in the 1900s te reo wasn't allowed in school and most of the Maoris were living in the country but they moved to the citie because they had to learn to speak English and only one out of five indigenous people could speak Maori. now the language is more popular nowadays and people are starting to have more pride in speaking their cultures language and there schools that are teaching Maori and rappers, poet and bands are performing with their languages.
a man named Charles royal is a teacher and story teller in school he is happy that more people are speaking te reo because hardly anyone speak te reo. in new Zealand everyone thought the Europeans history was more important than the new Zealand's history. in the schools the kids had been singing waiatas in classes and it teaches them Maori words. and it is a treasure to teach other people the Maori language.
