Te Matawai announces inaugural leadership 6 Oct 2016
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6 October 2016
Te Matawai announces inaugural leadership
Te Matawai - the new body set up to lead te reo Maori revitalisation on behalf of iwi and Maori - has elected Waihoroi Shortland as chair and Mereana Selby as deputy chair to head the establishment phase of the new organisation over the next six months.
Mr Shortland, a renowned Maori language advocate, is the representative appointed by the cluster of iwi from Te Tai Tokerau. Ms Selby is Te Tumuaki (Chief Executive) at Te Wananga o Raukawa and was appointed to Te Matawai by the education Te Reo Tukutuku (Maori language stakeholder) cluster.
Te Matawai has been holding its inaugural meeting in Otaki this week.
Waihoroi Shortland says the hui was invigorating and productive and had made real progress on work needed to establish the foundation upon which the relationship between Maori and the Crown can work together to breathe new life into Maori language initiatives.
“Kua takoto te papa, me timata nga mahi - the foundation is down, the work can begin,” he said.
“It was an amazing experience to observe the myriad of skill sets Maoridom had assembled at the board table each driven by a passion for te reo.
“More opportunities for people across society at every level to begin their individual or collective journey to Maori language actualisation is the challenge the Minister of Maori Development has laid before us and we have accepted.
“We have put in place working groups who by the end of the year lead to the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer, negotiate a purchase agreement with the Minister, and set up the inaugural Runanga Reo (an executive group of board members) who will engage directly with responsible cabinet ministers, to plan a strategic way forward for te reo Maori initiatives.”
Mr Shortland said the board had deliberately set the two appointments to cover the establishment of the board over the next six months to allow it time to assess the broader responsibilities that come with the positions announced today.
“We may be a new organisation with much to do ahead of us, but we can move forward knowing that the future survival of the language relies on us all - the Crown and Maori - coming up with the means to change the Maori language landscape,” he said.
“Work on that shared vision begins with our inaugural meeting with Government Ministers at the end of next month,” said Mr Shortland.
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