3 Feb 2025

Kōhanga Reo movement founder Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi dies

From Morning Report, 8:27 am on 3 February 2025

The late Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi who founded the Kōhanga Reo movement is being praised for reviving te reo Māori and keeping the language alive. Māori Language Commission Chief Executive Ngahiwi Apanui spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.