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Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori rather than just read about it. In short: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori for 'Māori language commission') is an autonomous Crown entity in New Zealand set up under the Māori Language Act 1987 with the following functions: To initiate, develop, co-ordinate, review, advise upon, and assist in the implementation of policies, procedures, measures, and practices designed to give effect to the declaration in section 3 of this Act of the Māori language as an…

Key takeaways

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori for 'Māori language commission') is an autonomous Crown entity in New Zealand set up under the Māori Language Act 1987 with the following functions:

To initiate, develop, co-ordinate, review, advise upon, and assist in the implementation of policies, procedures, measures, and practices designed to give effect to the declaration in section 3 of this Act of the Māori language as an official language of New Zealand Generally to promote the Māori language, and, in particular, its use as a living language and as an ordinary means of communication The functions conferred on the Commission by sections 15 to 20 of this Act in relation to certificates of competency in the Māori language To consider and report to the Minister upon any matter relating to the Māori language that the Minister may from time to time refer to the Commission for its advice Such other functions as may be conferred upon the Commission by any other enactment

History In early October 2025, Minister of Māori Development Tama Potaka appointed Mahanga Pihama to the Language Commission's board for a three-year term. He also appointed Jeremy Tātere MacLeod as the Commission's deputy chair.

See also Language policy Language revival List of language regulators

References

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori

In research: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1987 establishments in New Zealand, Government agencies established in 1987, Language regulators, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori in simple terms?

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori for 'Māori language commission') is an autonomous Crown entity in New Zealand set up under the Māori Language Act 1987 with the following functions: To initiate, develop, co-ordinate, review, advise upon, and assist in the implementation of policies, procedures…

Why does Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.