Stop butchering te reo Māori pronunciation – our kids are listening

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Stop butchering te reo Māori pronunciation – our kids are listening

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Children are sponges, they say. So why, asks Emily Holdaway, won't radio give some thought to the kids who are adopting the incorrect pronunciation they hear on a daily basis? I stand in the kitchen, doing the dishes. I can hear Mum reading to Ziggy in the lounge. She’s...

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15 May 2018

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Hannah Gibson

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https://thespinoff.co.nz/parenting/15-05-2018/stop-butchering-te-reo-maori-pronunciation-our-kids...

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Featured / Parents

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