As part of this year’s festival, the park will be transformed to showcase 32 acts and 18 hours of programming across the two days, with the majority of its performances in te reo Māori. “Kia rongohia te reo, kia kōrerohia te reo, kia kitea te reo, kia Māori te reo. Let the Māori language and culture be heard, in conversation, and seen worldwide so that it becomes normalised,” said Ngā Toi Māori director Noel Woods (Te Āti Awa/Ngāti Porou/Ngāruahine).
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Ngā Toi Māori director Noel Woods says it’s important te reo Māori is normalised.