Kia ora!Welcome to Te Kūaha, your go-to resource for Māori language and protocol. In April, the University of Auckland launched its University Language Plan for the Revitalisation of te reo Māori. Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori, Professor Cindy Kiro, told a Zoom meeting of staff that the Language Plan is “our plan and I’m asking your full … Continue Reading →
What an amazing year for our partners Wangka Maya Pilbara Language Centre! Filming, website, school programmes, museum projects, research, an expo, and the ground-breaking project we have been supporting, the establishment of a digital hub with a vast collection of video, audio and written resources on language, indigenous knowledge and governance. With the Centre’s fast … Continue Reading →
New Zealand’s Associate Education Minister Tracey Martin has announced a million dollar package of support for gifted education. The Minister said restoring support and funding for gifted education is a priority. It is estimated that up to 40,000 learners are gifted in New Zealand. The new package will support gifted learners and those with exceptional … Continue Reading →
Keen to learn more about Aotearoa New Zealand’s history prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi? Take a look at our new app telling the story of Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei. Launched at the historic Mission Bay Stonehouse this month and available for free download this app covers the iwi’s story up until the … Continue Reading →
The Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre in Port Hedland Australia has announced plans to become a Digital Innovation Hub, leading the way in using technology to communicate the importance, resilience and richness of Aboriginal languages. The Centre is receiving a $200,000 Commonwealth Grant to establish the Digital Innovation Hub. The funding, just approved by … Continue Reading →
Cartoon Network’s beloved animated sitcom We Bare Bears has screened everywhere from Pakistan to the Philippines. This year, for New Zealand’s Maori Language Week, producer Turner Broadcasting agreed to have the bears speak te reo Māori for the first time – with Temuera Morrison providing the voice of lead character Grizzly. We’re super excited to have been … Continue Reading →
In a research project that is the first of its kind, and funded by Arts Council England, the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education asked UK publishers to submit books featuring BAME characters (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) in 2017. The Guardian reports that of the 9,115 children’s books published last year, researchers found that … Continue Reading →
Leading global researcher Nimdzi Insights LLC has just unveiled a Language Technology Atlas that maps the tools available for companies operating in the language services industry. The infographic Nimdzi Language Technology Landscape provides a useful view into the relevant technologies available in this booming industry. The researchers have mapped over 400 different software tools across the categories of Translation Tools, … Continue Reading →
New Zealand’s Pacific Peoples Minister, Aupito William Sio visited Tino e Tasi Preschool in Dunedin today to try out the new Samoan language app that the pre-schoolers had produced with the help of KIWA. “The idea was to make learning a game and something our tamaiti would relate to. It’s interactive and I’m told it has a … Continue Reading →
Leading global researcher Nimdzi Insights LLC has published a fascinating insight into the fast-growing Language Services Market. They defined the market broadly as ” translation, transcreation, localization, multilingual desktop publishing (DTP), language quality assurance, linguistic testing, multilingual copywriting, multilingual technical writing, language project management, interpreting, video remote interpreting, telephone interpreting, linguist verification and staffing, media localization, … Continue Reading →