak, write, understand and read te reo Māori in South Auckland 105 Table 35 Tamariki ability to speak, write, understand and read te reo Māori in South Auckland 105 Table 36 Things that would help adults in South Auckland to use more te reo Māori 106 Table 37 Things that would help tamariki in South Auckland to use more te reo Māori 107 Table 38 Adults’ ability to speak, understand, read and write te reo Māori in Tauranga Moana 119 Table 39 Tamariki ability to speak, understand, read and write te reo Māori in Tauranga Moana 119 Table 40 Things that would help adults in Tauranga Moana to use more te reo Māori 120 Table 41 Things that would help tamariki in Tauranga Moana to use more te reo Māori 121 Table 42 Adults’ ability to speak, write, understand and read te reo Māori in Rūātoki 129 Table 43 Tamariki ability to speak, write, understand and read te reo Māori in Rūātoki 130 Table 44 Things that would help adults in Rūātoki to use more te reo Māori 131 Table 45 Things that would help tamariki