9 September 2022, Issue 1126
More than words A wonderful collaboration between Tauranga Golf Club, three local street artists and the Te Tuinga Whanau has created three stunning billboards in Greerton to promote te reo Māori.
The effort coincides with the upcoming Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week from September 12-19. This Māori Language Week is extra special – with September 14, Māori
Language Day, commemorating 50 years since the presentation of the 1972 Māori Language Petition – te Petihana Reo Māori – to Parliament. Pictured is Tauranga artist Tautoko
Matehaere with one of three billboards – which aim to promote te reo Māori through art. Read more on page 3. Photo: Brydie Thompson.