12 Sep 2018

Food on table a higher need than te reo Māori for many - Tobin

From Morning Report, 6:17 am on 12 September 2018

Ngāpuhi educator Evelyn Tobin says te reo Māori isn't a priority for many Māori in Northland - because they're too busy trying to survive. Evelyn Tobin, is a strong advocate of Ngā Puhi reo and dialect - but has seen the strength of te reo Māori in the regions diminish in recent years. However as she told Te Manu Korihi reporter John Boynton many whanau in regions like Northland are struggling to put food on the table and this often takes priority over learning te reo Māori.