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Reference
43923
Media type
Audio
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Duration
00:27:30
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RNZ Collection
Walker, Piripi, Interviewer
Benton, Richard Anthony, Interviewee
Dewes, Cathy Moana, Interviewee

Piripi Walker speaks with Dr. Richard Benton and Cathy Dewes about the future of te reo Māori. [Interviews are in English. Date of recording unknown.]

Dr. Benton is the acting assistant director of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, and has been involved in Māori language research over many years.
- kaikōrero: Dr. Richard Benton speaks about the sudden drop in spoken te reo Māori, concern for modern Māori and bilinguals in schools.

- kaikōrero: Cathy Dewes of Te Kainga o te Reo, the Rotorua Māori Language Resource Centre, talks about the loss of the language, its value and kohanga reo.